Description
An easy to make cookie with a subtle, aromatic flavor perfect for the Winter holidays.
Ingredients
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- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 2 tbsp finely chopped pine needles
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 lb butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put the flour, cornstarch, and pine needles in a food processor and blend until the pine needles are finely chopped and mixed into the flour. (This will make the pine needles very fragrant, but the flavor will mellow out once they are cooked.)
- Combine the powdered sugar, salt, and butter with a pastry cutter into pea-sized pieces.
- Add flour and mix until evenly incorporated and the dough forms into a ball.
- Roll out dough to barely ¼-inch thick on a floured surface, and use your favorite cookie cutters to cut out cookies.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar once cool, and serve. Grownups might try them with a cold glass of pine-infused Retsina wine from Greece.