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Festive cookies for the freezer

Name: Festive cookies for the freezer
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: Makes 30 biscuits
Ingredients: 225g butter softened; 75g caster sugar; 175g condensed milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 350g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 75g dried cranberries; 100g white chocolate chopped into chunks

Katy Gilhooly

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Makes 30 biscuits

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 12 mins

plus 24 hrs freezing

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Make this uncooked dough as a gift for the future. It can be kept frozen for up to three months, ready to be sliced and baked for a welcome sweet treat

Freezable

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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225g butter

softened
75g caster sugar
175g condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
350g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
75g dried cranberries
100g white chocolate

chopped into chunks

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal154
fat8g
saturates5g
carbs19g
sugars9g
fibre1g
protein2g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Add the condensed milk and vanilla and beat again for 1 min until just combined. Mix the flour, baking powder and cinnamon together. Tip the mixture into the wet ingredients and stir together to make a dough. Gently knead in the cranberries and white chocolate chunks.
step 2

Divide the dough in half and roll each piece into a 4cm-thick log. Wrap each log in a double layer of baking parchment. Tie the ends with ribbon as you would a Christmas cracker, then freeze for at least 24 hrs until solid. Will keep frozen for three months. Once frozen, it’s important to keep it frozen until baked. To keep it frozen on a short journey to the giftee’s home, pack in an ice box or cool bag with freezer blocks. Write the following instructions on a card for the giftee: Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Slice the dough into 1cm-thick rounds and arrange on a non-stick baking sheet, leaving room between each for the biscuits to spread. Bake for 12 mins until golden at the edges. Leave to cool for 5 mins, then lift onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Homemade Christmas 2022

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