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Christmas butter cutout cookies

Name: Christmas butter cutout cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: About 20 cookies
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 150 g All-purpose flour; 75 g Butter; 1 Egg yolk; 3 tbsp Water; pinch Salt

Butter cutout cookies made with flour and egg yolk, baked at 180 °C (350 °F) until golden. Makes about 20; decorate with chocolate if desired.

Slovak cuisine · Christmas cookies and baking · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Temperature: 180 °C (350 °F)
Servings: About 20 cookies
Difficulty: Easy

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These tender Christmas butter cookies are made with all-purpose flour, butter, one egg yolk, a pinch of salt, and a little water to bring the dough together. Once mixed, the dough is wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated for half an hour, then rolled out and cut with cookie cutters. The cookies are baked at 180 °C (350 °F) until golden.

Decorate the finished cookies with chocolate if desired, and serve with hot tea or coffee on long winter evenings.

Ingredients

All-purpose flour 150 g
Butter 75 g
Egg yolk 1
Water 3 tbsp
Salt pinch

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Instructions

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Combine the sifted flour with the salt, butter, and egg yolk. Mix thoroughly, then add 2 tbsp water. Knead the dough by hand, adding a little more water as needed.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Then roll it out and use cookie cutters to cut out any shapes you like.
Bake the cookies at 180 °C (350 °F) until golden. Tip: Decorate the finished cookies with chocolate if desired.

Tip: Use cold butter and work the dough quickly so the warmth of your hands does not melt the butter and the cookies stay tender. Bake only until light golden, as thin cutouts darken quickly.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per piece, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 57 kcal
Protein: 0.9 g
Carbohydrates: 5.8 g
of which sugars: 0.0 g
Fat: 3.3 g
of which saturates: 2.0 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Salt: 0.1 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Jemné vianočné maslové sušienky so žĺtkom