Outydse soetkoekies translates to ‘old-fashioned sweet cookies’ and they are traditional spiced cookies from South Africa.
They are generally enjoyed as everyday cookies with a cup of tea, but are also particularly popular during the Christmas season.
In South Africa, Christmas is celebrated outdoors, and traditional braais are held, the South African version of a barbecue, which comes from the Afrikaans words “braai” meaning “to grill” and “vleis” meaning “meat”.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 15 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: African
- Seasonality: All seasons, Christmas
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 7 oz sugar
- to taste nutmeg
- to taste ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp cherry
Tools
- 1 Cookie Cutter
Steps
Mix the flour with baking powder, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, add the butter in pieces and a pinch of salt, and the beaten eggs.
If you want, you can add 1 tablespoon of cherry.
Roll out the dough, cut out cookies in your preferred shape, I chose the classic round shape 1/8 – 1/4 inch thick, and bake in a static oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.
“Natale in Sudafrica” is a 2010 Italian film, the classic Christmas comedy directed by Neri Parenti.
