Ingredients
3 large eggs (room temp)
1 egg white (room temp)
1/2 cup sugar (divided)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup (142g) All-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat.
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Separate your eggs, put yolks into a large bowl, and the white into the bowl of a stand mixer that’s using a whisk attachment; or a large bowl if using a hand mixer.
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Whisk eggs yolks and ¼ cup of Sugar with either a hand whisk or hand mixer with a whisk attachment. Whisk until the color is pale and fluffy.
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Add Vanilla to the egg yolk mixture, mix then set aside.
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Using the stand mixer, mix egg whites on Medium-High until fluffy. At this time add in the remaining ¼ cup of Sugar a little at a time while continuing to whisk. Once the sugar is added, continue to whisk until you’ve reached stiff peaks.
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Fold your whisked egg whites into the yolk mixture until they’re almost combined, they’ll look slightly streaky.
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Sift the flour and salt over your mixture and continue to fold gently together until fully incorporated. Be careful not to knock out all the air.
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Fill a large piping bag with your Lady Finger batter. Pipe 3-4 inch lines of batter on your prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
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Bake one sheet at a time for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden.
- Allow to cool before using these for your dessert recipe. OR dust with powdered sugar and eat them as cookies!
Notes
- Ladyfingers will NOT be crunchy right out of the oven. They will require sitting out in the air at least overnight to “crunch up”
- If you don’t have access to a piping bag, use a Ziploc bag. Using a large ziplock bag works well for piping these cookies. Having a piping tip isn’t necessary. Just stick the corner of the bag into a large cup or glass and fold the edges over. Use a rubber spatula to scoop and fill the bag. Use scissors to cut the corner off before piping.
- To keep cookies soft, store them in an air-tight container.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 52
- Sugar: 7.3 g
- Sodium: 86.6 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.6 g
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 18.6 mg
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