Orange-Vanilla Butter Cookies

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 125 g butter, soft, in pieces
• 60 g sugar, very fine
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar, real Bourbon vanilla
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp, str. flavoring, (orange finesse)
• 2 drops butter-vanilla flavoring
• 225 g spelt flour, 630

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

crumbly butter pastry – also called shortbread

Cream the softened butter with sugar, salt, and vanilla sugar in a food processor until creamy. Now stir in the orange finesse and then the spelt flour. Knead with the dough hook until a smooth ball forms. Knead again briefly with floured hands and let the shortcrust pastry rest in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes, wrapped in cling film. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of about 5 mm and cut out cookies as desired. Place on the prepared baking trays. Bake on the middle rack for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool on the baking tray. Cover these cookies with icing as desired and decorate with sprinkles if desired. Because they stay nice and flat when baked, they are also ideal for the brush embroidery technique.