# Cinnamon Cookies

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/cinnamon-cookies/
- Published: 2012-12-11T05:05:05+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

#### 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.

 

 

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## Cinnamon Cookies

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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 Course: Baking, Biscuits/Slices, Christmas, Christmas Recipes, Recipes, Xmas Food

Servings

 Adjust servings

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4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

  Cook Mode

### Ingredients

 * 250 grams 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

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### 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.

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### 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.

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 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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