Cookies for the new year. Delicious pastries for the New Year: original and quick recipes

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Do you want to make Christmas cookies with your own hands as a gift for your loved ones? So you've come to the right place.

December is already gaining momentum, and many began to think about what to give for the New Year to their relatives and friends. I am one of those for whom a gift, handmade- There is the most valuable and sincere expression of feelings. Therefore, I very often practice hand-made gifts myself. And the only possible option for a home-made gift for me and my not-quite-to-the-place sewn handles is edible gift.

I usually make cupcakes or cookies for gifts. But for the New Year, it’s still better to give a box of cookies, because the cookies that we will learn how to make today are suitable not only for a “garnish” for tea, but also to decorate the Christmas tree.

Can you imagine how nice it will be to receive pre-holiday boxes or bags with sweet gifts to your work colleagues or a kindergarten teacher, or a lonely neighbor grandmother ... In general, the list of happy gift recipients can be listed indefinitely.

But I'd better list mine favorite and proven recipes for New Year's cookies. There are only 5 of them.

Well, so that our delicious gift also smells like the New Year, we will fill it with the aromas of vanilla, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. And our gift, prepared from the bottom of our hearts and with best wishes, will certainly be appreciated.

Yes, and I’ll tell you a secret: I decorate New Year’s cakes with such painted New Year’s cookies. It turns out very cool.

And the last moment: for painting cookies, I almost always use the same glaze: 1 egg white rubbed with a spatula with 200 gr. powdered sugar and a few drops of lemon juice.

1. New Year's ginger and honey gingerbread

First up is a new recipe. I tried it for the first time this year. And she was very satisfied. Gingerbread cookies are tender, soft, slightly layered... They actually resemble gingerbread. At the same time, they are moderately spicy and not cloying. I definitely like these cookies, although I am not a fan of spices in desserts.

By the way, very cool gift boxes for such cookies can be choose here .

For gingerbread we need:

• sugar - 160 gr.
• flour -350 gr.
• butter, cold - 110 gr.
• salt - 1 pinch
• honey - 50 gr
• ground cinnamon - 2 tsp
• nutmeg - 1 pinch
• ginger - 2 tsp
• cloves - 1 pinch
• soda - ½ tsp
• egg - 1 pc.

This is in case you thought about preparing your gifts at the last moment. If you prefer thin and crunchy cookies, then this simple recipe is for you.

And also, in this recipe, I like that only egg yolk is used in the dough, and accordingly we will use the protein for the icing. Here is such a coincidence))

For the gingerbread cookies we need:

• butter - 125 gr.
• brown sugar - 125 gr.
• white sugar - 35 gr.
• egg yolk - 1 pc.
• milk - 1 tbsp.
• flour - 250 gr.
• salt - 1 pinch
• ground ginger - ¼ tsp
• ground cinnamon - ¼ tsp
• ground cloves - 1 pinch
• ground nutmeg - 1 pinch (optional)

And this recipe is for those who do not recognize ginger and other spicy spices. As a rule, these are men. Therefore, for them, loved ones, you can prepare these soft, crumbly cookies with almond flour and a light vanilla flavor. Only it will not work to decorate a Christmas tree with such cookies - they are painfully tender.

For almond cookies we need:

• flour - 300 gr.
• ground almonds - 120 gr.
• sugar - 120 gr.
• butter, softened - 180 gr.
• egg yolks - 2 pcs.
• vanilla pod - 1 pc. or vanilla essence - 1 tsp or vanillin - 1 pinch

And this, on the contrary, is the most spicy, the most fragrant, the most rich cookie from the entire list. We add as many as 5 spices to it: cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom.

For New Year's gingerbread cookies we need:

• flour - 250 gr.
• butter, cold - 100 gr.
• brown sugar - 250 gr.
• soda - 1 gr. (≈ ½ tsp)
• ground cinnamon - 4 gr. (≈ 2 tsp)
• mix of spices (ground ginger, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg) - 5 gr.
• milk - 30-40 ml

And for the laziest - the fastest and easiest curly cookies, which can also be prepared as a gift. In addition, this is a win-win option for the most hopeless conservatives who do not recognize any newfangled trends and will only be happy with a good-looking shortbread cookie.

For a quick shortbread cookie, we need:

• flour - 175 gr.
• butter - 100 gr.
• powdered sugar - 25 gr.
• egg yolk - 1 pc.
• zest of ½ lemon
• cold water - 1-2 tbsp.

Happy New Year everyone! And a lot of delicious gifts!

Good luck, love and patience.

What is the New Year without sweets? Tangerines and sweets, lollipops and nuts, truffles and chocolate are obligatory companions of the New Year holidays. And, of course, pastries. We put it on the festive New Year's table, treat our friends, pack New Year's pastries in beautiful gift boxes with our own hands, and even decorate the Christmas tree.

Therefore, we have prepared for you the most popular recipes and ideas for New Year's baking. Meet new and traditional baking recipes for the New Year.

Baking for the New Year and Christmas: gingerbread

The tradition of cooking gingerbread cookies came to us not so long ago, but quickly became a favorite. What a delight to chew delicious and fragrant gingerbread under the twinkling lights of garlands, which are baked once a year, especially for the New Year holidays.

And the painting on such gingerbread is a separate issue, as it makes the baking itself unique, and its preparation is a real creative process. Therefore, this is an ideal New Year's baking for children, who can be involved in both cooking and decorating gingerbread.

We will need:

To prepare the dough:

• butter - 100 gr.;
• white sugar - 100 gr.;
• cocoa - 1 small spoon;
• cinnamon - 1 small spoon;
• nutmeg - 1 small spoon;
• ground ginger (powder) - 1 small spoon;
• ground cloves - 1 small spoon;
• ground pepper - 0.5 small spoons;
• flour - 180 gr.;
• baking powder - 1.5 small spoons;
• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
• salt.

