Frumini Cookies

Frumini cookies are simple and fragrant biscuits, perfect for breakfast or as a snack. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

• 300 g of flour 00
• 100 g of sugar
• 100 g of butter
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• The grated zest of one lemon
• A pinch of salt
• 1/2 packet of baking powder

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
2. In a bowl, mix the soft butter with the sugar until you get a creamy and homogeneous mixture.
3. Add the whole egg and the yolk, continuing to stir to blend them well.
4. Add the grated lemon zest and a pinch of salt.
5. Gradually incorporate the flour previously sifted with the baking powder, kneading until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough.
6. Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
7. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 5 mm.
8. Use cookie cutters to cut the frumini into the desired shapes.
9. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, keeping a certain distance from each other.
10. Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden.
11. Remove the frumini from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack before serving.

Curiosity

“Frumini” is a term that is not commonly found in recipe books, but we can think of it as a variant of the classic crumbly biscuits. Crumbliness is a characteristic appreciated in many biscuit preparations, and the name might suggest just this quality. Make sure the butter is at room temperature before blending it with the sugar to ensure a perfect cream that will give the cookies the right consistency.