The decorated Christmas cookies: delicious and delightful treats.

Perfect for gifting, hanging on the tree, or eating. They are made with a base of shortcrust pastry and classic Christmas molds: stars, Christmas trees, gingerbread men, etc… etc… Once baked, you can leave them as they are, with a simple sprinkle of powdered sugar or decorate them with Royal Icing, as in this case, embroidered with sprinkles.

Fragrant and crumbly, they melt in your mouth, would you like to make them at home? Here is the recipe, tips, and tricks. The preparation is simple, just need a little time. The dough is that of shortcrust pastry for cookies, you can use the molds you like best. It is important that the pastry is cold and hard so that you can cut the cookies better, and once baked let them cool to decorate them perfectly

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Very cheap
Preparation time: 1 Hour
Portions: 40 cookies
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Christmas

97.61 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 97.61 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 13.70 (g) of which sugars 7.38 (g)
Proteins 1.52 (g)
Fat 4.27 (g) of which saturated 2.60 (g)of which unsaturated 1.62 (g)
Fibers 0.20 (g)
Sodium 4.57 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 24 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

decorated Christmas cookies

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup butter
1 egg (whole)
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup powdered brown sugar
1 1/4 cups vanilla powdered sugar
1 oz egg white
1 tsp lemon (lemon juice)

Tools

Cookie Cutters https://blog.giallozafferano.it/crienry/biscotti-stella-con-ghiaccia-reale/
Piping Bags SOGUDE Disposable Piping Bags, 100 Pieces Disposable Pastry Bags, Cream Preparation Kit with 7 Stainless Steel Nozzles and 5 Sealing Straps
Plain Nozzle Staedter No. 2 Round Tip, Silver, 1.5 mm
Parchment Paper Cuki Parchment Paper Sheets 33 x 38 cm – 25 sheets – 1 pack

Decorated Christmas Cookies Steps

Here you can find the recipe for the shortcrust pastry for cookies. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Then cut the shapes and place the same size silhouettes on the same baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. If desired, you can now make holes at the top of the cookie to hang them on the tree.
Let the cookies dry completely, about an hour, before wrapping or hanging them on the Christmas tree. Put in the fridge for 15 minutes, if you have more than one baking sheet, bake them one at a time for 12 minutes at 350°F, if the cookies are small, 9 minutes will suffice. Finally, let cool for at least 3 hours
Here you can find the recipe for royal icing. Mix well without leaving lumps, it must be dense, if it’s too soft add a pinch of powdered sugar or conversely, 1 drop of lemon. If you need to color it, divide into different bowls for each color, and cover with cling film in contact, so it won’t dry out. Transfer the icing into the piping bag with a fine tip, it would be good to have one piping bag per color, and start decorating.
Let’s decorate the cookies. Work on a stable and spacious surface. If you have multiple colors, always start with white, let it dry completely (about 30 minutes) and then add the other color. In the case of the little stars you see in the picture, before the icing dries completely, add the sprinkles, help yourself with a toothpick. Finally, let dry completely for one night, the decorations should be hard, opaque, and perfectly dry