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If you need a lot of Christmas cookies in a short period of time, you should consider making a batch of these Gingerbread Shortbread Cookies ;) Great „Christmassy“ flavors and super easy to make. I know that the weeks before Christmas are stressful for many people, so why making it harder with baking complicated Christmas cookies, right?! ;)

Lebkuchen Shortbread | Bake to the roots

When it comes to baking Christmas Cookies I really like those highly decorated cookies with royal icing. They look really cute but making them… a pain in the a** ;) That’s why I prefer making simple and easy cookies. Shortbread is perfect for that and with the gingerbread spice a really nice variation to classic shortbread cookies. Why spending more time than necessary in the kitchen when you can do other things like… drinking Glühwein on a nice Christmas market ;))

You could buy Christmas cookies at the supermarket – nowadays you can get basically every traditional cookie your grandma made in a grocery store – ready to eat right from the package. But those are not as good as the ones your grandma made, right?! So making at least some Christmas cookies at home is a must-do… if you want to make only one type of cookies, you should try these simple ones here ;)

Since I am trying to reduce sugar in my diet I have to be careful what kind of stuff I buy in a grocery store. Unfortunately, cookies are one of those things I can’t buy anymore. They are almost all made with too much sugar for me – so not an option at all. When I make cookies at home I always have the option to reduce the sugar in a recipe or replace it with xylitol, for example.

The recipe here asks for regular sugar, but I used a replacement… don’t tell anybody :P So if you want to do that, it is absolutely fine. The cookies are easy to prepare – just cut out large rounds with a cookie cutter and then cut those rounds into slices like a pizza. Very easy way to get tons of cookies at once. During Christmas season they also work really well as a base for no-bake cheesecakes instead of graham crackers or whatever you normally use ;)

INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

(about 120 pieces)

4 1/2 cups (590g) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. gingerbread spice
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups (350g) butter, at room temperature
1 medium egg

2 tbsp. brown sugar for sprinkling

(ca. 120 Stück)

590g Mehl (Type 405)
100g Zucker
100g brauner Zucker
1 TL Salz
2 TL Lebkuchengewürz
1/2 TL Zimt
350g weiche Butter
1 Ei, (M)

2 EL brauner Zucker zum Bestreuen

DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

1. Add the flour, both sugars, salt, gingerbread spice, and cinnamon to a large bowl and mix. Add the butter in small pieces and mix with your kitchen machine until fine streusel form. Add the egg and knead until you get a nice smooth dough. Divide the dough into 2-3 portions and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for about 1 hour.

2. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Roll out the first portion of dough on a floured surface to a thickness of about 0.4 inches (1cm). Cut out large rounds with a diameter of about 4 inches (10cm) and place with some space in between on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with some sugar and bake for 14-15 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then cut into 6 slices with a sharp knife like a pizza. Let cool down completely on a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining dough.

1. Das Mehl mit den beide Zuckersorten, Salz, Lebkuchengewürz und Zimt in einer großen Schüssel vermischen. Die Butter in kleinen Stücke dazugeben und dann mit den Knethaken der Küchenmaschine verrühren. Sobald sich größere Brösel bilden, das Ei dazugeben und dann zu einem glatten Teig verarbeiten. Den Teig in 2-3 Portionen teilen, in Klarsichtfolie wickeln und dann für etwa 1 Stunde in den Kühlschrank legen.

2. Den Ofen auf 200°C (390°F) vorheizen. Ein Blech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Die erste Teigportion auf einer bemehlten Fläche etwa 1cm (0.4 inches) dick ausrollen. mit einem großen runden Plätzchenausstecher (ca. 10cm/4 inches) Kreise ausstechen und mit etwas Abstand auf das Blech setzen. Mit etwas Zucker bestreuen und dann für 14-15 Minuten backen. Aus dem Ofen holen und etwa 5 Minuten auf dem Blech abkühlen lassen, dann mit einem scharfen Messer wie eine Pizza in 6 Stücke schneiden und auf einem Kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen.

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