Homemade Christmas Cookies
with cranberries and pistachios | +/- 20 pieces
Apron on, sleeves rolled up and chef's hat donned. With this Baking Box, even the smallest chef can get to work with recipes that are not only delicious and easy, but above all fun to make! Let your imagination and creativity run wild and get to work with kneading, cutting shapes or icing.
This week, you can bake this American classic with a fun Christmas twist!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate information about ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
1 piece
Egg
(Contains Ei)
400 g
Flour
(Contains Tarwe May be present Gluten)
200 g
Butter
(Contains Melk (inclusief lactose))
40 g
Dried cranberries
(May be present Sesamzaad, Pinda's, Noten)
20 g
Pistachio nuts
(Contains Pistachenoten May be present Sesamzaad, Pinda's, Noten)
100 g
Powdered sugar
(May be present Melk (inclusief lactose), Ei, Soja, Gluten, Noten)
1 sachet(s)
Speculaas spices
Not included in your delivery
200 g
Sugar
2.25 tablespoon
Water
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- In a large bowl, use a whisk or handheld mixer to cream the butter and sugar.
- Beat in the egg, then add the flour and the speculaas spices.
- Knead well to combine, then shape the dough into a ball.
- Cover the bowl in plastic wrap, then chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Dust the countertop with flour and then roll out the dough to around 0.5cm thickness.
- Cut out Christmas tree and candy cane-shaped cookies (see Tip).
- Knead the dough back together, then roll it out again. Repeat until you've used all of the dough.
Tip: use cookie cutters if you have them.
- Transfer the cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet, making sure to leave enough space between them (see Tip). Bake in the oven for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely before you start decorating.
- In the meantime, finely chop the pistachios and the cranberries.
Tip: if they don't all fit on one baking sheet, you can bake the cookies in multiple batches.
- In a bowl, combine the powdered sugar with the water (see pantry for amount). Mix until smooth, then drizzle the icing over the cookies.
- Use the pistachios to decorate the Christmas trees and the cranberries to decorate the candy canes.