Egg Yolk Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1 cup butter (or shortening for cookies that won't spread quite as much)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 egg yolks (or 3 whole eggs)
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 2 separately, beat egg yolks and add extracts.
• 3 add beaten egg yolk mixture to creamed butter and sugar.
• 4 blend well.
• 5 in a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking soda and cream of tartar).
• 6 add dry ingredients to creamed butter, sugar and egg mixture, mixing until well blended.
• 7 form into balls about the size of a walnut.
• 8 roll balls in sugar, place on greased cookie sheet or parchment lined cookie sheet, and slightly flatten.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees f for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on desired softness/crispness.