Easy Maple Sable Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Combine the ingredients marked with and sift at least twice.
2. 2
   Combine the butter and the maple sugar and cream with a hand mixer until it is white-ish and resembles mayonnaise (the picture is made with four times the ingredients).
3. 3
   Add the cream to Step 2, and once it's blended in, add the powder ingredients from Step 1.
4. 4
   Mix with a cutting motion until the dough comes together.
5. 5
   Wrap in plastic wrap, and shape into a 18-20 cm long cylinder with a 3-4 cm radius.
6. 6
   Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
7. 7
   You can also store the dough at this stage in a freezer.
8. 8
   Be careful as to not let the dough dry out (they last about two weeks in the freezer).
9. 9
   Shape the dough so that it is nice and round, and sprinkle on the crystal sugar.
10. 10
    Cut to a thickness of about 1-1.5 cm.
11. 11
    Bake for 13-15 minutes in an oven preheated to 170C (160C if it is a gas oven).
12. 12
    Adjust the baking time to your oven.
13. 13
    Done Store them in an air-tight container once they have cooled.
14. 14
    Because this recipe makes small portions, you can easily create variations for colorful cookies.