The holiday season is coming when we can share exquisite dishes and desserts with our family, in this article, we will present you a rich recipe for Christmas cookies, do not miss it.
Christmas cookies, a dessert that should not be missing in these holidays.
Christmas cookies
Christmas cookies represent an exquisite Christmas gift at this and any other time, and best of all, you can make them in your kitchen and surprise the little ones in the house or your loved ones.
Recipes
We will present some recipes for Christmas cookies from different points of view, but which are still tasty, nutritious and children's favorites.
Christmas cookie recipes
The following recipe Christmas cookies Throw in 36 servings of this holiday dessert, enough to delight everyone in the household and even the neighbors, too.
Ingredients for the cookie
- Egg
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- Three cups of flour
- ¼ cup honey
- ¾ Tbsp gourmet-style ground cinnamon
- 250 grams of butter
- ¼ tsp baking soda, gourmet style
- A teaspoon of vanilla
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Ingredients for decoration
- Two packets of vanilla icing
- gourmet food colorings
- Beads of different colors
- jar for decoration
Preparation mode
In a large cup, spread the flour mixture with the gourmet-style ground cinnamon and the teaspoon of baking soda, set aside to reserve and increase a little volume.
As a second step, the butter must be beaten with the sugar until a very creamy mixture is made; after the mixture is compacted and smooth without lumps, add the honey, the egg and the vanilla; it must be beaten at the same time all together until the mixture is integrated.
Next, add the flour mixture to this second composition and start beating slowly, without much force with a spoon, until it becomes like a dough. The dough should be placed in a plastic bag and refrigerated for 60 to 90 minutes.
Turn on the oven so that it heats up to a temperature of 180°C; take the dough out of the refrigerator and take it to the counter already with flour, it is usually until it is 0,5 cm thick and cut the cookies using Christmas cookie cutters.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with margarine paper and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Let them rest before removing them from the mold.
Decorated
To decorate and caress the cookies, put the ingredients of both packages of vanilla icing, add seven teaspoons of water and combine very well, it is recommended to follow the instructions that the product brings on the back.
In the case of wanting to color the glaze, it can be done directly. After the cookies are at natural temperature, they must be caressed and decorated with the vanilla icing and the respective beads that are multicolored, also in a gourmet style.
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Ginger cookies
In this case, ginger, which is a spice, gives the cookies an exclusive flavor and at the same time adds additional nutritional value thanks to the properties of this root; This recipe makes a lot of cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 500 g flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 225 g butter at room temperature
- 200 g brown sugar
- 170 g of honey or molasses
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or ground nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
Preparation
In a bold container, you must mix the ingredients that are dry; in another container, you must beat the butter and sugar, beat at the same rate until the mixture becomes creamy.
Gradually add the honey and the egg, beat the mixture to dissolve the ingredients; Next, add the dry ingredients. This compound mixture should be kneaded until the mixture is compacted and sticky.
Let stand in an airtight container, out of the refrigerator, for 120 minutes. As time goes by, the dough is spread with a roller or bottle between two sheets of baking paper; After being extended, they are taken to the freezer for 10 minutes, so that they can then cut the delicious gingerbread Christmas cookies.
It should be put in the oven at a temperature of 180°C, already preheated, the cooking time of the cookies will depend on the size of the cookie.
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butter christmas cookies
This alternative to butter cookies, which can be embalmed with orange or lemon zest, vanilla, or even replace a small part of the starch with cocoa to make them chocolate. With the measurements of the quantity, about 20 cookies will come out.
Ingredients
- 250 gr de harina
- 125 grams of butter at room temperature
- 125 g sugar
- 1 egg
Preparation
Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, add the flour and knead until the dough is smooth; wrap and place in the fridge for thirty minutes. Over time, spread the dough between two transparent sheets, use the rolling pin.
So that these cookies do not become deformed, the dough should be extended to the refrigerator for ten minutes; When the dough is frozen, it is cut. Bake for 12 minutes at 180°C.
