In December, everyone is baking. Me too. I get inspired by everyone else, and then I spend half a day in the kitchen, having fun!
Last week I posted a picture of some of my baking on Instagram. A lot of people were asking for the recipe, so here it comes!
Christmas Cookies
Ingredients:
- 300 g / 10.5 oz white flour
- 150 g / 5 oz sugar
- vanilla bean grains
- a tiny nip of salt
- 240 g / 8.5 oz diced cold hard butter
- 1 beaten egg
Mix the above ingredients and, with cold hands, knead it quickly into a pliable dough.
Let rest in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a thickness of around 0,5 cm / 1/8 inch. Cut out shapes with your favorite cookie cutters! Place them on a baking sheet, approximately 2 cm / 1 inch apart.
Ingredients for decoration:
- 1 beaten egg
- almond slivers
- coarse sugar crystals
Brush the cookies with the beaten egg, then sprinkle with almond slivers and/or the coarse sugar. You can also choose to not do any of this, then decorate the cookies with sugar paste after baking.
Bake for approximately 20 mins at 175 degrees Celcius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove them from the baking sheet to cool.
The cookies keep well for a couple of weeks in an air tight container.
