Pâte Sucrée
Have leftover dough? Use this sweet dough for simple cookies..
Just roll and cut into your favorite shapes..
2cups unbleached,
2tablespoons granulated sugar
½teaspoon table salt
12tablespoons (¾ cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
2large egg yolks
1tablespoon ice water
¼teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
½teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Makes two
Approximate preparation time: 5 minutes plus 30 minutes for resting
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor. Add the flour, sugar and salt and process for 10 seconds to sift. Add the butter and process until combined, about 30 seconds. With the machine running on the dough speed setting, add the yolks, one at a time, and process until incorporated. Add the water, zest (if using) and vanilla; pulse 3 to 4 times, until combined.
Form dough into 2 flat discs. Wrap in plastic; chill in refrigerator until ready to use. Dough should be firm enough to roll.
To make this an almond sucrée, substitute ¹⁄³ cup of the
Nutritional information per serving (based on 72 servings):
Calories 92 (58% from fat) carb. 8g pro. 1g fat 6g sat. fat 4g chol. 32mg sod. 23mg calc. 2mg fiber 0g
For the almond sucrée:
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 94 (63% from fat) carb. 7g pro. 1g fat 7g sat. fat 4g chol. 32mg sod. 23mg calc. 5mg fiber 0g