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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (15g)

Recipe makes 60 servings

Calories 70
Calories from Fat 31 (44%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 3.5g 5%
Saturated Fat 2.1g 10%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 27mg 9%
Sodium 43mg 1%
Potassium 16mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 9.1g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0%
Sugars 5.0g
Protein 0.8g 1%

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Egg Yolk Cookies

Recipe #63803 | 20 min | 10 min prep | add private note
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By: Cindy Lynn
Jun 5, 2003

I love making homemade angel food cakes and meringues, but unfortunately hate the waste of egg yolks. Recently, my range decided not to cooperate on my daughter's birthday, so I attempted three times in one day to make her 'promised' angel food cake...resulting in 36 egg yolks left over...YIKES! I made a ton of my Homemade Neverfail Egg Noodles, but I could only stand to have so many noodles made ahead, so I was on a mission. This is the recipe I found, then modified, from one of my Open Line Cookbooks (a radio station recipe program I loved listening to with Mom as a young girl). The recipe does not require chilling prior to rolling and baking, but I prefer to anyway, and in between cookie sheets. I like to double this recipe, as well as most cookie recipes to be quite honest. I think this would also work well pressed out as a cookie dough for a dessert pizza, although I haven't tried that yet. I have also used frozen egg yolks with great success, so there is no need to take on both an angel food cake project or meringue project and cookies in the same day. These also freeze well after baking; I haven't tried freezing them before baking yet. I hope you find this recipe as useful as I do!

SERVES 60 (change servings and units)

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Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
  2. 2
    Separately, beat egg yolks and add extracts.
  3. 3
    Add beaten egg yolk mixture to creamed butter and sugar.
  4. 4
    Blend well.
  5. 5
    In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking soda and cream of tartar).
  6. 6
    Add dry ingredients to creamed butter, sugar and egg mixture, mixing until well blended.
  7. 7
    Form into balls about the size of a walnut.
  8. 8
    Roll balls in sugar, place on greased cookie sheet or parchment lined cookie sheet, and slightly flatten.
  9. 9
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on desired softness/crispness.

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From: ktdlr

On Sep 29, 2008

I too had extra egg yolks from another recipe and my husband nagged at me not to waste them, so between my daughter and I we looked for a recipe to use these yolks, so I searched again today and found this one, I just made the cookies and since I didnt have the extract that it called for I added 2 tsp cherry, 1 tsp almond and 1 tsp vanilla extract and they were a hug hit, will make this recipe again. thanks ktdlr

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    • From: Springdalekittymama

    On Jul 25, 2008

    So easy! During pregnancy I loved to eat fried eggs but couldnt stand the yolk...I hate to waste so imagine my delight at finding this recipe! To add a bit of color I made a simple tinted powdered sugar glaze and painted a light streak across the top of each...my husband ate himself crazy on these and I had all egg white omelette's my heart desired!

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    From: Honeyed

    On Jun 15, 2005

    Wow! The extracts really make these great cookies. I had yolks leftover from another recipe, so I searched "egg yolk" and these came up. I didn't get 60 cookies out of it, more like 30, but I think I made them a little large. they really do smell and taste like fruit loops, (or trix, fruity pebbles, or any of those cereals). Thanks!!

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    From: *Z*

    On Mar 14, 2005

    Great cookies!!! I doubled the recipe. I also used all butter and only egg yolks. I did mine on an ungreased cookies sheet and they didn't spread too much. My SIL says they taste like Froot Loops!!! They went over very well with my crew! This is now a make again recipe!!!

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