To prepare the glaze:

• egg whites - 1 pc.;
• powdered sugar - 0.5 cups;
• lemon - 1 tablespoon;
• turmeric and other food colorings;
• toothpicks.

Baking New Year's gingerbread begins long before the holidays, as it is perfectly stored and only becomes tastier from time to time. So already in mid-December, you can safely start the process, or even earlier. Especially if such New Year's pastries are prepared as a gift for the New Year.

Pour sugar into a metal container. We add oil to it, cinnamon, cocoa and nutmeg will also go there. Slightly add the mixture. We put the container on a small flame and heat until all the sugar has dissolved, but do not allow boiling.

Leave the mixture to cool while preparing the dry mixture. Mix flour with baking powder and remaining spices. Now pour the heated mixture into this dry mass. And knead the dough. You should get a homogeneous mass, to which you also need to add fresh eggs. Knead the dough again.

It should be flexible and well behind the hands. If the density is insufficient, it is better to cover the dough with a film, expose it to the cold. In the cold, the mass will become thicker.

If this method did not help thicken the dough, add a little flour, but not more than a couple of tablespoons. A lot of flour will make the dough more viscous, but the gingerbread will turn out to be quite tough.

We divide the already prepared dough into four parts, so it will be easier to roll it out later. Since the dough becomes more viscous again when heated, it is better to take the balls out of the cold in turn, and not all at once. We put all the balls in a bag and send it to the refrigerator for two hours.

We cover the baking sheet where we will bake the gingerbread cookies with baking paper and grease with butter.

To roll out the dough, we use a rolling pin and a board that needs to be greased with vegetable oil.

We take out one ball from the cold and immediately roll it into a layer. The thickness of the gingerbread will be about 8 mm. To cut out figures, you can use not only New Year's molds and New Year's cookies, but any available in the arsenal.

We quickly transfer the figures to paper. They increase in size during baking, so you need to leave a distance between the gingerbread cookies. New Year's gingerbread cookies are baked in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 10 - 15 minutes.

You need to orientate by the appearance and smell of the gingerbread. The aroma of spices will tell you that it's time to take the gingerbread out of the oven.

It is better to withstand such pastries in a bag or jar, where they are placed still warm. This will help the cookies stay soft longer.

Immediately prepare the glaze for drawing. Beat the egg whites into a thick foam, gradually adding powdered sugar to them. At the very end, add lemon juice.

It remains only to paint the figures. This is not difficult to do using a culinary syringe. You can also use a paint brush or a regular toothpick. If you want to get multi-colored figurines, color the icing in different colors using turmeric, beetroot juice, or just dyes. This design of New Year's baking will make them unique and irresistible.

Painted gingerbread is perhaps the most beautiful pastry for the New Year. They look great on the Christmas tree in the form of decorations, and as New Year's gifts to friends.

Baking on a New Year's theme: cookies "Stars"

Cookies in the form of stars and stars are another great idea for original baking for the New Year.

We will need:

• flour - 1 cup;
• sugar - half a glass;
• butter - 150 gr.;
• baking powder - 1 small spoon;
• citric acid - ¼ small spoon;
• egg yolks - 2 pcs.
• condensed milk - 100 gr.;
• powdered sugar - half a glass.

Mix flour in a bowl along with other dry ingredients, that is, sugar, citric acid and baking powder. We change everything.

Separate the yolks from the proteins and send them to the dry mixture. Once again, knead everything.

Now add the already chopped butter, which you need to chop with a knife along with other ingredients.

Knead the dough, only very quickly so that the butter does not melt much.

Immediately send the dough to the refrigerator, where it should spend at least two hours.

We take out the dough of their coldness and roll it into a thin layer - the thickness is not more than 1 cm. Immediately cut out the figures in the form of stars and transfer them to a baking sheet covered with baking paper.

Bake cookies will be no longer than 15 minutes. The temperature in the oven should be 200 degrees.

When the cookies are baked, take them out and leave to cool. Fold the already cooled cookies in twos and coat with boiled condensed milk.

Put the finished stars on a dish and sprinkle with powdered sugar on top.

Such beautiful cookies will be a wonderful decoration for both children's and family New Year's tables. This is a beautiful and tasty New Year's baking and not much time and effort is spent on its preparation.

Baking for the New Year: honey painted gingerbread

This is a recipe for fragrant, fragrant New Year's gingerbread.

They are not only insanely delicious, but also stored due to the natural preservative of honey for up to six months. But for so long, these magic gingerbreads still do not age, they are very tasty. And you can paint them in any style.

We will need:

To prepare the dough:

• buckwheat dark honey - 165 gr.;
• cane sugar - 100 gr.;
• butter - 125 gr.;
• chicken eggs - 1 pc.;
• yolks - 4 pcs.;
• wheat flour of the highest grade - 450 gr.;
• rye flour - 100 gr.;
• natural cocoa - 2 tablespoons of powder;
• soda - 1 small spoon;
• spices - 2 small spoons;
• salt.

To prepare the spice mix:

• cinnamon - 4 parts;
• ginger powder - 1 part;
• cardamom - 1 part;
• coriander - 1 part;
• nutmeg - 1 part;
• allspice - 1 part;
• cloves - 1 part.

To prepare the glaze:

• chicken protein - 1 pc.;
• powdered sugar - 250 gr.;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp.

Pour sugar into a saucepan with thick walls and add honey. We put the container on the fire and start heating. Continue heating until sugar is completely dissolved. But we don't let it boil.

To make the sugar dissolve faster, you can grind it first.

After dissolving the sugar, add the mixture of spices and all the butter to the saucepan. We continue to stir the contents.

We add soda. Carefully! The mass after adding soda sharply increases in volume and changes color.

At this stage, immediately turn off the burner under the pan. Once again, mix everything with a wooden spatula.

