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    French Sable Cookies

    Dec 5, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Learn how to make fabulous French sable cookies from the comfort of your kitchen. They are sweet, buttery, soft, chewy, and melt in your mouth.

    french sable cookies in a box
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    • Ingredients
    • Visual Step-by-Step Instructions
    • Make-Ahead & Storage Instructions
    • More Christmas Cookie Recipes You’ll Love
    • 📖 Recipe

    If you like butter cookies, you should definitely try this French version of them. Sablé cookies are very popular in France and are a mix between sugar cookies and shortbread cookies – with a soft sandy texture, chewy, buttery, sweet, and delicious. They go perfectly with coffee & tea and also make great Christmas cookies!

    a hand taking a homemade french butter cookie

    This easy sable cookie recipe is prepared similar to slice & bake cookies. As soon as the dough roll is cold enough, you can roll it in a little sugar and cut it into slices with a sharp knife.

    If you like, mix the sugar with some cinnamon or gingerbread/pumpkin spice and turn the dough roll in it. Chocolate fans can replace 2 tablespoons of flour with 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder for a chocolaty touch.

    As these sweet, buttery, and additive treats are so easy to make with little to no baking skills, it’s an excellent cookie recipe for baking beginners. The truly only important thing is to chill the dough well before cutting. If you are in a hurry, you can turbo-chill the dough in the freezer. 😉

    french sable cookies in a box

    Good to know: This recipe for French butter cookies is vegan and is therefore made with dairy-free butter. However, vegetarians are welcome to use unsalted dairy butter – your choice! 😉

    Ingredients

    See recipe card for quantities.

    Sable Cookies Ingredients
    • Flour → Use white all-purpose flour or a light spelt flour.
    • Sugar → This recipe uses a reduced amount of sugar yet is sweet enough.
    • Vanilla Sugar → It is best to use the slightly more expensive bourbon vanilla sugar. Feel free to substitute with 1 tsp vanilla extract if vanilla sugar isn’t available at the grocery store.
    • Vegan Butter→ Use dairy-free butter to make vegan French sable cookies or regular unsalted butter for non-vegan cookies.
    • Dairy-Free Milk→ Soy milk, oat milk, or water.
    • Salt → A pinch of salt rounds off the flavor perfectly.

    Visual Step-by-Step Instructions

    This visual step-by-step instruction will help you along the way – definitely recommended if you’re a baking beginner! 😉

    • In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a hand-held electric mixer, beat the vegan butter until peaks form.
    • Add white sugar, vanilla sugar (or extract), dairy-free milk, and salt, mix until creamy.
    • Add flour and mix until you have a smooth dough.
    sable cookies recipe step 1-3
    • Turn the dough onto a work surface and shape it into a 12-inch (30cm) long log. Wrap the log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
    • Preheat your oven to 390°F (200°C).
    • Roll the log in 1 tbsp white sugar to fully coat. Slice into ¼-inch (1cm) thick cookies.
    sable cookies recipe step 4-5
    • Place cookies on a with parchment paper lined baking sheet.
    • Bake the cookies for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
    sable cookies recipe step 6
    sable cookies recipe step 7
    • Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
    french butter cookies in a box next to a glass of milk

    Make-Ahead & Storage Instructions

    Prepare the dough ahead of time: You can store the raw cookie dough after step 4 for up to 2 days in the refrigerator. Continue with step 5 (slice & bake).

    Store those cookies in a cookie tin at room temperature. They keep fresh for at least one week.

    Freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months in a freezer bag, and thaw single cookies for 30 minutes at room temperature. Or freeze raw cookie dough, slice, and bake according to the recipe – this way you always have super fresh & homebaked cookies at hand.

    More Christmas Cookie Recipes You’ll Love

    • Chai Slice & Bake Cookies
    • Hazelnut Slice & Bake Cookies
    • Cinnamon Roll Cookies
    • Chocolate Linzer Cookies

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    📖 Recipe

    french sable cookies in a box

    French Sable Cookies

    Aline Cueni
    Learn how to make fabulous French sable cookies from the comfort of your kitchen. They are sweet, buttery, soft, chewy, and melt in your mouth.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Kühlzeit 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 25 mins
    Course Süsses
    Cuisine French
    Servings 35 Cookies
    Calories 41 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    Cookie Dough

    • ½ cup (110 g) vegan butter room temperature, or butter for vegetarians
    • ¼ cup (50 g) white sugar
    • 2 tsp vanille sugar or 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • 1 tbsp dairy-free milk or water
    • 1 ⅓ cup (165 g) all-purpose flour

    Optional

    • 1 tbsp white sugar

    Instructions
     

    • In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a hand-held mixer, beat the vegan butter until peaks form.
    • Add white sugar, vanilla sugar (or extract), dairy-free milk, and salt, mix until creamy.
    • Add flour and mix until you have a smooth dough.
    • Turn the dough onto a work surface and shape it into a 12-inch (30cm) long log. Wrap the log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
    • Preheat your oven to 390°F (200°C).
    • Roll the log in 1 tbsp white sugar to fully coat. Slice into ¼-inch (1cm) thick cookies and place on a with parchment paper lined baking sheet.
    • Bake the cookies for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
    • Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

    Notes

    Store them in a cookie tin at room temperature.
    Keeps fresh for at least one week.
    Freeze cookies for up to 3 months in a freezer bag, and thaw single cookies for 30 minutes at room temperature.
    Make-Ahead: You can store the cookie dough after step 4 for up to 2 days in the refrigerator. Continue with step 5 (slice & bake).

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    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    French Sable Cookies
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 41 Calories from Fat 18
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 2g3%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Trans Fat 0.01g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Sodium 23mg1%
    Potassium 6mg0%
    Carbohydrates 5g2%
    Fiber 0.1g0%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 0.5g1%
    Vitamin A 120IU2%
    Vitamin C 0.002mg0%
    Calcium 1mg0%
    Iron 0.2mg1%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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