Ingredients
- 400 g (14 oz) flour
- 380 g (13.5 oz) salted butter (softened)
- 170 g (6 oz) unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 yolk from a hard-boiled egg, crushed
- 80 g (2.8 oz) cornstarch or potato starch
- 45 g (1.6 oz) caster sugar
- 3 g Guérande sea salt
1 In a large bowl pour the flour, make a well in the center, place the crushed egg yolk, caster sugar, starch
the 3 g of Guérande sea salt. mix well then make a well again and incorporate the 2 softened butters (very soft).
2 With clean hands (or gloved) rub everything together until it is well compact then store in the fridge for at least 1h30.
3 Preheat the oven to 150°(th 5).
4 Place your dough on your work surface and with a rolling pin. roll out it to about 1 cm thickness then using a glass or round cookie cutter cut your shortbreads.
5 Place them on a baking sheet either non-stick or on baking paper or parchment paper.
6 Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
Serve with a large bowl of hot chocolate from Dousset chocolatier in Guérande
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