Tis the season to be jolly!!!
The sweet aroma of roasting chestnuts, Nan's scrumptious mince pies,
and of course our most indulgent home made Christmas pudding. Make this
season
a feast for the senses specially because the variety and contrasts that
we get from our most traditional dishes is unique to December. For this
issue, however, I've chosen a very basic cookie recipe to bring everybody
together around the kitchen table while slowly warming up on mulled wine.
Typical Christmas cookies are easy to make and can be enjoyed by the
eldest member of the family while the youngest member can help.
Makes 30
170gr, unsalted butter at room temperature, 285gr sugar, 1 egg, 1 egg
yolk, 1tsp vanilla, grated rind of 1 lemon, 1/4 tsp salt, 285gr plain
flour, coloured
icing and small decorations. Preheat oven at 180 degrees/Gas 4
Beat the butter until smooth and then slowly mix in the sugar until mixture
is light. Slowly mix in the egg and egg yolk, adding the vanilla, lemon rind
and salt as well. Finally add the flour and mix until all is blended. Make
the mixture into a ball, place on grease proof paper and refrigerate for
half an hour. When ready, roll the mixture on a floured surface and stamp
out shapes
with Christmas cutters.
Bake for about 8 minutes or until lightly coloured. Transfer to rack and
let it cool down, then proceed to decorate as wished.
Recipe provided by HEAT Food Group (Hungerford Environmental Action Team)
For more information visit our website www.hungerford.uk.net/HEAT or come
and meet
us on the Farmer's Market on the 4th Sunday of every month.
www.hungerford.uk.net/HEAT
AMQ