INSpiREzine Tessellations! | Page 49

2. In the bowl of your mixer cream butter and sugar until smooth, at least 3 minutes

3. Beat in extracts and egg.

4. In a separate bowl combine baking powder, salt and flour. Then add a little at a time to the wet ingredients.

The dough will be very stiff. If it becomes too stiff for your mixer, turn out the dough onto a countertop surface. Wet your hands and finish off kneading the dough by hand.

5. DO NOT CHILL THE DOUGH. Divide into workable

batches and roll out onto a floured surface. You want

these cookies to be on the thicker side (closer to 1/4 inch).

6. Trace out your tessellation shapes and cut.

Bake at 350° F for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookies

heet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.

Yield: 36 cookies

Cook time: 6-8 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup salted butter

1 cup granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

+/- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 egg

2 teaspoons baking powder

3 cups all purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

2. In the bowl of your mixer, cream the butter and sugar until smooth - for at least 3 minutes.

3. Beat in extract(s) and egg.

4. In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, salt and flour. Then add a little at a time to the wet ingredients.

The dough will be very stiff. If it becomes too stiff for your mixer, turn out the dough onto a countertop surface - wet your hands

and finish off kneading the dough by hand.

5. DO NOT CHILL THE DOUGH. Divide into workable batches and roll out onto a floured surface. You want these cookies to be on the thicker side (closer to 1/4 inch).

6. Trace out your tessellation shapes and cut.

7. Bake at 350° F for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.

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Yield: 3 dozen cookies

Cook Time: 6-8 minutes