Swedish Overnights

Recipe from Macrina Bakery

Ingredients

8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 egg, separated
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Sugar crystals in your favorite colors

Click here for full recipe and instructions

Tips on making these cookies:

Lay roll out against a measuring device to cut even 1/2 inch slices. Score the roll with a knife, then cut full slices.

Cut a stencil out of parchment paper if you don’t have a stencil to work with. 

Instructional video from Macrina Bakery (start at 6:13 for Swedish Overnights)