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Jacquy Pfeiffer’s Christmas Sablés Cookies
2016-12-14
- This Recipe
- Chef: Jacquy Pfeiffer
- Cuisine: French Cuisine
- Course: Cookie, Dessert, Cookies, Sablé Cookie
- Difficulty: Easy
- Category: Course
- Yield: 40 sablés
- Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
- Cooking Time: 25 Minutes
- Readiness Time: 30 Minutes
- This Post
- Chef : François
- Category: Recipe
- Posted on: Wednesday December 14, 2016
- Comments : 2 Comments
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Languages :
English | 
Français
- Ingredients
- Cinnamon, Eggs, Almond powder, Vanilla,
La version Française se trouve ICI |
Delicious French cookies from the James Beard award winner Jacquy Pfeiffer |
About this recipeThese are delicious Alsatian cookies, called "Christmas Sablés", a recipe provided by Jacquy Pfeiffer who is originally from Alsace (Eastern side on France), and who is now a lead instructor at the renowned Chicago French School of Pastry. |
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This recipe reminds me of the fantastic years that I spent in Strasbourg, in French Alsace, (North East France), a place known for its culture and its cuisine Au Brasseur 22 Rue des Veaux 67000 Strasbourg France |
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 | Source of the recipeJacquy Pfeiffer is a native of Alsace in France, and is now working for the famous "French Pastry School" in Chicago. |
 | Jacquy Pfeiffer published this book "The Art of French Pastry" in 2014, and won the "James Beard Award" for the best cook book. To purchase online, see HERE |
 | You can see Jacquy prepare the top pastry competition in France the "Meilleur Ouvrier de France" contest, in the documentary "Kings Of Pastry" (you may see it on Netflix). In the movie you will see other celebrities such as Stéphane Glacier, Sebastien Canonne, Philippe Rigollot and Stéphane Tréand who also has a pastry school in Costa Mesa, CA |
 | The recipe is on page 187 |
Ingredients
 | For 40 sablés2 Cups Flour (300 grams)1 Cup Almond Flour (100 grams)1 teaspoon (powdered) Cinnamon (2 grams)1 Cup Butter (200 grams)2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (10 grams)⅔ Cup Sugar (150 grams)½ teaspoon Salt (3 grams)2 Tablespoons Eggs (40 grams) Eggwash A beaten Egg |
For 20 sablés1 Cup Flour (150 grams)½ Cup Almond Flour (50 grams)½ teaspoon (powdered) Cinnamon (1 gram)½ Cup Butter (100 grams)1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (5 grams)⅓ Cup Sugar (75 grams)½ teaspoon Salt (1.5 grams)2 teaspoons Eggs (20 grams) Eggwash A beaten Egg |
Steps
Powders |
1. Let's start by sifting the
2. Add in the
Flour
(2 Cups or 300 g) and theAlmond Flour
(1 Cup or 100 g)2. Add in the
(powdered) Cinnamon
(1 teaspoon or 2 g) and mix gently, and then set aside
3. In a mixing bowl, place : the
4. Mix those ingredients, by hand or with a stand mixer (like a Kitchen Aid)
5. Then add the
6. Add in the sifted
7. The result is a thick dough
Butter
(1 Cup or 200 g), theVanilla Extract
(2 teaspoons or 10 g), theSugar
(⅔ Cup or 150 g), theSalt
(½ teaspoon or 3 g)4. Mix those ingredients, by hand or with a stand mixer (like a Kitchen Aid)
5. Then add the
Egg
(2 Tablespoons or 40 g) and mix for2 minutes
6. Add in the sifted
Flour
,(powdered) Cinnamon
andAlmond Flour
and mix7. The result is a thick dough
Cooling down |
8. Jacquy recommend to let the dough rest:
9. Flatten the dough
10. Wrap it
11.
Let the dough rest in the fridge for at least
9. Flatten the dough
10. Wrap it
11.
Let the dough rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours
or even overnight
 | Cookie CuttersYou will need cookie cutters. Since these are Christmas cookie cutters, I chose adequate shapes such as Xmas trees, Snow flakes, stars and gingerbread man.... |
Abaisse |
12. After the
13.
Here's the trick to get an evenly spread dough : use wooden sticks...
14. ... and roll the dough with a rolling pin on those wooden sticks...
2 hours
rest in the refrigerator, we need to roll the dough (0.19" (or 13/64" or 0.5 cm))13.
Here's the trick to get an evenly spread dough : use wooden sticks...14. ... and roll the dough with a rolling pin on those wooden sticks...
That way, you will get the best results : A flat dough with no bumps. You are trying to achieve a thickness of 0.19" (or 13/64" or 0.5 cm) |
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15. Using the cookie cutters of your choice, cut out the "sablés" cookies
16. Place it in the freezer for
17. The dough becomes hard... which will make it easier to remove the extra dough between the shapes you just cut
Place it in the freezer for 10 minutes
17. The dough becomes hard... which will make it easier to remove the extra dough between the shapes you just cut
Dorure |
18. Jacquy Pfeiffer recommends brushing the Sablés cookies with some eggwash
19.
Wait
19.
Wait 10 minutes
, and brush again with eggwash
Cuisson |
20. 
Place in the oven, preheated at 320 °F / 160 °C, until golden. In my case, I had to wait for for about
21. After they're baked, sablés must cool down on a rack
Place in the oven, preheated at 320 °F / 160 °C, until golden. In my case, I had to wait for for about 25 minutes
21. After they're baked, sablés must cool down on a rack
My cookies were good to eat for a few days, when placed in a box... Enjoy ! |
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The result and the pix
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Comments for This Recipe
2 Comments
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On Saturday December 31, 2016
François answered:
Hi Dee, the eggs must be added in the mixture and the eggwash is separate (I added the eggwash to the ingredients list to make it simpler),
Thanks
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2 Cups Flour (300 g)
1 Cup Almond Flour (100 g)
1 teaspoon (powdered) Cinnamon (2 g)
1 Cup Butter (200 g)
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (10 g)
⅔ Cup Sugar (150 g)
½ teaspoon Salt (3 g)
2 Tablespoons Eggs (40 g)
A beaten Egg
Is 40g egg part of cookies ingredients ?
Or is it used for eggwash ?
Thanks,Dee