Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2016 in
Cookie Recipes
Portuguese Christmas Biscuits
These Portuguese Christmas biscuits are easy and simple to make and are perfect for the holidays, give them a try.
| Preparation time | 20 min |
| Cooking Time | 15 min |
| Ready In | 35 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
1/2 cup of softened margarine2 cups of all-purpose flour1/2 cup of sugar1 teaspoon of vanilla extract1 eggPowdered sugar for garnish
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Preparation
- In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the sugar, margarine and the egg until a creamy mixture. Add the vanilla extract and beat for another 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour and beat until it obtains a homogeneous mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Place the dough on a table dusted with flour and knead it a little with your hands. Then, roll out the pastry with a rolling pin dusted with some flour. Cut the dough with cookie cutters and place in a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake about 15 minutes until the biscuits begin to turn golden brown.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
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Posted by: Eddy
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| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 10 |
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| Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Servings | 12 |
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