Calling All Cookie Experts!

Posted by uaskigyrl, December 22, 2008 at 12:42 PM

Hello!

So, this was the first year that I really dived into the cookie making. After getting comfortable with the general sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies, I decided to try some more ornate cookies. I suceeded in most of them. Except for one! This was supposed to be my star cookie! I tried to bake Spitzbuebe cookies. Here's the first part of the recipe:

1 pound(s) unsalted butter, room temperature
4 1/8 cup(s) confectioners' sugar
4 large egg yolks
4 2/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour, sifted
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Directions
1. Prepare the Cookie Dough: Beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add 4 cups of sugar in a gradual stream and continue to beat, occasionally scraping the side of the bowl, until pale and fluffy -- 5 to 8 minutes. Beat in the yolks one at a time, and stir in the flour. Shape the dough into 4-1/2-inch-thick squares and wrap each in plastic. Chill for at least 45 minutes

Seems simple enough, however, when I made the dough, it came out super, super crumbly. Everything was going great until I added the flour. So, I tried to play around with it with my hands....that didn't work. It just didn't "stick", it was not like usual cookie dough.

Any ideas on what I did? What I can do next time?

I'm stumped!

As always, it was a pleasure!

Have an amazing holiday everyone!

~uaskigyrl

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