Set aside the mixture - it should cool to 36 - 28 degrees. If you try the mixture with your finger, it should not burn.

Now you can add the egg and egg yolks. We mix two types of flour together with cocoa. Little by little, we begin to add the dry mixture to the liquid. We look at the consistency of the dough and adjust the volume of flour in the process of kneading.

You need to knead the dough well so that it becomes plastic and does not stick to your hands. But at the same time, the dough should not become very steep.

We wrap the dough in a film and send it for proofing in the cold for two hours. You can leave the dough in the cold for a longer period. Therefore, it is convenient to prepare the dough in the evening and leave to ripen all night.

After taking out the dough from their cold, leave it to warm for a couple of hours at room temperature. This test volume is divided into four parts. We roll each part into a layer, the thickness of which will be 5 mm.

It is better to roll out the dough immediately on paper, so that later it does not transfer and deform. Cut out the figures. We remove the excess dough from the paper.

If you plan to use these gingerbread cookies as Christmas decorations, immediately make holes in them for ribbons.

Such honey gingerbreads are baked for about 8 minutes in the oven at 180 or 200 degrees. In order not to get croutons or crispy cookies, do not overdo the gingerbread cookies in the oven.

If the gingerbread cookies are slightly deformed during baking, you can put a flat weight on them. But not immediately, but after 4-5 minutes after you take it out of the oven.

Now prepare the icing by whipping the protein with powdered sugar. Add sweetness little by little to the protein foam. Lemon juice will serve as a fixative, which is added at the very end of whipping.

Use the resulting glaze as a base for contouring and painting. To prepare the filling, part of the glaze is diluted with water so that the density is like that of condensed milk.

But what to draw and how to decorate gingerbread, decide for yourself. But do not forget to involve children in this exciting process. And let their painted gingerbread be not quite a work of art, but such pastries for the New Year are made by hand, so it will definitely be the most delicious and beautiful.

Traditional New Year's baking: curd adit

Usually adits are baked long before the holiday. This dried fruit cake needs to ripen.

And the longer it lies, the tastier and more aromatic it becomes. Such pastries are prepared for the New Year or Christmas table and are considered traditional in many countries.

We will need:

To prepare the dough:

• raisins - 200 gr.;
• dark rum - 100 ml;
• flour - 500 gr.;
• brown sugar - 150 gr.;
• baking powder - 7 gr. (1 sachet);
• vanilla essence - 4 drops;
• almond essence - 4 drops;
• a pinch of salt;
• a pinch of ground cloves;
• a pinch of cardamom;
• a pinch of ginger;
• a pinch of nutmeg;
• a pinch of cinnamon;
• zest from 1 orange;
• juice of 1 orange;
• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
• creamy margarine - 200 gr.;
• cottage cheese, grated into a paste - 250 gr.;
• dried almonds - 200 gr.;
• candied fruits - 200 gr.;
• dried cherries - 100 gr.

To decorate the top:

• butter - 100 gr.;
• powdered sugar - 100 gr.

In the evening, pour raisins and cherries with rum. Let it swell all night.

Beat chicken eggs with sugar and add melted margarine, all spices, vanillin, salt and curd paste to the mixture.

Separately, mix flour with baking powder and ground almonds. Gradually add the dry mixture to the liquid mass and knead until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.

Pour raisins and cherries into the dough - you do not need to drain the cognac, it will also go into the dough. Add candied fruits, orange juice and zest there.

We knead the dough and roll it into a layer measuring 30 by 30 cm. Fold one side to the center. Fold the opposite side twice to make a roll. This roll is transferred to the paper, which is covered with a baking sheet.

The adit will be baked for about an hour in the oven. Adjust the temperature for baking 180 degrees. Check the readiness of the Christmas cake with a toothpick.

When the adit is baked, soak the top with butter and sprinkle it with powdered sugar. Of course, you can immediately taste such a wonderful New Year's cupcake. But it is better to leave it to mature.

To do this, the adit is wrapped in several layers of cooking paper, and then also in a film. Usually the cake ripens up to three weeks. Therefore, the housewives start baking for the New Year's table already in early December.

Fragrant pastries for the New Year's table: New Year's cupcakes

Sweet fragrant muffins with the smell of tangerine and cinnamon are real New Year's pastries.

The recipe is surprisingly simple, and the result is unsurpassed.

Try to bake "New Year's" cupcakes and they will definitely become regular guests on your holiday table.

We will need:

• kefir - 200 ml;
• carrot-tangerine juice - 50 ml
• sugar - 100 gr.;
• chicken eggs - 1 pc.;
• vegetable oil - 80 ml.;
• flour - 250 gr.;
• baking powder - 1 tsp;
• salt;
• powdered sugar - 2 tbsp. l.;
• cinnamon - 1/2 tsp

The dough for these cupcakes is surprisingly easy to make. First, mix kefir with sugar, salt, egg and vegetable oil.

Separately, mix the flour with baking powder, after which the mixture must be sifted.

Do not skip the sifting step, this will make the dough more airy, and the cupcakes themselves will be tender and full of holes.

Gradually add the dry mixture to the liquid.

We prepare homemade juice from tangerines and carrots. To do this, we clean the citrus and divide it into slices, cut the peeled carrot into a cube. We put everything in a juicer and make juice with pulp.

We do not throw away the tangerine skins, but grind them to make a fine zest.

Pour the juice into the dough itself and mix. You get a nice orange color.

Now spread the zest and again carefully knead the dough.

We lay out the finished dough in molds, without filling them to the top. It will be enough to fill 2/3 of the forms.

It would be ideal if the forms are New Year's. A great opportunity to replenish your kitchen collection of baking dishes.

In the oven, our cupcakes will spend no more than 15 minutes, set the temperature to 180 degrees.

Take the cupcakes out of the molds when they are slightly cool. Now you can start decorating baking.

You can make cream hats in the form of green Christmas trees.

