Are you looking for a simple and tried-and-true Christmas cookie recipe? You’ve found the recipe you were looking for! By following the steps, you’ll have decorated Christmas cookies to give as gifts or enjoy.
To have beautiful decorated Christmas cookies, I advise you to follow this recipe
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
- Energy 490.13 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 57.43 (g) of which sugars 13.50 (g)
- Proteins 11.77 (g)
- Fat 24.81 (g) of which saturated 13.94 (g)of which unsaturated 10.48 (g)
- Fibers 1.38 (g)
- Sodium 16.34 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 125 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 for 4 people
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 5 tbsp butter
- 0.4 cups powdered sugar
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Scale
- 1 Cookie Cutters
Procedure
Here are the steps to follow to get delicious decorated Christmas cookies, perfect for giving as gifts or serving during family celebrations.
First, separate the egg yolks from the whites. With the leftover whites, I suggest making some delicious homemade meringues.
Now put the flour, powdered sugar, and softened butter (at room temperature for 20-30 minutes) in a bowl.
Mix the ingredients with your fingers until you get a crumbly dough. At this point, add the egg yolks and complete the dough quickly.
Form a dough patty and wrap it in plastic wrap. Let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough thinly, about 1/10 inch thick. Use cookie cutters to shape typical Christmas cookie figures.
With the leftover dough, re-knead and cut out more shapes until the dough is used up.
It’s time to bake the Christmas cookies in a static oven at 356°F for 10-12 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool on a wire rack. The cookies can be stored for 1 month in an airtight tin box.
Finally, if you want to make decorated Christmas cookies to give as gifts, prepare the royal icing with the leftover egg whites. Alternatively, you can find colored tubes in stores to make your cookies unique.
The tubes have a fine tip and are perfect for starting to make the first decorations. To avoid mistakes, follow the outer edges first and then fill the interior with balls or dots.
Once you are familiar with the tubes (or the pastry bag), you can try making freehand decorations.
Your Christmas cookies are ready!
