Mailäenderli (Swiss Butter Cookies)

These Swiss butter cookies are topped with festive sprinkles and made for Christmas Eve, but they're so good that you may want to make them year-round!

• Preparation Time: 50 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 105 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• seasonal colored sprinkles
• 1.25 cups white sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 1.125 cups butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheet.

Step 2

On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared cookie sheet. Brush with beaten egg yolks and decorate with sprinkles.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until golden at the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.

Step 4

Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add sugar and beat until mixture is thick and pale, about 10 minutes. Mix in melted butter and salt. Gradually fold in flour and lemon zest. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour, preferably, overnight.