If you don't want to mess with such fancy decorations, dust the cupcakes with powdered sugar. Only not pure, but mixed with cinnamon.

Try! This is an insanely delicious, simple and incredibly fragrant pastry.

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New Year's baking: video cookie recipe Cones

Appetizing pastries are an important item in the list of New Year's dishes. On holidays, both kids and adults willingly feast on fragrant cookies, and its spicy aroma envelops the whole house and creates an atmosphere of comfort and a fairy tale. Various confectionery decorations will also come in handy.

Snow-white icing will create the appearance of snow, multi-colored sprinkles will remind you of the contents of crackers and the radiance of garlands ... In addition, New Year's pastries can become part of the festive decor. Gingerbread is easy to give the appearance of the symbols of the New Year: Christmas trees, mittens, gift wrappings. All you need is the right patterns and a good imagination.

Christmas decorations are often replaced with cookies, and a set of figured pastries in elegant packaging will delight connoisseurs of sweets. In a word, the end of December is the time when cooking turns into creativity. And the recipes from our article will help you with this. Gingerbread made according to these instructions will conquer everyone, from young to old. And the decoration of goodies is up to you.

Name:	Ginger cookie
Date added:	07.12.2015
Cooking time:	2 hours
Servings per recipe:	12
Rating:	(1 , cf. 1.00 out of 5)

Ingredients

gingerbread recipe

During the winter holidays, gingerbread cookies are a favorite of most housewives. To prepare the dough, cut the butter into cubes and beat with sugar. When the mixture is smooth, add the ginger and eggs. Sift flour, mix with baking powder, add to the dough and mix. Wrap the resulting mass with cling film and put in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Roll out the infused dough to a thickness of 0.3-0.4 cm. Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Cut out the shapes and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. When the finished baking has cooled down a bit, you can move on to the most curious thing - decorating cookies.

Gingerbread men - one of the most important traditions of the New Year Mix the ingredients of the glaze, add 50 ml of water and beat with a mixer for 8-10 minutes. The frosting should be thick and shiny. If necessary, dilute it with water or add a spoonful of powdered sugar. Food coloring can be added to the glaze. Fill a pastry bag with the mass and start drawing from the edges, smoothly moving to the middle of the gingerbread.

You don't have to completely cover the cookies with icing - you can decorate your creations with a pretty pattern or sprinkles. In addition, the decor in the form of red bows or ribbons will add a special charm to the gingerbread. Store finished products in a closed box.

shortbread recipe

Name:	Shortbread
Date added:	07.12.2015
Cooking time:	2 hours
Servings per recipe:	12
Rating:	(1 , cf. 1.00 out of 5)

Ingredients Even a novice cook can bake crispy gingerbread cookies, and they will be stored longer than usual. Divide the stick of butter into two equal parts. Grind the first with a mixer with sugar, melt the second in the microwave and mix with the first. Add salt, baking powder and egg to the mass.

Beat all the ingredients, add the sifted flour and knead the dough first with a wooden spoon, and then by hand. Wrap it in cling film and leave it in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 0.5 cm. Cut out the figures and sprinkle them with flour. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees and bake the cookies for 5-7 minutes.

While the gingerbread is cooking, get on with the icing. Whisk the egg white until foamy. Gradually add powdered sugar to it and beat at high speed. Divide the prepared mixture into two equal parts. Mix one with cocoa - you will get chocolate icing. When the cake has cooled, cover the cookies with icing, and pour multi-colored chips on top.

Recipe for sour cream honey cookies

Name:	Sour cream honey cookies
Date added:	07.12.2015
Cooking time:	1 hour 30 minutes
Servings per recipe:	12
Rating:	(1 , cf. 1.00 out of 5)

Ingredients These sweet gingerbread cookies are just delicious! Especially if you add crushed nuts or pieces of marmalade to the dough. First, melt the butter and mix it with sugar until smooth. Add sour cream, honey and soda, mix again. Sift the flour, knead the dough and cover it with cling film. Leave the blank in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Then roll out the dough with a layer of 0.5 cm and cut out cookies. You can also fashion koloboks from sour cream and honey dough. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the gingerbread on it. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Decorate the finished cookies to taste.

Recipe for New Year's cookies with spices

Name:	Cookies with spices
Date added:	07.12.2015
Cooking time:	2 hours 30 minutes
Servings per recipe:	12
Rating:	(1 , cf. 1.00 out of 5)

Ingredients

Product	Quantity
For test:
Flour	500 g
Butter	100 g
Brown sugar	180 g
Egg	1 PC.
light honey	50 g
Baking powder	15 g
ground cinnamon	5 g
ground ginger	7 g
Salt	1 pinch
For glaze:
bitter chocolate	150 g
Low fat cream	100 ml
confectionery topping	taste

Beat butter with sugar. Add egg and honey, beat again. Separately mix flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Knead the dough and leave in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Roll out the dough into a layer 0.5 cm thick, cut out the figures and bake them for 7-8 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees. Try not to dry out the cookies while doing this.

Melt the chocolate in a water bath and add cream to it. While the icing is cooking, stir it until you get a homogeneous, shiny mass. Give it 30 minutes to cool and thicken. Gently spread the icing over the gingerbread cookies, laying confectionery sprinkles on top of it.
cocoa powder

2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp Eggs 3 pcs. Salt 1 tsp Baking powder 2 tsp For glaze: Powdered sugar 300 g Eggs 3 pcs. The smell of citrus and cinnamon is the real aroma of the New Year! Start cooking these fragrant gingerbread with oranges. Cut the zest and squeeze out the juice. Mix it with butter, eggs, flour and sugar. Add cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, honey, baking powder, salt and grated zest.

Knead the dough and divide it into four portions. Roll each of them into a layer 0.3-0.5 cm thick. Cut out figures from the dough and bake them for 15 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. At this time, prepare the glaze. Separate the whites from the yolks and beat the whites until foamy.

