Carnival Cookies
- 7 oz Italian “00” flour or all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp potato starch
- 5 oz butter
- 3 ½ oz confectioners sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ vanilla stick
Begin by removing the butter from the refrigerator and letting it sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes to soften it.
Sift the flour, potato starch and powdered sugar. Then add the egg yolk and butter; work the dough with your hands until it is well mixed. Before the dough gets too even add the egg yolks and then keep working until it gets smooth.
Cover the dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Then, remove from the refrigerator and roll out the dough using a rolling pin until about ½ inch thick.
Cut out cookies from the dough and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake the cookies in a 350°F oven for 13 to 15 minutes.
Did you know that…
That Carnival in Ivrea, where the Battle of the Oranges takes place, is considered to be the oldest Carnival in the world, celebrated uninterruptedly since the Middle Ages?