Poilane-style punition sugar-butter cookie recipe

* My favorite baker to read about: "Lionel Poilane":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Poilane
* The bakery: "Poilane":http://www.poilane.com now managed by Lionel's daughter Apollonia.
* The  wheel-shaped Poilane loaf of wheaty bread tastes excellent. My wife brought back bread, cookies, and a large version of the bakery's proofing basket from Paris, which was a return-flight stopover from her business trip in Istanbul. 
* Other related links:
** "punition sandwiches":http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2006/08/punishment-sandwiches/ - --(where I found the recipe)--
** "CBS Sunday Morning, Lionel Poilane + Punishment Cookies":http://doriegreenspan.com/2010/03/cbs-video.html
** July 2013 - NY Times - "Apollonia Poilâne":http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/opinion/sunday/apollonia-poilane.html


h2. Video

YouTube video of Lionel, which shows him making the sugar or butter cookies. Punition means "punishment."

"PARIS Lionel Poilane THE BAKER":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYOOyNZ5axs

<object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/WYOOyNZ5axs?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/WYOOyNZ5axs?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>


h2. Intro

I've been making these cookies for a few years. It's a small, thin, crunchy cookie.  I leave them plain, no toppings.  It's another example of how simple ingredients combined well can produce a delicious treat.  

A couple keys: use the metal cookie sheets and not the baking stone, so that the cookies crisp well. And the browner the cookie, the better it tastes. At least allow the sides and some of the top of the cookie to obtain a light brown color.


h2. Recipe

+Punition-style sugar or butter cookies+

* Unsalted butter - 140 grams
* Sugar - 125 grams
* 1 large egg 
* All-purpose flour - 280 grams

# Let butter warm for a bit at room temp






 #food - #recipe - #dessert