What could be better than baking Christmas cookies to get into the Christmas spirit? Our selection of easy Christmas cookie recipes are perfect for baking in the run-up to Christmas and are a great activity to do with children, friends or yourself while listening to festive music.
Baking Christmas cookies: simple and delicious recipes
Put the kids to work in the kitchen over the holidays and bake these easy Christmas cookies. Cut various festive shapes out of the spiced dough and enjoy them with morning tea or as an after-dinner dessert - they're equally filling and sweet.
Festive Christmas cookies with window glass effect
Bake these pretty window glass cookies with the kids. They make a great gift for friends and family.
Preparation:1 hour 35 minutes
Baking time:5-6 minutes
Servings:30 pieces
Ingredients:
- 175g brown sugar
- 160 ml sugar cane syrup
- 100 g Butter
- 2-3 tsp ground ginger
- 350g flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 TL Natron
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- hard candies with fruit flavor (without filling)
- White glaze, for decorating
Preparation:
- You will need star or snowflake cutters.
- Heat the cane syrup and butter in a pan until melted. Mix the ginger and flour in a large bowl and make a well in the center. Add the baking soda to the melted mixture, stir to combine - it will bubble a little - and then add it to the flour mixture along with the egg. To combine everything, stir well. The mixture is still soft but will firm up as it cools.
- Place the dough in a box or freezer bag and refrigerate for at least an hour until it is firm enough to roll out. The dough can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week or frozen for three months.
- Preheat the oven to 190 °C fan oven. Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and cut it in half. Knead the first piece briefly, then roll it out to a thickness of 2 mm. Using the snowflake or star cutters, cut out shapes about 10cm in diameter and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Leave some space for them to rise. Using a different cutter, cut a window about 2 inches in diameter out of each piece and place a piece of candy in the center.
- If the candies are large, crush them first - you need to estimate the size of the hole.
- Bakethe Christmas cookiesCook in batches for 5-6 minutes, until slightly darkened and the candies are melted. Allow them to cool and harden completely. If you want, you can decorate the cookies with white icing.
Bake Christmas cookies with cranberries and oranges
Cranberries undOranges area match made in heaven and so these Christmas cookies are the perfect way to celebrate the season.
Preparation:1 hour 45 minutes
Baking time:20 minutes
Servings:18 pcs
Ingredients:
- 200g butter, softened
- 40 g powdered sugar, sifted
- 50 g Travel flour
- 250g plain flour
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 40 g dried cranberries, finely chopped
- Finely grated peel of 2 oranges
- 1 tbsp orange juice
Preparation:
- Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl using an electric mixer. Place the dough on a work surface and roll it out into a log about 24 cm long and 6 cm thick with flat ends. Wrap the roll in a spiral shape (to make it more compact) and refrigerate until the dough is firm, at least 1 1/2 hours (up to 24 hours).
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
- Unroll the dough (so you get a straight roll again) and cut it into 5-7mm thick slices. Place the slices on the lined baking sheets, spacing them slightly apart, and bake for 25 minutes, until lightly golden.
- Let the Christmas cookies cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
Grandma's soft sugar cookies
These Christmas cookies are soft and delicious, without even a hint of crunch. The cookies themselves aren't overly sweet, but they're practically begging to be dusted.
Preparation:15 minutes (+ overnight in the fridge)
Baking time:8 minutes
Servings:36 pieces
Ingredients for the sugar cookies:
- 350 g Flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 200g sugar
- 120g melted butter
- 1 No
- 1 TL for Van
- 120g buttermilk
Ingredients for the icing:
- 90g powdered sugar
- 1/4 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 3-5 tsp milk
Preparation of Christmas cookies:
- Mix the flour and baking powder in a large bowl and set aside.
- Then beat the egg with a fork in a large bowl and then stir in the sugar, butter and vanilla.
- Alternate adding the flour and buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour, until well combined.
- Place the dough in the refrigerator overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 200°C and line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick, dip the cutters in flour and cut out shapes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are risen and the bottoms are browned.
- Allow them to cool completely immediately on a wire rack before glazing.
Glaze preparation:
- In a bowl, combine sugar and vanilla and add 1 teaspoon milk until desired consistency is reached. If theGlaze too thinyou can add more sugar to thicken it. It will also thicken as it cools. Decorate the cookies and create wonderful Christmas masterpieces.
