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Mailanderli

Mailanderli

Mailanderli

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Mailanderli
4.8 rating based on 12,345 ratings
4.8/5 (6)
Course: Cutout Cookies, Rolled CookiesCuisine: SwitzerlandDifficulty: Medium
Makes

54

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A lemon-flavored cutout cookie brushed with egg for a golden color. Very traditional in Switzerland.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound unsweetened butter, softened

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 6 large egg yolks

  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

  • 5 cups all-purpose flour

  • zest of 2 lemons

  • 1 large egg

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 325F. Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, vanilla, and lemon zest and mix well. Gradually add flour while stirring. Chill. Roll out 1/4″ thick and cut in shapes desired. Beat remaining egg, brush each cookie with beaten egg. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 24 minutes or until lightly golden.

Notes

  • Alternate spelling: Mailänderli.
  • Photo by chriscom cc.

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★★★★★
Yielded 54 standard cookie cutter size cookies. I separated the dough in half, covered with plastic wrap and chilled the dough for 3 hours prior to using. We are happy with how they came out! Presenting them as part of a class project on Switzerland. Thanks ❤️
- Maria

★★★★☆
Tried the recipe, just to compare with the recipe I have from my family. It's a bit different. Still good, but I like using less ingredients than more...maybe different locals in Switzerland make this recipe vary...still an excellent holiday cookie though!
- Swissgal in Switzerland

★★★★★
I lived in Switzerland for three years in the 1960's and made these from then on, but I lost the recipe for them and also Brunsli (YUM) and Anisbrotli(double YUM I would recommend them to ANYBODY who likes something great
- Barbara in Australia

★★★★★
We used to make this cookie every Christmas with my Mom who is from Switzerland. I lost her receipe and this one worked wonderfully. Now I'm doing them with my kids!...
- ann marie PR Westchester NY

★★★★★
Another one of my favorites! The dough works better if you don't chill it in between. I found that it worked better.
- Elle Wolfe in Manitoba, Canada

★★★★★
These cookies are the BOMB!!! I loved them. I was kinda of tired of the traditional sugar cookies and I wanted to do something different. These cookies are perfect with Royal icing. I added a bit more lemon zest...suberb.
- A Baker
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