Easy, Flaky, Pie Crust Cookies
These Easy, Flaky, Pie Crust Cookies are just what they sound like. They are cookies made from pie dough that has been brushed with egg wash or melted butter, and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. My mom always made them with any leftover pie dough scraps, and admittedly, that is usually the only time I make them. However, not long ago, I was thinking about how much I really love pie crust cookies and made up a batch of my favorite All-Butter Pie Crust, rolled it out, cut little cookies out, and made a batch of pie crust cookies - - just because they sounded good. I am so glad I did, because my boys and I sure enjoyed them.
When I make pie crust cookies from scraps, I don't re-roll the dough, because that can make it tough, and less flaky. A light hand is always best when handling pie dough, so I just prepare them and bake them up, just as they are.
When you are preparing your pie crust cookies you can brush them with egg wash, or melted butter. Either way will result in delicious cookies, but I prefer them brushed with a little butter before sprinkling some of your favorite cinnamon sugar on top.
Look at how flaky these cookies are!! Perfect! I am telling you, as long as you don't overwork the dough, this recipe is positively foolproof!
I am including an affiliate link to the cute biscuit cutter set I used to cut out these cookies. I love it! There are various sizes in the set. You can use the smooth side that gives you a perfect little circle or the scalloped side, which is so fun! I am also including an affiliate link to my favorite unbleached, pre-cut parchment paper sheets I used when baking these cookies (and for almost any other time I use parchment paper). You can find both of these links after the recipe.
So, finally, here is the recipe...
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This is the cute set of biscuit cutters I used for these cookies.
And here is a link to the parchment paper I love and use all the time!
