Mailanderli (Swiss Buttery Lemon Cookies)

This is a traditional Swiss recipe for Mailanderli, delicate lemon-flavored butter cookies, that is popular in many cantons throughout Switzerland. It's a pretty standard recipe, and you'll find this very same recipe on many international cooking websites.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 38-50
• Yields: 76 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  lb  unsweetened butter, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 6  egg yolks
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 5  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  lemons, zest of
• 1  egg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F
2. In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, vanilla, and lemon zest, and mix well. Gradually add flour while stirring. Chill.
3. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness, and cut into desired shapes.
4. Beat remaining egg, and brush each cookie with the beaten egg. Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake for 20-24 minutes or until lightly golden.