Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
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standing mixer or hand mixer with dough hooks, cutting board, knife, plastic wrap, pastry brush, baking sheet, oven, large round cookie cutter, Christmas-themed cookie cutters, parchment paper, small round cookie cutter, rolling pin, small bowl, small saucepan
Nutrition per serving
Step 1/ 6
- 60 g butter
- 80 g all-purpose flour
- 60 g sugar
- ⅜ egg
- 40 g almonds
- standing mixer or hand mixer with dough hooks
- cutting board
- knife
Cut butter into small cubes. Add flour, sugar, butter, egg, and ground almonds to a standing mixer. Knead until a smooth dough forms.
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- plastic wrap
Wrap dough in plastic wrap, transfer to refrigerator, and let rest for approx. 1 h.
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- ¾ tbsp jam
- flour for work surface
- pastry brush
- baking sheet
- oven
- large round cookie cutter
- Christmas-themed cookie cutters
- parchment paper
- small round cookie cutter
- rolling pin
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Flour work surface and roll out dough thinly. For the first variation, use the large cookie cutter to cut out round shapes. Use the small cookie cutter to cut out a hole in the center of half of the large cookie rounds. Brush round shapes with jam and place doughnut shapes on top. Cut out Christmas-themed cookies from the remaining dough. Transfer all cookies to preheated oven and bake for approx. 10 – 15 min., in batches if necessary.
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- 24 g confectioner’s sugar
- ¾ tbsp lemon juice
- small bowl
Meanwhile, combine confectioner’s sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl.
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- 60 g chocolate
- small saucepan
Add chocolate to a small saucepan and melt over low heat.
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- confectioner’s sugar for serving
- pastry brush
Remove cookies from oven. Set aside for approx. 5 min. until they are cool to the touch. Brush the Christmas-themed cookies either with chocolate or lemon glaze. Sprinkle some confectioner’s sugar over jam cookies before serving. Enjoy!
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