Nothing tells me more that Christmas is knocking on my door than the smell of Cinnamon Cookies, baking in the oven. Here is a yummy Christmassy treat to get you into the Yuletide Spirit.
Cinnamon Cookies
Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
Course: Baking, Biscuits/Slices, Christmas, Christmas Recipes, Recipes, Xmas Food
Servings
+
–
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
250 gram Butter-softened
0.75 cup Dark brown sugar
1 Egg yolk
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2.25 cups Plain flour
0.25 cup Caster sugar-for sprinkling
0.5 tsp Cinnamon-ground
Directions
- Beat butter and sugar together until pale and creamy.
- Add egg yolk and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Stir flour into mixture until well combined.
- Divide mixture in half, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Roll out one piece at a time to 3 mm thick.
- Cut out shapes using cookie cutters and arrange on baking trays.
- Combine extra sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle lightly over biscuits.
- Bake at 180 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Cool on wire racks.
Notes
- Cinnamon Cookies can be frozen in dough form. Roll into a log and wrap in baking paper. Freeze for up to two months.
- Really good to serve to people who haven’t quite got the Christmas spirit yet.
Clare Whitfield
Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.


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