Saint Nick's Cinnamon Snap Cookies
Santa Claus loves Christmas cookies recipes. Saint Nick's Cinnamon Snap Cookies are perfect for placing out with a nice glass of milk on Christmas Eve. Try this snickerdoodle cookies recipe this Christmas.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 2 large eggs, yolks and whites separated
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- Extra cinnamon for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put plain flour into a mixing bowl with the baking soda (or you could use self-raising flour instead), brown sugar, pinch of salt and powdered cinnamon. Mix together well.
- Stir in egg yolks and the softened butter. In a separate bowl (not plastic), whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Z
- Fold the egg whites into the other mixture until it forms a smooth dough.
- Spread the dough onto a cool floured surface and knead the dough until it is smooth. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Roll out on a floured surface to 4mm thick between two sheets of non-stick baking paper.
- Cut into round biscuit shapes, either with biscuit cutters or a knife.
- Place the biscuits onto baking tray covered with non-stick baking paper. Bake 10-12 minutes.
- Cool and sprinkle with cinnamon.