Holiday cookies with colorful sprinkles.

Traditional recipe and also with the Bimby, and a low GI diet version.
I found a way to keep my little ones entertained.

They enjoy getting their hands in the dough and at the same time each of them personalizes them as they like.

This is a way that, besides keeping them occupied, pleasantly distracts them. You can make the decorations and shapes as you like, even with a cookie cutter, and you can decorate them not just with colorful sprinkles, but also with previously frozen chocolate chips or almond flakes.
We will prepare the cookies both traditionally and with the Bimby, and you will also find instructions for the low GI diet shortcrust pastry.

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Cost: Very cheap
Rest time: 1 Hour
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 20
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

151.50 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 151.50 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 20.24 (g) of which sugars 9.75 (g)
Proteins 2.54 (g)
Fat 7.11 (g) of which saturated 4.40 (g)of which unsaturated 2.63 (g)
Fibers 0.33 (g)
Sodium 6.50 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 30 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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2/3 cup sugar (or 2/3 cup erythritol or 25 g of stevia)
1 lemon (zest only, avoid the white part)
1 packet vanilla
1 egg
1 egg yolk
10 tbsp butter (or 2/3 cup Greek yogurt)
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or low GI)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar sprinkles (colored)
1 packet baking powder

Tools

What we need to make

Cookie cutter as you like
Plastic wrap
Rolling pin
Brush
2 Baking sheets (large rectangular)
Knife
Bowl
Parchment paper

Preparation: Holiday Cookies with Colorful Sprinkles

Traditional shortcrust pastry procedure.

Grate the zest of one lemon, and set it aside.
Then, on a work surface, make a well with the flour and create a hole in the center.
Add the zest, with the butter, salt, egg, and yolk, and knead rather quickly.
Compact it with your hands and wrap it in plastic wrap, flattening it slightly.
Let it rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
After the time has elapsed, flour a work surface, divide the dough into several pieces, and roll out each one with a rolling pin to a thickness of 1/16 inch.
Have fun with your little ones cutting out the cookies with pre-floured cutters, or with cookie cutters. Alternatively, you can also use an inverted glass.
Place parchment paper on each baking sheet, and arrange the cookies side by side.
Brush them with milk then sprinkle them with colored sprinkles or other types of sprinkles to your liking.
Bake in a static oven at 356°F for 10 minutes.
Once cooled, serve them. Here are the holiday cookies with colorful sprinkles, traditional preparation.
Grind the lemon peel and sugar in the bowl, pulverize: 10 sec./speed 10. Gather at the bottom with the spatula.
Add the all-purpose flour, butter, salt, egg, and yolk, knead: 40 sec./speed 5.
Place the dough on the work surface, compact it with your hands and wrap it in plastic wrap, flattening it slightly and let it rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
It’s important not to overwork the shortcrust pastry to avoid it overheating.
Therefore, it’s advisable to work the pastry on a cold surface (preferably marble) and with hands that are not excessively warm
If it overheats and becomes difficult to work with, reform a ball, wrap it with plastic wrap, and put it in the fridge until it firms up.
Divide the dough into several pieces, and roll out each one with a rolling pin to a thickness of 1/16 inch.
Cut the cookies with pre-floured cutters, or with cookie cutters. Alternatively, you can also use an inverted glass.
Place parchment paper, and arrange the cookies side by side.
Brush them with milk then sprinkle them with colored sprinkles or other types of sprinkles to your liking.
Bake in a static oven at 356°F for 10 minutes.
When they cool, serve them. Here are the holiday cookies with colorful sprinkles, Bimby preparation.