Christmas Cookies

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• 60 g butter
• 80 g all-purpose flour
• 60 g sugar
• ⅜ egg
• 40 g almonds

• standing mixer or hand mixer with dough hooks
• cutting board
• knife

Cut butter into small cubes. Add flour, sugar, butter, egg, and ground almonds to a standing mixer. Knead until a smooth dough forms.

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• plastic wrap

Wrap dough in plastic wrap, transfer to refrigerator, and let rest for approx. 1 h.

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• ¾ tbsp jam
• flour for work surface

• pastry brush
• baking sheet
• oven
• large round cookie cutter
• Christmas-themed cookie cutters
• parchment paper
• small round cookie cutter
• rolling pin

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Flour work surface and roll out dough thinly. For the first variation, use the large cookie cutter to cut out round shapes. Use the small cookie cutter to cut out a hole in the center of half of the large cookie rounds. Brush round shapes with jam and place doughnut shapes on top. Cut out Christmas-themed cookies from the remaining dough. Transfer all cookies to preheated oven and bake for approx. 10 – 15 min., in batches if necessary.

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• 24 g confectioner’s sugar
• ¾ tbsp lemon juice

• small bowl

Meanwhile, combine confectioner’s sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl.

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• 60 g chocolate

• small saucepan

Add chocolate to a small saucepan and melt over low heat.

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• confectioner’s sugar for serving

• pastry brush

Remove cookies from oven. Set aside for approx. 5 min. until they are cool to the touch. Brush the Christmas-themed cookies either with chocolate or lemon glaze. Sprinkle some confectioner’s sugar over jam cookies before serving. Enjoy!

Enjoy your meal!