Shortbread Christmas Cookies / Kruche Ciasteczka Swiateczne
Shortbread cookies are a must at my house for any celebration and especially for Christmas and Easter. They are super crispy, light , delicious and incredibly easy to make.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 285kcal
Ingredients
- 30 dag all purpose flour (sifted)
- 20 dag Margarine or butter Preferably Kasia Margarine)
- 10 dag Powdered sugar
- 1 whole eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg white (to brush the tops)
- 1 package vanilla sugar (optional)
- 1 pinch salt (optional)
Instructions
- Mix the flour with powdered sugar and vanilla sugar. Add margarine, chopped into small pieces.
- Add the one whole egg and the egg yolk in. Reserve the egg white to spread on top of cookies before baking.
- Knead everything quickly to get a uniform consistency.
- Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes spread the dough on a floured board and roll it out to a thickness of about 3-4 mm.
- Cut out the Christmas cookies from the dough with a cookie cutter and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. With a brush gently spread the egg white over the tops of cookies.
- Bake for about 10 minutes at 320 degrees Fahrenheit. After cooling decorate as desired. I drizzled melted chocolate on half of batch, and sifted powdered sugar on the other half of batch. Enjoy!
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: Servings | |
| Servings: 6 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 285 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 16.8g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat 10.2g | 51% |
| Cholesterol 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium 47mg | 2% |
| Total Carbohydrate 31.1g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.5g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 20.2g | |
| Protein 3.6g | |
| Vitamin D 6mcg | 28% |
| Calcium 13mg | 1% |
| Iron 1mg | 4% |
| Potassium 27mg | 1% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie per day is used for general nutrition advice. |
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