One dough, 3 kinds of cookies. Here is my recipe for an easy Christmas cookie dough that becomes three different cookies. The dough is crisp and buttery, and you simply divide it in three and give each portion its own filling:
- Chocolate and orange
- Pistachio and lemon
- Cranberry and liquorice
Good to know
- The dough is made with just flour, icing sugar, butter and egg.
- The cookie logs keep for 2-3 weeks in the fridge.
- The dough can be frozen for about 2 months.
One dough, 3 kinds of cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
Cookie dough
Mix flour and icing sugar in a bowl and rub in the butter. Bring the dough together with the egg until smooth and combined (it is similar to a shortcrust pastry).
Divide the dough into 3 equal portions and add a different filling to each.
Roll each portion into a log and wrap in cling film. Chill the logs for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan).
Cut the logs into slices of about 0.5 cm and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for about 8 minutes or until golden around the edges. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack, then keep them in a cookie tin. Enjoy!
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A good basic cookie dough
The dough is very similar to a shortcrust pastry and is made with just flour, icing sugar, butter and egg. It is perfect as a basic dough, because you can give it whatever filling you like.
The dough is rolled into thick logs that are kept in the fridge, so you can just slice off what you need whenever you want freshly baked cookies.
Can cookie dough be frozen?
Yes, the cookie logs freeze well for about 2 months. In the fridge they keep for 2-3 weeks. So you can make the dough well in advance and bake whenever the Christmas mood strikes.
More Christmas cookies
Also try my ginger snaps with lemon, Danish pebernødder or Danish vanilla cookies. Enjoy!
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