Befanini are Italian shortbread cookies. With the Thermomix, you will prepare the dough by mixing ingredients such as flour, sugar, butter, and eggs, then letting the dough rest and rolling it out before cutting and baking the cookies.

You will mainly use the "Mix" function to prepare the dough and possibly the "Knead" function to thoroughly combine the ingredients.

The preparation time will depend on the mixing, dough resting, and baking steps, but generally, it can take about 1 to 2 hours.

Dough resting allows the ingredients to integrate and the flavors to develop. It also makes it easier to roll out and handle the dough.

You can use unsalted butter for this recipe. If you only have salted butter, adjust the amount of salt in the recipe accordingly.

After rolling out the dough, use cookie cutters to cut out shapes for the cookies. Befanini can have different shapes, such as hearts, stars, circles, etc.

You can add flavors such as vanilla, lemon zest, or orange zest to the dough to enhance the flavor of the cookies.

Befanini are baked in a preheated oven at a specific temperature for about 10 to 15 minutes, until they are golden around the edges.

Yes, you can glaze the befanini with a powdered sugar and water glaze or decorate them with chocolate chips after baking.

Store the befanini in an airtight container at room temperature. They will stay fresh for a few days.