Hello, everyone! Finally, I got around to making cookies. And since we’re talking about holidays, the cookies should look accordingly! I really liked this recipe, and the result was especially enjoyed by my kids! The cookies turned out light and very delicious. Placing these cookies in a beautiful box, such a colorful and tasty set can be an ideal gift for colleagues or friends at work!
You will need:
Dough:
- 250g Butter
- 190g Powdered sugar
- 3 Eggs (approximately 55g each at room temperature)
- 50g Egg whites (approximately 2 at room temperature)
- 380g Flour
- 25g Starch
- 25g Cocoa
- A pinch of Salt
- Lemon/orange zest or vanilla
Decoration:
- Cherries (candied)
- Powdered sugar
- Nutella
- Dark chocolate
- White chocolate
- Coconut flakes
- Nuts
To start, take the butter out of the refrigerator, cut it into pieces, and leave it at room temperature. Once the butter becomes soft, beat it with sugar, salt, and vanilla for 5 minutes. The mixture should have a light and creamy consistency.
Gradually add eggs, continuing to beat until the mixture becomes homogeneous.
Then sift the flour and add it to the dough, continuing to beat. Once the dough is uniform, divide it into two equal parts (approximately 420 g each).
Add starch to the first part and mix well (using a mixer), add cocoa to the second part and also mix well (using a mixer).
Put the dough in a pastry bag and start shaping the cookies, keeping a distance between pieces as they will slightly increase in volume.
You can immediately decorate the cookies with cherries or nuts. Then put the cookies in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes and then bake for 15 minutes or a little longer at a temperature of 180°C.
Let the cookies cool. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and decorate the already cooled cookies according to your taste.