Pour in the powder in small doses and beat the mixture at high speed. If the frosting is runny, add a little more powder to it. Allow the frosting to thicken a bit and decorate your sweet creations with it. That's all. Happy New Year's experiments!

There is one small but very important person in my family who this winter will be looking forward to miracles, fulfillment of desires, a smart Christmas tree and Santa Claus with gifts. Therefore, I decided that by the most important winter holiday I would definitely bake New Year's cookies, and I would start preparing recipes with photos right now, so that later I would not look for interesting ideas in a hurry. Of course, there will be plenty of sweets for the New Year. But sweets are sweets, and the kids will gobble up interesting and tasty cookies on both cheeks, just have time to pour a new portion of fragrant pastries into the basket. This day will be loudly crunchy, smelling of cinnamon and ginger, spilling around the house with cheerful children's laughter!

Shortbread cookies "New Year's deer"

Many may object that deer are not a symbol of the "our" New Year. Well, let! I am not against the traditions adopted from the "foreign" inhabitants, if they are cheerful and harmless. What is bad if there are more pretexts for a good mood? After all, these cute and, of course, delicious New Year's cookies with funny deer faces are a great occasion for the joy of small and large sweet teeth! Let's cook?

Take from the products (for about 10-12 pieces):

For the base:

For decoration:

How to prepare New Year's Reindeer cookies (recipe with photo):

Cut the chilled butter into small cubes. Or grate on a coarse grater (frozen). Place in a mixing bowl.
Add sifted flour.
Quickly rub the contents of the bowl with your hands until a "breadcrumb" is formed. This is the whole secret of friability. The oil coats the flour, which prevents the release of gluten from it, so the baked goods are airy and crumbly. It is important that the butterfat does not begin to melt from the heat of the hands. So try to grind quickly. Or trust it to a food processor.
Then add fine white and vanilla sugar and egg yolk. If desired, they can be beaten before adding to make the dough more homogeneous. Instead of the yolk, you can use clean water (about a tablespoon). But since there is protein in the recipe, we will find use for the second part of the chicken egg.
Knead the dough quickly. It will turn out elastic and not sticky to the hands. You don't need to use your hands for a long time. When the mass becomes homogeneous, wrap it with food polyethylene and put it in a cold place to "rest" for 30-60 minutes. Not enough liquid to “blind” the crumb into something dough-like? Pour in a spoonful of water. But don't overdo it. so as not to serve cookies of exclusively hard stone texture for the New Year. Lay the “rested” base between two sheets of baking paper. Roll out into a layer about 1-1.5 cm thick. Take a glass or a round mold and cut out the blanks.
Transfer to a baking sheet. Place in preheated oven. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 180 degrees.
While the cookies are cooling, prepare the protein custard. This will require performing several actions at the same time, so it is important to calculate your time. Pour sugar into a saucepan or thick-bottomed saucepan, cover with water and set to boil.
Start whipping the protein. You can add a small pinch of salt. When the mass is whipped to a dense white foam, the syrup should be ready. To check its readiness, take a drop and put it on a chilled saucer. Doesn't spread? Add to the protein mass without stopping the mixer. Beat the cream for a few more minutes. When it cools down, it should keep its shape well.
Drop a small ball of cream onto the cooled blanks, outlining the nose. I must say right away that there will be an excess of cream, so the rest can be used for other treats. I “utilized” it during the preparation of “Snowy Christmas Trees”, which I will discuss later.
"Glue" in the middle of the red chocolate dragee. The nose of the "New Year's deer" is ready.
Melt the chocolate. How to do it right, you can read here. And draw dotted eyes and small horns. When the chocolate elements harden, you can treat the smallest sweet tooth. But adults will certainly remember the New Year's holiday, which served this funny and tasty cookie, so I think the photo recipe will come in handy for you.

Recipe for New Year's Cookies "Spruce Cones"

I still can’t decide what it is - New Year’s cookies or cakes after all ... But I know one thing for sure: sweet “Cones” made from shortcrust pastry are not only tasty and beautiful, but also simply from the point of view of the cost of culinary resources. Therefore, from their preparation, you will receive only bonuses: satisfied children's faces, no need to fool your head with a complex dessert, and an originally decorated New Year's table.

For baking you will need (6-8 "Cones"):

Recipe for making New Year's cookies with step by step photos:

I'll write right away before I forget. Instead of homemade shortcrust pastry, you can use ready-made cookies. But it is important that it be neutral in taste. The galette is perfect. Just break it into small pieces (not crumbs). And proceed to the next stage of cooking goodies. And to prepare the dough, butter (or margarine) should be cold, not soft. Chop it into small pieces. Pour into a deep spacious bowl.
Sift the above amount of flour there. Add a small pinch of fine salt. Sugar is not required. You can put vanillin on the tip of a knife.
Grind both components until they turn into small crumbs. First, you can start grinding with a fork, and then switch to manual “mode”. Because the warmth of the hands will melt the butter, and the cookies will not be so crumbly.
Happened? Great! Then think about the binder ingredient. In this recipe, I used sour cream, which is eloquently evidenced by the photo, and the cookies turned out to be crumbly, it’s not a shame to serve for the New Year. But it can be replaced with cold clean water, liquid honey, egg yolk or milk. Quantity - the same (1 tablespoon).
Mix everything. Achieve a uniform consistency and wrap the dough with cling film. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. This is necessary to make the sand base easier to rub.
Grate on a coarse grater. Spread in a thin layer over a greased baking sheet. Put to bake in a preheated oven.
After 10-12 minutes of baking at 180-200 degrees, you will get such a basis for "Spruce Cones".
Cool the resulting ruddy crumb. Transfer it to a deep bowl. Add condensed milk or jam. I decided to “sweeten” the coming of the New Year by adding plum chocolate jam to the cookies. It turned out fabulously delicious. But with condensed milk it will be no worse. You can also use chocolate ganache or soft caramel. You can add crushed candied fruits or dried fruits, nuts and other goodies to the sand crumb.
Stir. Get a viscous mass.
To form cookies, you will need a glass or a narrow coffee cup. You can get by with sleight of hand, but it takes longer. Cover the inner surface of the selected dish with cling film to make it easier to remove the finished treat. Place the sweet mass inside and form oblong cookies in the form of cones.
Keep the dessert in a cool place until serving. And before you give the sweet tooth "to be torn apart" sprinkle with powder. Get a sweet imitation of snow.

