🍪 Kurabie Cookies

 

Ingredients:

• 200 g softened butter (82% fat)
• 100 g powdered sugar 
• 60 g egg whites (2 eggs)
• Zest of one lemon
• 300 g all-purpose flour 
• A pinch of salt
• 100-150 g apple jam (3-4 tbsp, plum or quince jam can also be used)

Preparation:

1. Beat the softened butter in a mixing bowl until it becomes lighter and increases in volume.
2. Add powdered sugar and beat again until well combined.
3. Warm the egg whites in the microwave for 10-15 seconds, then add them to the butter mixture and beat again.
4. Mix in the lemon zest, flour, and salt. Stir on low speed until a smooth dough forms.
5. Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with an 18 mm open star nozzle.
6. Pipe the cookies onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
7. Make small indentations in the center of each cookie using a dampened finger.
8. Fill a piping bag with jam and pipe it into the center of each cookie.
9. Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (347°F) for 18-20 minutes.

Enjoy! 😉 🍪