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?! ;)
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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 ;)
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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
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
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
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DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
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.
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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Gingerbread Shortbread Cookies
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Total Time: 2h
- Yield: 120
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: German
Description
Simple and easy Christmas cookies: Gingerbread Shortbread Cookies. Let’s start mass production now! ;)
Ingredients
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Enjoy baking!