Fragrant cookies with ginger and cinnamon

Cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, honey... Can you imagine how fragrant it is! And if it is also “packed” in a crumbly “shell” ... Delicious! Cookies can be made in the form of little men, stars, Christmas trees, snowflakes, snowmen or ordinary circles. And to make it even tastier, decorate with icing, powder or chocolate!

Ingredients:

How to bake gingerbread Christmas cookies:

Sift flour mixed with baking powder into a deep bowl. Add sugar.
Pour in all the spices. Cardamom is not required. And you can put a little more cinnamon, it will not spoil the taste of the delicacy.
Put cold butter cut into small cubes to bulk products. It should be slightly soft.
Grind with your hands until you get a crumbly consistency. At the initial stage, you can help yourself with a fork. Or even entrust this procedure to a food processor or blender with a butterfly attachment. Add chicken yolk. We don't need protein. It can be used to make icing for decorating gingerbread men. I "suddenly" ran out of powder, so I didn't decorate my Christmas cookies. But it didn't affect the taste. Also put honey in the rest of the products. "Bee's gold" thickened due to long-term storage? Melt it in a water bath.
Knead the dough. Does it stick badly? Add some cold clean water. Form a ball and wrap it in cling film. Place in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Roll out the sand base into a thin (no more than 1-1.5 cm) layer. Using a special mold, cut out the blank figures. Transfer to a baking sheet. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 7-10 minutes. The delicacy cooks quickly, make sure that it does not burn.
Cool the pastry. Garnish as desired and serve with milk, tea, coffee or mulled wine (adult option). Gingerbread cookies can be prepared not only for the New Year and Christmas, but also when you just want to cheer yourself up, so this recipe will surely come in handy.

Merry and memorable holidays with the aroma of New Year's baking!

The smell of ginger carries something magical, mysterious and subtly beautiful! Such cookies for the New Year 2020 must be on the festive table. Warm ginger figurines will not leave guests indifferent!

To prepare the dough:

• wheat flour - 350 g;
• soda - 0.5 tsp;
• salt - 1 pinch;
• ground cinnamon - 2 tsp;
• ground ginger - 2 tsp;
• ground cardamom - 0.5 tsp;
• ground nutmeg - 0.25 tsp;
• butter - 130 g;
• powdered sugar - 150 g;
• liquid honey - 4 tbsp. l.;
• egg yolk - 2 pcs.;
• flour - for rolling out the dough.

To prepare the glaze:

• egg white - 2 pcs.;
• powdered sugar - 400 g;
• lemon juice - 0.5 tsp;
• food coloring - to taste;
• sugar sprinkles - to taste.

Cooking:

1. To begin with, be sure to cut the butter into squares and send it to the refrigerator. You need to get the oil only when it is needed in the process.
   
2. Powdered sugar should also be prepared in advance - grind sugar in a coffee grinder. So cooking cookies will be much more economical.
3. Since the recipe calls for raw egg whites, you need to process the eggs first to avoid introducing bacteria into the cookies. To do this, eggs should be placed in warm water with the addition of soda. Then rinse the eggs thoroughly under running water, preferably with a sponge.
4. Separate the proteins from the yolks in any convenient way. Put the whites in the refrigerator, leave the yolks at room temperature.
   
5. To prepare the dough, mix dry ingredients in a deep bowl: carefully sifted flour, baking soda, salt and spicy spices.
   
6. Add pieces of cold butter to the resulting mixture. Using your hands, a fork or a special tool, grind the oil pieces, mixing them with the dry mixture. You should get a crumb, without lumps and large pieces of butter.
   
   
7. Add egg yolks and honey to the bowl and start kneading the dough. At the beginning of kneading, the dough will crumble, but soon, after a few minutes of kneading, the ingredients will better connect together and not sticky, but a pleasant and oily dough will form.
   
8. When the dough is completely gathered into a ball, divide it into several parts (two or three). Cover each piece of dough with cling film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
   
   
9. Remove the rested dough from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 170-180 degrees. For baking cookies, choose a suitable baking sheet lined with baking paper.
10. Prepare the workplace: sprinkle the table with flour, sprinkle the rolling pin with flour. This will prevent the dough from sticking. Using a rolling pin, you need to roll out one part of the dough onto a plate, 6-7 mm thick. Cut out figured cookies on the rolled out layer: in the form of deer, men, Christmas trees, stars.
    
11. Place the cutouts on a baking sheet, leaving some space between them. Thus, the cookies will be baked evenly, there will be no sticking of products to each other.
    
12. Bake cookies in a fully preheated oven for 8-10 minutes (cooking time may vary due to oven characteristics). The pastry will brown a little around the edges. It is important not to overcook the pastry, otherwise it will be tough. You can check the correctness of the preparation by breaking the cookies: on the break it is porous, crumbly.
    
13. The scraps remaining after rolling and cutting out the molds can be collected again into a ball and rolled out a new layer. However, it should be remembered that the more times the dough was rolled out, the tougher the products from it are obtained at the output.
14. Remove the finished cookies from the oven and transfer to a wire rack. Let it dry completely before you start decorating.
    
