The Christmas cinnamon cookies, small and delicious star-shaped shortbread, very aromatic and quick. A sweet break, perfect to accompany a tea, maybe a raspberry tea. Very easy to prepare, and all you need is a star-shaped cookie cutter. Like the butter and chocolate cookies or decorated Christmas cookies, this recipe is also perfect to serve during the holidays and to prepare with children.
If you want, you can accompany these delicious cinnamon cookies with jam and spread it before enjoying them. Now let’s prepare the cookies… come with me.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: +
- Cooking methods: Oven, Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups type 1 flour
- 5 1/2 tbsps butter
- 4 tbsps sugar
- 2 eggs
- Half packet baking powder for desserts
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- vanilla powdered sugar (for decoration)
What you need
- 1 Oven
- 1 Baking tray
- 1 Cookie cutter star-shaped
- 1 Cling film
- 1 Parchment paper
- 1 Rolling pin
Preparation
Sift the flour into a bowl, add the other dry ingredients: sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and mix. Cut the butter into pieces and incorporate it into the flour by pinching the mixture until you get crumbs. Finally, add one egg at a time, quickly kneading the dough, also transferring it to a surface. Wrap the dough in cling film and place it to cool in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 356°F. Roll out the dough with a lightly floured rolling pin on a sheet of parchment paper to a thickness of 1/5 inch. This way, you won’t need to add more flour. Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough into star shapes. Transfer the cookies to two baking trays lined with parchment paper and bake for about twenty minutes. Check the cooking in the last 5 minutes, possibly moving the baking tray around. Remove from the oven and transfer the cookies onto a rack so they can cool. Alternatively, you can flip them onto the tray itself to avoid steam forming under the cookie.
Place the Christmas cinnamon cookies on a serving plate, sprinkle them with powdered sugar, and enjoy your sweet break!
Additional Tips
You can store the cookies for 5-6 days in a cookie tin or a decorated paper bag.
Cinnamon Cookies in Air Fryer
You can cook half of the cinnamon cookies in an air fryer for 12 minutes at 356°F, preheating for one minute.
