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Easter holiday cookies

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Without any doubt - these Easter holiday cookies are some of my favorite cookies. I just love them ever since my childhood. They are baked every Easter in my extended family and never lose on their popularity. Most of my relatives are very traditional people so they are usually stuck with the same kinds of holiday recipes. If there is a Christmas or Easter recipe it should be used for baking only during Christmas or Easter respectively and not just all year round. Yes, tradition is kind of sacred but I've broken this rule many times and the female half of my relatives are not impressed. I tried to convince them that it doesn't really matter when you use a particular recipe. The most important thing is that you enjoy what you eat, right? Ah well, family affairs.

I did the same with these Easter cookies. They can be just holiday cookies for any festive time of the years. I go even further and bake them always when we get a sweet tooth. I mean, why not?

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This holiday cookies recipe is one of many easy recipes for kids. It is actually "childishly" easy to use it. Hey, my 7 years old daughter bakes these easy cookies almost without any help!

Easter holiday cookies recipe:

Makes: 18

INGREDIENTS:

- 75g butter

- 100g caster sugar

- 150g self raising flour

- 1 egg yolk

- 10g mixed peel

- 50g cranberries

- 150g self raising flour

- 1tsp baking powder

- 1tsp mixed spice

- 1tbsp milk

Method - how to bake Easter holiday cookies recipe:

- Preheat oven to 180C/350F/fan oven 160/gas mark 4. First grease two baking sheets/trays with butter.

- Cream the sugar (100g) and butter (75g) in a bowl until light and fluffy (approx. 5min).

- In another bowl mix together self-raising flour (150g), baking powder (1tsp) and mixed spice (1tsp).

- Beat the egg yolk in sugar-butter mixture and gradually work in self-raising flour/baking powder/mixed spice mixture.

- Add 1tbsp of milk and fruit (cranberries and mixed peel) to make a stiff dough.

- Roll out the dough to 6mm (1/4in).

- Use cookie cutters to cut out different shapes

- Bake for 10-12 minutes on 350F/160 fan oven/180C ordinary oven/gas mark 4.

- Cool, then serve together with your favorite cup of coffee.

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Method (step by step):

	STEP 1: Preheat oven to 180C/350F/fan oven 160/gas mark 4. First grease two baking sheets/trays with butter. Cream the sugar (100g) and butter (75g) in a bowl until light and fluffy (approx. 5min).
	STEP 2: After 5 minutes of mixing it should look like that.
	STEP 3: Beat in 1 egg yolk.
	STEP 4: Gradually work in self raising flour with baking powder and mixed spice.
	STEP 5: Prepare the fruits: cranberries and mixed peel.
	STEP 6: Fold in the fruits and 1 tbsp of milk.
	STEP 7: Wrap the dough into a plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour.
	STEP 8: Roll out the dough on a floured surface to prevent sticking. Don't forget to flour your rolling pin too.
	STEP 9: Use cookie cutters to cut out different shapes. Before cutting flour cookie cutters to prevent sticking.
	STEP 10: Bake cookies on greased baking sheets on 180C/350F/gas mark 4/fan oven 160C for 10-12 minutes or until they are light brown.
	STEP 11: Cool them on a wire rack for 10 minutes, serve with your favorite coffee.

Our coffee choice for Easter holiday cookies recipe:

cappuccino
espresso
cafe latte
Turkish coffee

*all combinations have been tested with medium roast Arabica blend

And which coffee is the ultimate winner?

Yes, I might love Turkish coffee but these holiday cookies are just not meant to be eaten with black coffee. However , cafe latte and cappuccino offer something different altogether. What a volume of flavors! Orangey, lemony and cranberry flavors surface one after the other, and that's after just one sip! Truly incredible.

Baking tips:

Be sure to cream butter and sugar long enough (5 minutes) or until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Cut the fruits (cranberries and mixed peels) with a knife.
Add as much milk as you need to make a stiff dough.
Store holiday cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh and to prevent sogginess.
Use organic ingredients in all the recipes if you can (flavors are so much better).
Store mixed peel in a refrigerator.

Good to know:

Cranberries might be helpful in preventing and treating urinary tract infections and possibly support gastrointestinal and oral health.
Cranberries aid in recovery from stroke and even help to prevent cancer.
Cranberries contain significant amounts of antioxidants.
The majority of cranberries are harvested in September and October.
Cranberries are available in a wide variety of forms (juice, fresh fruit, dried, sauce)
The recipe above is just one of many yummy cranberry recipes.
The most popular cranberry recipes are: cranberry bread, cranberry oat scones, cranberry sauce, cranberry cheese cake and many more.
Mixed peel is a mixture of orange and lemon peel that has been candied to preserve the flavors. The peels are soaked in sugar syrup until the sugar replaces the moisture in the peels.

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