15. In order to prepare the glaze, you need to add a few drops of lemon juice to the proteins and start quickly, and continuously beat the mixture with a whisk. It is not necessary to bring to lush foam. When the proteins begin to turn into foam, start adding powdered sugar to them, in small portions. Do not stop whisking the mixture. It will be liquid at first, with a gray tint.
    
16. Gradually, after a few minutes of kneading, the mixture will begin to turn white and turn into a shiny, glossy glaze. The finished glaze will drip off the whisk, leaving a mark on the surface.
    
17. Leave the finished glaze to rest at room temperature for 15-20 minutes. Then, if desired, divide it into several parts and color each in its own color using food coloring.
    
18. Transfer the finished colored glaze to pastry bags and decorate the pastries. First, you can circle the cookies along the contour, and then give free rein to your imagination. Cookies will turn out bright and beautiful if you mix glaze of different colors on them. Without waiting for the icing to dry, sprinkle the cookies with sugar sprinkles.
    
19. Now you need to let the cookies cool completely at room temperature. It is also important to wait until the glaze is completely dry.
    
    
20. Such colorful cookies can be served with tea on the New Year's table, or you can collect a gift from them and present them to guests.
    
    

Bon appetit and unforgettable holidays!

Cookies with cinnamon

Fragrant cookies for the New Year 2020 can also be prepared with cinnamon. This spice truly evokes a feeling of home comfort and family warmth. On such a heart-pleasing holiday as the New Year, it is worth pleasing loved ones with this fragrant and magical delicacy.

• flour - 1 tbsp. (200 ml);
• sugar - 2 tbsp. l.;
• ground cinnamon - 1 tsp;
• baking powder - 1 tsp;
• sea ​​salt - 0.25 tsp;
• vegetable oil - 50 ml;
• egg -1 pc.

Step by step recipe with photo:

1. The preparation of cinnamon cookies begins with kneading the dough. It is best to do this in a food processor with a knife attachment, but you can also knead by hand. Pour flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Mix dry ingredients with a spoon.
   
2. Add cinnamon to the mixture. Everyone chooses the amount of this spice to their taste. It's important not to overdo it. Then add sugar and mix the dry ingredients again.
   
3. Add odorless sunflower oil to the dry mixture, break one egg into the mixture. Run the harvester for one and a half to two minutes. You need to watch the mixture - when all the ingredients are saturated with moisture, they will begin to gather into lumps, and then stick together into one ball of dough. If the mixture is too floury and dry, you can add another yolk, and if the dough comes out too oily, you need to add its flour.
   
4. Remove the finished ball of dough from the combine and knead it again with your hands on the countertop. Achieve a soft, elastic dough by repeated rolling. Wrap the finished ball of dough with cling film and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Chilled dough will be much easier to work with.
   
5. Take the dough out of the refrigerator, roll it out with a rolling pin into a 3-5 cm layer. On the dough layer, cut out cookie figures of any shape at your discretion.
   
6. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, line a suitable baking sheet with baking paper. Arrange the cookies on a baking sheet, keeping a small distance between the products. Bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.
   
7. Cool the finished cookies on a wire rack and serve a treat with tea, milk or warm fruit drinks.

Bon appetit!

Gingerbread at home

Is it possible to cook truly fabulous cookies for the New Year 2020 at home? Of course, yes! Gingerbread cookies will surprise relatives and guests, and their aroma will create a real New Year's atmosphere in the house.

• flour - 380 g;
• butter - 100 g;
• honey - 150 g;
• soda - 1 tsp;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• a mixture of spices for gingerbread in bags - 1 pc.

Cooking:

1. The gingerbread spice mix plays a very important role in this recipe. You can buy it in the store, but if suddenly it was not there, you can prepare the mixture yourself. To do this, mix 1 tsp. ground ginger, 0.5 tsp cinnamon, 0.5 tsp cardamom and 0.5 tsp. carnations.
   
2. Put the required amount of honey in a deep bowl and put it in the microwave for 30 seconds. The honey will warm up and melt a little. Add to it a spoonful of soda without a slide. Mix honey with soda with a whisk. The mass will begin to turn white and foam strongly.
   
   
3. Add oil to bowl. From the temperature of the honey, the oil will immediately begin to melt. Break the egg into a bowl and stir the mixture until smooth.
   
4. Add the sifted flour and the prepared gingerbread mixture to the wet ingredients. Knead the dough. At first, the dough will be sticky and similar to shortbread - it will crumble a lot. After a few minutes, after intensive kneading, the dough will become very elastic, shiny and pleasant to the touch.
   
   
5. You can work further with such a test immediately.
   
6. Divide the ball of dough into two parts, roll each into layers 3-4 mm thick. On the dough, cut out curly cookie cutters.
   
7. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, choose a suitable baking sheet and prepare it by lining it with baking parchment. Put the figures of the future cookies on parchment and put in the oven for 8-10 minutes.
   
8. Remove the finished cookies from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
   
   
9. If desired, they can be decorated with icing sugar.

Happy tea!

Chocolate chip cookies with M&M's

How to surprise children at the holiday? Of course, bright and unusual cookies with your favorite chocolate peas! Such cookies for the New Year 2020 will definitely be remembered by all guests, and attentive mothers will definitely ask for his recipe.

• wheat flour - 180 g;
• cocoa powder - 50 g;
• potato starch - 1 tsp;
• salt - 0.5 tsp;
• soda - 0.5 tsp;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• butter - 100 g;
• chicken egg (selective category) - 1 pc.;
• sugar - 130 g;
• "M&M`s" (36 g each) - 2 packs.

Cooking:

1. Butter for this recipe should be soft, so it is better to get it out of the refrigerator in advance. Sugar must be mixed with vanilla immediately. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. For baking, use a baking sheet lined with baking paper or a silicone mat.
   
2. In a deep bowl, mix sugar with vanilla and soft butter. Mix the ingredients with a spatula and beat until creamy. Break one egg into the mixture and stir again, and beat until smooth.
   
