Cinnamon Biscuits
Servings: 48 biscuits
Cinnamon biscuits are the perfect combination of vanilla and cinnamon, filling your home with the most amazing, sweet aromatic smells as they bake. Simple and scrumptious, they make a great recipe for edible Christmas gifts.
INGREDIENTS LIST
- 150 g butter (softened)
- 150 g light brown sugar
- 1 medium egg (50g total at room temperature)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or 1/4 tsp of vanilla paste
- 300 g plain flour (all-purpose)
- 50 g ground almonds
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Preparation
- Mix the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla: In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, beat the softened butter and sugar together until combined. Add the egg and vanilla, then mix again.
- Add the dry ingredients: Add the flour, ground almonds, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Form the dough: Mix until the ingredients begin to come together, then use your hands to form a ball of dough.
- Chill the dough: Flatten the dough into a disc, wrap it in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Prepare the oven and trays: Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan / 400°F / Gas 6. Line two baking trays with baking parchment or silicone baking mats.
- Roll out the dough: Roll the dough to approximately 3 mm (⅛ inch) thick on a work surface lightly dusted with icing sugar. Alternatively, roll it between two sheets of baking parchment.
- Cut out the biscuits: Cut the dough into your chosen shapes. As the dough is quite soft, use a large knife or palette knife to lift the biscuits carefully onto the prepared baking trays.
- Reroll the remaining dough: Gather the leftover dough, roll it out again and continue cutting biscuits until all the dough has been used.
- Use the parchment method, if preferred: When rolling the dough between sheets of baking parchment, cut out the shapes while leaving approximately 1 cm between each biscuit. Remove the excess dough, then transfer the parchment and biscuits directly onto the baking tray.
- Add the optional topping: Mix a little additional cinnamon and sugar together, then sprinkle it over the biscuits before baking.
- Bake the biscuits: Place the tray on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 10–12 minutes, until the biscuits are lightly golden.
- Cool: Remove the biscuits from the oven and transfer them to a wire cooling rack.
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