Ingredients
Makes about 1 pound
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
Directions
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Mound flour on your work surface and make a well in the center. Place butter, sugar, and salt in center of well and mix together using your fingers. Slowly incorporate flour into butter mixture, using your fingers, until a slightly grainy dough forms.
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Make a well in the center of flour mixture and add eggs. Using your fingers, slowly incorporate flour mixture into eggs until dough begins to come together.
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Using the palm of your hand, knead dough a few times until smooth. Roll dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before using.
First published: July 2008
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