When it comes to Xmas, there is one tradition I cannot imagine Xmas without. Baking Xmas cookies. Even when I used to live in Sydney, and it was summer and very hot, I used to bake my favourite Xmas cookies called "vanilla crescents". They are quite easy to make and people just love eating them! Why don't you try my recipe and let me know what you think?You will need:
240g plain flour
200g unsalted butter
120g icing sugar
110g ground almonds
1 vanilla sugar sachet
Mix all the flour, butter (cut into small pieces for easier mixing), 70g of icing sugar (only!) and ground almonds, and leave the dough in the fridge for 1.5hours. Preheat the oven ( 150 Degrees Celsius) and use your hands to make crescent shapes out of the dough. Bake them slowly for about 10- 15 minutes and then put the hot crescents into a mixture of the rest of the icing sugar & vanilla sugar and leave them to cool down on a separate plate or tray.
My special tip!
They should be stored in a box in a cool place for about a week and then they are even tastier!
My special tip!
They should be stored in a box in a cool place for about a week and then they are even tastier!
ooh they look yummy. Already started my Christmas baking mission. Making things in advance is the way forward
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! I hate doing things at the last minute ;)))
ReplyDeleteMirka, they are the same! They must have travelled because they're so nice (wherever they originated) so who knows, maybe we've created a new British tradition here ;) Who can resist those lovely cookies? I certainly can't.
ReplyDeleteoo they look good, thanks for sharing the recipe :)
ReplyDeleteI know. All my British friends have asked for the recipe, so maybe one day the cookies will be part of British tradition too ;)))
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