Learn how to make a practical and delicious recipe for the traditional German buttery Christmas cookie!
Christmas Biscuits
Servings
8
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
12
minutesFraternizing with friends and family at the end of the year will be even more delicious with this Christmas cookie recipe!
Ingredients
500 grams of wheat flour
300 grams of butter
200 grams of sugar
2 packets of vanilla sugar (16 grams each)
4 egg yolks
1 tablespoon of rum
Rind of a lemon
Directions
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks, rum, lemon zest and vanilla sugar.
Knead the ingredients well with your hands until you form a smooth dough and leave it in the fridge for about 30 minutes. - Divide the dough into two halves and roll them out with a rolling pin on a clean, smooth, floured surface.
Cut out Christmas-themed cookie molds, then place the cookies side-by-side on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place the cookies in a preheated oven at 200º₢ and bake them for approximately 10 to 12 minutes, or until they start to brown slightly.
- Carefully remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool to room temperature.
Remove them from the pan with a spatula and the Christmas cookies recipe is ready.
