Butter Cookies with Clove Sugar Recipe

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Butter Cookies with Clove Sugar
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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 sticks (10 oz) unsalted butter
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour , sifted
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

Directions:

  1. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Remove from the heat and skim off the foam. Using a ladle, remove the clear melted butter, leaving the white milky solids behind; discard the solids. You should have 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of clarified butter. Refrigerate the clarified butter until solidified, about 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350°. In a bowl, beat the chilled clarified butter with a handheld mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Sift in 1 3/4 cups of the confectioners' sugar and beat at low speed, scraping down the side of the bowl as necessary. Gradually beat in the flour just until incorporated. Using your hands, gently knead the dough until smooth. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces.
  3. On a lightly floured work surface, roll 2 pieces of the dough into 1-inch-wide logs. Slice the logs crosswise 1 inch thick. Arrange the slices on 2 cookie sheets, about 1 inch apart. Press the tines of a fork into each cookie to make a pattern. Bake in the upper and lower thirds of the oven for about 18 minutes, switching the sheets halfway through baking, until pale golden on the bottoms. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool and repeat with the remaining dough.
  4. Sift the remaining 1/4 cup of confectioners' sugar with the ground cloves generously over the cooled cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1086.31 Kcal (4548 kJ)
Calories from fat 179.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.97g 31%
Cholesterol 50.79mg 17%
Sodium 5.84mg 0%
Potassium 97.99mg 2%
Total Carbs 221.07g 74%
Sugars 154.58g 618%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g 10%
Protein 8.57g 17%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 18.2mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 410.4 Kcal (1718 kJ)
Calories from fat 67.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.54g 31%
Cholesterol 19.19mg 17%
Sodium 2.21mg 0%
Potassium 37.02mg 2%
Total Carbs 83.52g 74%
Sugars 58.4g 618%
Dietary Fiber 0.94g 10%
Protein 3.24g 17%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 0.3mg 5%
Calcium 6.9mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 22.9
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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