Eggless Christmas Cookies

Eggless Christmas Cookies Recipe with step by step photo - Christmas is around the corner. So, what can be better sweet treat than colorful cookies for guest and for gift? I made these cookies for Christmas 🎄on demand of my son..😊😊.. These Cookies are sweet, colorful and buttery with wonderfully crisp edges. These cookies are absolutely delicious and perfect for Christmas treat. My son like these cookies with hot chocolate. Serve these cookies plain or with milk or hot chocolate or tea or coffee. They also go well for kids snacks box because these are colorful, kids like it.

Eggless Christmas Cookies Recipe with step by step photo - Christmas is around the corner. So, what can be better sweet treat than colorful cookies for guest and for gift? I made these cookies for Christmas 🎄on demand of my son.😊😊 These Cookies are sweet, colorful and buttery with wonderfully crisp edges. These cookies are absolutely delicious and perfect for Christmas treat. My son like these cookies with hot chocolate. Serve these cookies plain or with milk or hot chocolate or tea or coffee. They also go well for kids snacks box because these are colorful, kids like it.

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Preparation Time: 40 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 40 - 50 Cookies
Author: Jyoti Singh

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 2 cups
Unsalted Butter (on room temp.) - 1 stick or 100 grams
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Sugar powder - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder - a pinch (optional)
Milk - 2-3 tbsp
Curd/Yogurt - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Vanilla essence - 1 tbsp
Red and green sanding sugar - 2 to 3 tbsp
Nonpareils - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F/180 degree Celsius. Line two ungreased baking pans with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl shift all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. Keep it aside.

3. In a mixing bowl beat the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla essence. Add milk and curd and beat till light and creamy.

4. Slowly add the flour mix in three lots mixing with your fingers. Incorporate the butter into the flour. The mixture begins to look like bread crumbs. Gently bring the dough together. Do not knead the dough.

5. Cover the dough and keep in fridge for about 20 minutes.

6. Roll the dough with your palm into 1 inch balls, press it lightly with fork and dip the top halves of the cookie dough balls in the red and green sanding sugar. In half cookies, first press lightly with a floured fork then top with nonpareils.

7. Place the cookies evenly across the two pans. (Note: Place 1 inch apart)

8. Bake cookies in preheated oven until the cookies are just barely browning on the edges. It will take about 10 - 12 minutes.

9. Once they baked remove cookies from oven and allow to cool on pans for at least 10 minutes before removing from pans.

10. Store them in an air tight container and enjoy homemade eggless Christmas cookies with milk, hot chocolate, tea or coffee.

Eggless Christmas Cookies Recipe with step by step photo:

1. In a bowl shift all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. Keep it aside

2. In a mixing bowl beat the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla essence.

3. Add milk and curd.

4. Beat till light and creamy.

5. Slowly add the flour mix in three lots mixing with your fingers.

6. The mixture begins to look like bread crumbs. Gently bring the dough together. Do not knead the dough. Cover the dough and keep in fridge for about 20 minutes.