Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 2 ½ sticks softened unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • water
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Add the flour, sugar, and baking powder to a large bowl and using a pastry knife cut in the butter until the mixture becomes like a meal or is very small like couscous. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs and vanilla until completely combined.
  • Transfer the dry ingredients to a clean surface and form a well in the center. Pour the wet ingredients to the center of the well and knead the dough for 4-5 minutes or until it forms a smooth cookie dough.
  • If the dough is dry add 1 tablespoon of cold water at a time while kneading until the dough is soft. Do not add too much or the dough will become too wet and sticky.
  • Add the dough to a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  • Take the dough out and take about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll it out on a clean surface until it’s about a ½” to ¾” in diameter and 5”-6” in length.
  • Curl up each end to the center to form an S shape and then add to a cookie sheet tray lined with parchment paper about 2” apart from one another. Use the dough until it is all gone.
  • Bake the cookies on the bottom rack of an oven for 350° for 5 minutes and then the top rack at 350° for 5 minutes or until very lightly browned around the bottom edges.
  • Cool completely.
  • While the cookies are cooling whisk together powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl until combined then dip the top part of the s cookie in the glaze and set on a rack until the glaze has formed to the cookie. You can also brush the glaze on if you’d like.