Name: Mailaenderli
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 50
Ingredients: Eggs - 4; White sugar - 1 ¼ cups; Butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm - 1 ⅛ cups; Salt - 1 pinch; All purpose flour - 4 cups; Grated lemon zest - 1 ½ teaspoons; Egg yolks, beaten - 2; Seasonal colored sprinkles - 2

Ingredients for - Mailaenderli

1. Eggs 4

2. White sugar 1 ¼ cups

3. Butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm 1 ⅛ cups

4. Salt 1 pinch

5. All purpose flour 4 cups

6. Grated lemon zest 1 ½ teaspoons

7. Egg yolks, beaten 2

8. Seasonal colored sprinkles 2

How to cook deliciously - Mailaenderli

1 . Stage

Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Blend in sugar and beat until mixture is thick and pale, about 10 minutes. Mix in the melted butter and salt. Gradually fold in the flour and lemon zest. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or, preferably, overnight.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheet.

3 . Stage

On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared cookie sheet. Brush with beaten egg yolks and decorate with sprinkles.

4 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven until golden at the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.