Christmas Cookies with Quince Jam
Christmas cookies with quince jam is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the cookie category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 250 g flour
- 100 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 100 g ground almond kernels
- 1 tsp organic lemon zest
- 1 egg
- 200 g butter
- 150 g powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- crystal sugar
- 150 g quince jam
Instructions
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1.
Mix the flour with sugar, salt, almonds and lemon zest; sift onto a work surface, create a well in the center, crack the egg into it and distribute butter pieces around the well. With a large knife chop all ingredients into crumbs and quickly knead by hand into a smooth dough. Shape into a ball, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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2.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) with top and bottom heat. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 0.4 cm thickness and cut star shapes with an appropriate cutter (~6 cm diameter). From half of the cookies, cut a small star in the center. Place the cookies on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes. Remove and cool.
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3.
Whisk powdered sugar with lemon juice into a thick glaze and brush one side of each cookie with it. Use a small piping bag to trace outlines. Sprinkle with crystal sugar and let dry.
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4.
Warm the jam and spread it over the cookies without stars. Cover with matching pieces, press lightly and allow to dry.
