Salty Cookies - Use Up Leftover Egg Yolks!

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   Quickly mix softened margarine with a whisk, add in sugar and salt, and mix until it turns white.

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   Add in the egg yolk and continue mixing well.

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   Sift in the cake flour, switch to a rubber spatula, and vigorously mix together.

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   It will be crumbly at first, but it will gradually clump together.

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   Spread out a large cut of plastic wrap, spread it out, and place the crumbly dough on top.

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   Spread out the dough, alternating between left and right, squishing the clumps together.

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   This is what the dough should look like.

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   Just press it together without kneading.

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   Spread it out in the wrap until about 4-5 mm thick, cut with a cookie cutter, or cut into squares with a knife.

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    Spread out baking paper on a cookie sheet,lay out the dough, and coat with milk if you want to give it a glaze.

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    In the photo, the cookie on the right has been brushed with milk.

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    The left has not.

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    I brushed it on with my finger!

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    Bake in an oven at 170C for 17-20 minutes and let cool on a metal rack while still on the cookie sheet.

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    Please adjust the baking time according to the oven.

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    The cutter shown in the photo seems a bit large, but the birds and flowers etc.

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    bake perfectly in 17 minutes.

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    The 2nd and 3rd batches take less time to bake.

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    I gave these to my children on White Day (March 14th).

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.