Christmas cookie ｜Cookies Box

If there were ever a prime time for cooking baking, it's Christmas. In fact, it’s practically a Holiday in itself. It's so special, many of you even have Christmas cookie baking traditions with your family and friends every year, like cookie swaps or decorating parties. Base for Cookies: 500 grams Butter (room temperature) 1 cup Powdered sugar 2 large egg whites (room temperature) 3 cups Flour 1 tsp Vanilla essence (optional) Linzer cookies: Take ¼th part of above dough and add 1/3 cup of Almonds (powder) and 2 tbsp of flour. Mix with hands and make a soft dough. Roll between butter paper and keep in the fridge for an hour. Take out of the fridge and cut out cookies. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes at 160 C. Cool on a cooling rack before decorating. Gingerbread cookies: Take ¼th part of above dough and add 1 tbsp cinnamon powder, 1 tbsp ginger powder, 1 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 tbsp of flour. Mix with hands and make a soft dough. Roll between butter paper and keep in the fridge for an hour. Take out of the fridge and cut out cookies. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes at 160 C. Cool on a cooling rack before decorating. Chocolate cookies: Take ¼th part of above dough and add 3 tbsp cocoa powder and 2 tbsp of flour. Mix with hands and make a soft dough. Roll between butter paper and keep in the fridge for an hour. Take out of the fridge and cut out cookies. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes at 160 C. Cool on a cooling rack before decorating. Sugar cookies: Take ¼th part of above dough and add few drops of red food coloring and 3 tbsp of flour. Mix with hands and make a soft dough. Roll between butter paper and keep in the fridge for an hour. Take out of the fridge and cut out cookies. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes at 160 C. Cool on a cooling rack before decorating. Re-roll the dough and make more cookies. #christmas #cookies #mamagician