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Basque shortbread dough for tea cookies

Basque shortbread dough for tea cookies

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A buttery sugar pastry, made with egg yolks and lemon zest, spread thinly and then cut into shapes for tea biscuits or to line small tartlets.

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Recipe from Gaztarrotz, Xabier Cañas, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Basque-style sugar pastry, made with butter and lemon zest, is used to make tea biscuits or to serve mussels. It is worked in a well, without over-kneading.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$6.05 $0.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people
  • $0.80
  • $2.77
  • $0.11
  • $2.09
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. On a work surface or in a mixing bowl, create a well in the sifted flour. ≈ 10 min
  2. In the center, place the softened butter, sugar, egg yolks, and finely grated lemon zest. ≈ 3 min
  3. Starting from the center, work gently, gradually incorporating all the ingredients. ≈ 3 min
  4. Combine everything gently, cover, and refrigerate.
  5. Once the dough is cold and firm, roll it out on a lightly floured surface to fit a tartlet mold. ≈ 3 min
  6. For tea biscuits, spread the dough to a thickness of about half a centimetre and cut out the desired shape. ≈ 8 min
  7. You can also add almonds and sugar, yolks, anise, or other ingredients to create a variety of cookies. ≈ 3 min
  8. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 170 °C for about 15 minutes.

The bill

Basque shortbread dough for tea cookies

  • 500 g of sifted flour$0.80
  • 300 g of softened butter$2.77
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 6 egg yolks (approximately 100 g)$2.09
  • the grated zest of a lemon$0.28

Total$6.05

that's $0.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of sifted flour
  • 300 g of softened butter
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 6 egg yolks (approximately 100 g)
  • the grated zest of a lemon

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