Only Egg Yolk Cookies


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Ingredients

5 cups all purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup shortening, butter flavored
12 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Zest of 2 lemons
Zest of 2 oranges
Icing
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 egg white

Preparation

1
Cream butter, shortening and sugars in an electric mixer.
2
Add eggs a few at a time, then vanilla. Mix well.
3
As ingredients mix, sift together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and zests. Pour gradually into mixer.
4
Add coconut and incorporate well.
5
Dig out 1 1/2 tablespoon hunks of dough and roll into balls. Place onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet 1 inch apart and flatten slightly. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until edges brown slightly.
6
As cookies cool, whisk egg white in an electric mixer until frothy.
7
Add powdered sugar gradually and continue to mix well. Pour in extracts and combine until thick, glossy and smooth.
8
Allow cookies to cool completely before spreading icing on each one. Let cookies sit until icing has hardened or pop in the fridge overnight to set.

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Yield:

5 dozen

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 11:25pm

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