Spiced Christmas Cookies Recipe

The first time I made this recipe for delicious Spiced Christmas Cookies recipe was 5 years ago. They have now become a great classic of our month of December and of winters in general.

I know this because I published this article on December 10, 2015, with a 4 month old baby in my arms. I was a young mother and proud to have been able to find my way back to my kitchen (which I had never really lost).

All this to tell you that this recipe is as simple as a pie since at the time I made it with one hand and it is a treat! The good smell of spices, especially cinnamon and melted butter, delicately perfumes the house and is very comforting.

So every year I start this recipe again and I now make it with my little one who has grown up a little and his little sister who has since joined us… They love making the dough, eating it raw (yuck), cutting the biscuits with cookie cutter pieces and watch them gently brown in the oven…

So this year I took the opportunity to take photos of these shortbread cookies because the others were a bit dated… 😉

So if you also want or need a little sweetness, I’ll leave you with my easy recipe, tested and approved dozens of times by young and old… And like every weekend for the past month, we’re going come back to it. this too. 😉

Spiced Christmas Cookies recipe

What ingredients do you need to make this recipe?

• butter at room temperature
• brown sugar
• an egg
• of flour
• ground spices: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and vanilla if you wish
• organic orange zest
• a pinch of salt

And if you like these kinds of simple and delicious recipes, here are some other cookie ideas to make as a family:

• M&m’s and Chocolate Cookies
• Apple Turnover with Cinnamon
• Chocolate Truffles
• Chocolate Fondant Cake
• Lemon Madeleines
• Decadent Chocolate Fudge Cookies
• Coconut Chocolate Rock Cookies

Spiced Christmas Cookies recipe

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Cook Time:10 minutes mins

Resting Time:30 minutes mins

Total Time:50 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Servings: 30 cookies

Ingredients

• 125 g butter at room temperature
• 60 g brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 225 g flour
• 2 teaspoon grounded cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon grounded ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon grounded nutmeg
• 1 pinch vanilla powder (optional)
• 1/2 orange zests (optional)
• 1 pinch 1 pinch of salt

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet and set aside.
• In a bowl, mix the butter and brown sugar well. Add the egg and mix well.
• Add the rest of the ingredients (flour, salt and spices) and mix again until it forms a smooth ball.
• Refrigerate the dough ball for 30 minutes in plastic wrap.
• Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is approximately 0.5mm to 1cm thick. Cut out the shapes of your choice, then arrange them on the baking sheet, spacing the biscuits apart.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

  Let cool and enjoy!

Notes

If you wish, you can use a blend of 4 or 5 spices or Christmas spices.
You can also use salted butter, it’s delicious. And in this case, don’t add a pinch of salt. 😉

If you ever make my homemade Spiced Christmas Cookies recipe and you like it, don’t hesitate to tag me on Instagram @tangerinezest so I can see the result and share it myself…

Finally, just to let you know I am French and I translate my recipes, be indulgent if you see syntax errors and do not hesitate to leave me a comment so I can correct it. I hope you will like my recipes and enjoy your visit to my food blog!