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Whisk the butter into the cream.
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Then add sugar and mix.
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Next, add the egg yolk and mix.
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Sift white flour in and mix.
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When the dough looks crumbly like the picture, add the red food coloring by dissolving in 1/4 teaspoon of water and mixing quickly.
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Take the dough out and place on plastic wrap and form it into a clump.
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If you knead too much, it will become a dough which is just pink, so be careful.
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Try not to create air pockets and shape it into a rod.
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Wrap with plastic wrap and let is sit in the refrigerator as long as possible.
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At least more than two hours.
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At Step 5, if you use a bamboo sushi mat to shape it, it will be a beautiful cylindrical shape.
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Once it hardens, lightly wet the outside and sprinkle lots of granulated sugar so that it sticks.
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Slice the dough into about 1cm thickness.
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After slicing the dough, further press the granulated sugar into the outside edges of the cookies.
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Bake for 15 minutes in a 180C preheated oven.
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Cool it on a cake cooler so as not to let water form at the bottom.
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It looks cute even with a simple wrapping.
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Using pink food coloring or a natural colorant will also give it a lovely color.
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Have a look at Black Diamond Cookies -too if you like.
