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Copycat Chessmen Cookies

To make a copycat version of Chessmen cookies at home, the recipe is a simple butter cookie cut out in a special shape using a textured rolling pin.

Ingredients

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1
Gather the ingredients.
2
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy.
3
Mix in the egg and vanilla extract.
4
Mix in the flour.
5
Divide the dough in half, shape both halves into disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
6
When shaping the cookies using a springerle rolling pin, in a small bowl combine the flour and powdered sugar for dusting. Sprinkle a very light coating of the flour mixture onto the springerle pin.
7
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper . Working with one disk at a time, flour the work surface and roll the dough to about 1/4 inch thick using a standard rolling pin.
8
Slowly roll the springerle pin over the dough, pressing down hard enough to leave an impression.
9
Cut the cookies apart along the lines made by the textured rolling pin.
10
Transfer the cut cookies to the prepared baking sheets. Carefully brush with the whisked egg yolks only on raised edges of the cookies. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly golden around the edges.
11
Remove them from the oven, and cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.