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
- Author : FX (François-xavier)
- Category: Recipe
- Posted on: Wednesday December 14, 2016
- Comments : 2 Comments
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Languages :
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Français
- Ingredients
- Cinnamon, Eggs, Almond powder, Vanilla,
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Delicious French cookies from the James Beard award winner Jacquy Pfeiffer Don't forget to share your photos once you tried this recipe! HERE |

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 |
Ingredients
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 |
You will need...
Steps
Powders |
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 |
![]() | 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 "Measuring Dough Strips"... (link to purchase below)
14. ... and roll the dough with a rolling pin on those "Measuring Dough Strips"...
2 hours
rest in the refrigerator, we need to roll the dough (0.19" (or 13/64" or 0.5 cm))13.

14. ... and roll the dough with a rolling pin on those "Measuring Dough Strips"...
Migros
Centre Commercial Val Thoiry
Rue du Chemin de Pré Jacquet
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Centre Commercial Val Thoiry
Rue du Chemin de Pré Jacquet
01710 Thoiry
France/Switzerland
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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Dorure |
Cuisson |
20.
Place in the oven, preheated at 320 °F / 160 °C, until golden. In my case, I had to wait for for about

25 minutes
The result and the pix
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2 Comments
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On Saturday December 31, 2016
FX (François-xavier) 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