#### Cut-Out Cookies
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Makes ~80-100, depending on the thickness and size of the cookies.
- Ingredients
+ 500g flour
+ 250g butter
+ 200g sugar
+ 3 eggs or 6 egg yolks
+ Lemon zest from one lemon
* Note: This is very important to give the proper flavor.
+ One extra egg yolk for glazing the cookies
+ Some extra sugar to spread on top
- Instructions
+ Mix the butter with the sugar, eggs, and lemon zest.
+ Add the flour to make a dough.
+ Roll out the dough into a thin sheet and cut out shapes.
+ Use a brush to spread a thin layer of egg yolk on each cookie,
then add a bit of sugar on top. You can also use sugar with
larger grains or other decorational toppings here.
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+ Bake on middle rung at 200 C for about 8-10 minutes, until
they are light brown. If the dough was rolled out very thin,
they burn very quickly and must be watched closely.
Source: "Haarer Kochen und Backen nach Grundrezepten", 4th Edition (1970).