Christmas Sablés

Ingredients for 5 people:

• 250g flour
• 125g soft butter/margarine
• 125g caster sugar
• 1/2 lemon zest

Instructions

1. Cream the butter until it becomes almost frothy.

2. Add eggs and sugar, beat them for 10 minutes.

3. Add the flour and the zest. Then, form a dough with your hand and make a ball with it. Keep it in the fridge (if you have time).

4. Preheat the oven to 150°C. Take the dough out of the fridge and roll it out to 1/2 cm thick.

5. Choose your favourite cookie cutters and cut the dough into the shapes you like. Space them on the baking tray covered with baking sheets and bake for 12-15 minutes.

6. In a bowl, mix the icing sugar and lemon juice in order to obtain a pasty texture (If the icing is too hard, add some more lemon juice and if it is too liquid, add some more icing sugar). Remember to add a few drops of food colouring.

7. Fill a piping bag with the frosting and outline the sablés. Then, let them dry.

8. Add a few drops of water to the frosting to obtain a more liquid consistency. With a spoon, pour a little icing in the middle of the shortbread and spread.

9. Decorate your sables with a food decorating marker.

Enjoy! We wish you a Happy Holiday season!