Best Belgian Christmas Cookies Recipes

BELGIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES

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Make and share this Belgian Christmas Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 37m

Yield 5 doz

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 2/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped unblanched whole almonds
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons red sugar crystals
2 teaspoons green sugar crystals

Steps:

Cream butter with extract; add brown sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together; add in thirds to creamed mixture, mixing until blended after each addition. Turn into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly roll pan and spread evenly to edges.
Sprinkle a mixture of almonds and cinnamon over batter, then sprinkle with a mixture of red and green sugar.
Bake at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes.
Cut into bars while still warm. About 5 dozen cookies.
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Nutrition Facts : Calories 663.2, Fat 34.2, SaturatedFat 16.8, Cholesterol 149.7, Sodium 562.2, Carbohydrate 81.5, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 46.7, Protein 10.1

BELGIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Belgian Christmas Cookies image

Wonderful buttery bar cookie!

Provided by Teri Viereck

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Belgian

Time 30m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

⅔ cup butter
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup finely chopped blanched almonds
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons red decorator sugar
2 teaspoons green decorator sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition, then stir in the almond extract. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Turn into a greased 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan and spread evenly to edges.
Sprinkle a mixture of almonds and cinnamon over batter, then sprinkle with a mixture of red and green sugars.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cut into bars while still warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110.9 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 23.2 mg, Fat 5.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 99.7 mg, Sugar 7.3 g

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