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Easter Cookies
Ingredients
¾ cup butter; softened
¾ cup sugar
3 egg yolks
4 teaspoons orange juice
2 tablespoons milk
¾ cup currants
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
Easter cookie glaze:
1 egg white; lightly beaten
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Food colouring (optional)
Method
Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC). Grease several baking sheets with butter.
In a large bowl, beat butter with sugar until creamy. Beat in egg yolks, orange juice and milk. Add currants.
Sift flour and salt into bowl; mix in to form a fairly stiff dough. Knead lightly on a floured surface until smooth.
Roll out to ⅛ inch thickness. Using a round 2½ inch-fluted cookie cutter, cut out circles from dough; place on prepared baking sheets. Knead and roll out trimmings; cut out more circles. Continue until dough is used up.
Bake cookies 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Brush cookies with egg white mixture; sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. Return to oven for about 5 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks; cool. Store in an airtight container.
Easter Cookie Glaze: Mix together the egg and powdered sugar. Add a few drops of food colouring, if desired.
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