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Dorie Greenspan's Sablés (Basic Sugar Cookies) Recipe
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Dorie Greenspan's Sablés (Basic Sugar Cookies) Recipe

7 ingredients About 30 (3-inch) cookies openrecipes

Butter, sugar, eggs, salt, and flour—that's the short ingredient list for these versatile sandy-textured sugar cookies. For simple round cookies, form the...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

684
Calories
19g
Protein
18g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • "Royal Icing":/recipes/11097, for decorating (optional)

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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