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Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 lb unsalted Lurpak butter at room temperature 1 hour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3 to 4 Tbsp sanding or othe coarse-grain sugar
Method
- preheat oven to 325 with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour and baking soda.
- Beat butter with an electic mixer until fluffy (if using a stand mixer, use the paddle attachtment),then add sugar and flour mixture mixing until combined. Divide dough in half.
- Roll each piece of dough between sheets of plastic wrap into a 15 x 10 inch rectangle(about 1/8 inch thick). Chill on a tray until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut into 2 x 1 1/2 inch retangles and arrange 1 inch apart on 2 large baking sheets (If dough becomes too soft, chill or freeze until firm enough to handle.)
- Brush tops of cookies lightly with beaten egg, then sprinkle with sanding sugar.Bake cookies, 2 sheets at a time switching positions of pans halfway through baking, until cookies are very pale golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then carefully slide cookies (on parchment) to racks to cool completely. Make more cookies with remaining dough, baking on cooled, freshly lined baking sheets. reroll scraps once.
