Flavoured with orange, cinnamon and candied peel, these delicious Christmas cookies make a great festive treat. You can bake and gift them to someone else, or let the kids leave them out for Santa. These homemade Christmas biscuits will be soft, chewy and tasty; all you need to do is follow our simple recipe.
9 ingredients6 steps
Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5) and line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment.
Step 2
Cream together the butter and sugar until combined. Stir in the egg, orange extract, and cinnamon and mix well.
Step 3
Add the flour, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and mix until well combined. Don’t worry if the dough turns out quite stiff.
Step 4
Add the candied peel and mash together until evenly distributed.
Step 5
Divide the mixture into 8 - 10 balls and place on a baking tray leaving about 8cm between each one.
Step 6
Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins. Remove from the oven and leave to cool and firm up, before transferring onto a cooling wire to cool completely.
Ingredients
MetricImperial
200gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado SugarÂ
0.5 tspOrange extractÂ
1Egg(s) (free range) (medium)Â
110gButter (unsalted) (softened)Â
195gAllinson's Plain White FlourÂ
0.5 tspCinnamon (ground)Â
0.5 tspBaking powderÂ
0.5 tspBicarbonate of sodaÂ
150gCandied peelÂ
Utensils
Baking tray
Nutritional information per 76g serving
Energy 353cal
Fat 12g
of which Saturates 7.5g
Carbohydrates 56g
of which Sugars 34g
Protein 3.4g
Salt 0.45g
1 Baker Ratings
Lovely cookies very festive I drizzled chocolate over mine and they didn't last long lol
