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Last minute recipe: These Christmas cookies are ready in 30 minutes
Quick, easy, delicious: This last-minute recipe makes Christmas cookies at the speed of light.
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Shortly before the holidays, Christmas baking can be a little quicker. These Christmas cookies are ready in 30 minutes and impress in terms of taste and appearance. The recipe.
Christmas is around the corner. Anyone who can now quickly unpack their baking apron and do their part If you want to contribute to Christmas baking, this recipe for quick butter cookies in under 30 minutes is the best choice. Everyone has the basic ingredients at home, and the preparation is uncomplicated and, above all, quick. The best thing: the cookies taste wonderfully full-bodied and fluffy (despite the time savings).
If you want to give the cookies a little more visual shine, decorate them with icing at the end. If you are impatient, simply skip this step, as the casting needs an hour to harden completely.
Recipe for quick Christmas cookies in under 30 minutes
Ingredients for 30 to 40 pieces
For the cookies
- 250 grams wheat flour, type 405 + a little more flour for rolling out
- 1 egg, size L
- 90g sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pack of vanilla sugar
- 200 g soft butter
For the icing
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 90 grams of powdered sugar
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preparation
Sift flour into a shallow bowl. To press a hollow in the middle. Beat the egg into the well, add sugar, salt, baking powder and vanilla sugar. Add butter at the end. Knead all ingredients into a smooth dough. Let it rest briefly.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees fan. Mix the icing with lemon juice and powdered sugar. Add water drop by drop until you get a spreadable consistency.
Roll out the dough thinly on a well-floured work surface. Cut out cookies with shapes. Spread on baking sheets lined with baking paper. Bake on several trays one after the other in the oven for about 10 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool slightly. Brush with the powdered sugar. Let dry for about an hour.
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