Advent is the time for baking cookies! And yes, we love the classic recipes, but we still like to experiment and would like to try out a few new variations for Christmas cookies this year. Are you also keen to experiment? Good! Then read on to find the recipe for dream pieces – the trend cookies of the year. Promise, they are really easy to make and taste simply wonderful.
Dream pieces – what they are and why we love them so much
Whether classic vanilla crescents, delicious Hussar donuts orlight nut macarons– the variety of Christmas cookies for Advent is really big. But sometimes it's worth taking a step away from the classics and trying something new. Have you ever tried dream pieces? These delicate cookies melt in your mouth and are the perfect Christmas cookies for anyone who needs a sure-fire recipe.
The appetizers taste so heavenly
But how exactly do the dream pieces taste? These delicious cookies are incredibly tender and have a wonderful vanilla flavor. Otherwise, they are similar to classic butter cookies, but are baked in bite-sized bites or pieces and finally rolled in powdered sugar. So her name is well deserved.
Simple and quick – that applies to the dream pieces recipe
And the best thing about the dream pieces recipe is that they come together quickly and only consist of 6 ingredients that everyone has in their cupboard. In less than 2 hours you will be enjoying the delicious cookies and this includes the time for the dough to cool. Enough talking, let's get to the recipe!
With just 6 simple ingredients you can make this wonderful shortbread yourself this Christmas. Enjoy it!
Ingredients for approx. 70-80 pieces:
- 400 g Flour
- 200 g butter, diced
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 vanilla pod or 2 packs of vanilla sugar
- 100 g powdered sugar for rolling
Preparation:
- Sift flour into a bowl, then add butter, sugar, vanilla and egg yolks. Mix all ingredients into a smooth dough with your hands or with the kneading attachment of the hand mixer.
- Halve the dough, form into balls and wrap in cling film. Place the balls in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat or 160 °C fan oven and line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and divide it into fist-sized portions. Roll each ball into a roll about 2-3 cm thick and cut the roll into 2 cm thick pieces.
- Arrange the cookies on the trays, leaving enough space between them.
- Bake the dream pieces in batches for 13 to 15 minutes until they are lightly golden. Let cool on a baking rack.
- Put the powdered sugar in a bowl and roll the slightly warm cookies in it.
You can store the dream pieces from this recipe in a well-sealed cookie jarStore cookies for up to 2 weeks. But they will most likely disappear by the next day.
