Party Cookie Recipes - All Saints Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup/125 g all purpose/plain flour

• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp ground cloves

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 6 tbsp butter, softened

• 1/3 cup/70 g granulated sugar

• 1 large egg yolk

• 2 tbsp milk + more as needed

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Method:

1. Sift the flour, cinnamon, cloves, and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy.

2. Add the egg yolk, beating until just blended. Mix in the dry ingredients and enough milk to form a soft dough.

3. Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Butter a cookie sheet. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to thickness of 1/2 inch (1-cm).

5. Use a 2-inch (5-cm) cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used.

6. Use a sharp knife to mark a cross on top of each cookie. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheet.

7. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until deep golden. Transfer to racks to cool.