   
3. Sift flour, cocoa, starch, soda and salt through a sieve. Add this dry mixture to the bowl with butter and egg. Thoroughly mix dry and wet ingredients. First mix with a spatula, and then connect your hands. It is only necessary to thoroughly mix all the ingredients together.
   
   
4. Such a dough turned out to be pleasant to the touch and it is very convenient to mold cookies from it. Roll the dough into a small ball and flatten it with your hands. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between the cookies. Put a few sweets in each cookie, pressing them a little into the dough.
   
   
5. You need to bake for 10-12 minutes, checking the readiness in the middle - if you lightly press it with your finger, it will spring. Let the baked goods cool completely on a wire rack.
   
6. These cookies will decorate any New Year's tea party.
   
   

Bon appetit!

Just the name of this cookie makes your fantasy work, drawing warm images of Paris, a plate full of crumbly treats and warm coffee... You can also make it at home! The best occasion is New Year 2020.

• butter for dough - 100 g;
• butter - for greasing molds;
• powdered sugar - 120 g;
• chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
• wheat flour - 100 g;
• baking powder - 3 g;
• lemon zest - 1 tsp

Cooking step by step with a photo:

1. In order for Madeleine cookies to be recognizable on the festive table, it is necessary to give it the shape of a shell. It will be easy to do this with the help of silicone or metal molds. It should also be noted that the cookie dough according to the classic recipe needs at least 8 hours to rest.
   
2. To prepare the dough, you need to melt the butter and cool it.
   
3. In a deep bowl, mix the icing sugar with the egg. Blend this mixture at high speed in a blender. As the mass is whipped, it should acquire a rich white color and greatly increase in volume.
   
   
4. Sift flour with baking powder into bowl with egg mixture. Next, you need to quickly follow the recipe to avoid losing the volume of the egg mixture. Stir in the flour with a spatula, moving from bottom to top. Pour the melted butter into a bowl and fold in with a spatula. The dough should be voluminous and thick enough. It will pour easily from the spatula.
   
   
   
5. Fill the baking molds with dough no more than 2/3 of their volume. Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Send the cakes to bake for 5 minutes. After that, without opening the door, reduce the temperature to 200 degrees and leave the cakes in the oven for another 10 minutes.
   
6. You can check the readiness of the cakes by pressing on the center - they will spring slightly. Ready cookies will acquire a beautiful golden hue.
7. Remove them from the molds and let cool on a wire rack.
   

Bon appetit!

Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies

How nice it is to remember the taste of childhood after drinking hot tea with fragrant, crispy outside, but viscous inside, oatmeal cookies. If you have to think about which cookies for the New Year 2020 are best, then you should definitely choose this one!

• oatmeal - 220 g;
• butter - 60 g;
• honey - 30 g;
• sugar - 70 g;
• chicken egg - 1 pc.;
• baking powder - 1 tsp;
• vanilla sugar - 1 tsp;
• sesame - 1 tbsp. l.;
• flax seeds - 1 tbsp. l.;
• black chocolate - 40 g.

Cooking:

1. For this recipe, you need to take good quality chocolate. Chop it into small pieces with a knife. If there are ready-made chocolate drops, use them.
   
2. In a blender, grind oatmeal into flour (both quick-cooking flakes and flakes that require cooking are suitable).
   
3. Add sugar, sesame seeds, flax seeds and baking powder to the oatmeal in a bowl. Mix thoroughly with a whisk.
   
4. Add softened butter to a bowl and beat until smooth.
   
5. Pour sugar and honey into a bowl with butter, continuing to stir all the time.
   
6. Break the chicken egg into the mixture and use a mixer to bring the mass to splendor.
   
7. In a bowl containing beaten egg and sugar, add dry ingredients. If the dough is too liquid, you can add a little oatmeal.
   
8. Add the chocolate chips to the mixture and form the dough into a ball. Send the dough to the refrigerator to rest for an hour.
   
   
9. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, divide into pieces of equal volume (16 pieces) and make a ball out of each.
   
10. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees, put parchment on a baking sheet. On it, at a small distance from each other, spread the balls.
    
11. Bake should be 15-20 minutes.
12. Cool the finished cookies and serve.
    
    

Bon appetit!

So light, crispy and airy, these sugar cookies will become a real decoration of the festive table for the New Year 2020 and will be remembered for their taste by all adults and children! The recipe is very simple, it will not be difficult to bake such delicious treats in your kitchen.

• flour - 220 g;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• butter - 50 g;
• kefir - 50 ml;
• vegetable oil - 50 ml;
• baking powder - 1 tsp;
• sugar - 70 g;
• sea ​​salt -3 g.

Step by step recipe with photo:

Bon appetit!

Kurabye, familiar from childhood, can be cooked at home if you want to serve cookies for the New Year 2020 for your guests. Both adults and children will appreciate the taste of a classic homemade treat.

• vanilla sugar - 1 tbsp. l.;
• wheat flour - 180 g;
• salt - 1 pinch;
• sugar - 140 g;
• butter - 100 g;
• jam - 1 tbsp. l.;
• chicken egg - 1 pc.

Cooking:

1. It is important to observe some nuances. For example, jam for kurabye can be both purchased and homemade, the main thing is that it should be thick in consistency. Substituting butter for margarine is acceptable in this recipe.
   
2. Butter should be well whipped. To do this, you need to get it out of the refrigerator in advance and let it thaw a little. You can cut the butter into slices to make it soft faster.
3. In a deep bowl, mix sugar, salt, soft butter. Using a mixer at medium speed, beat the mixture until smooth, for 5 minutes.
   
4. To the mixture, beat one chicken egg and continue to beat with a mixer without changing the speed.
   
5. Sift the flour through a sieve and add to the liquid mixture in small portions. For convenience, you can help yourself to stir in the flour with a spatula. Flour should be added until the dough thickens slightly, when it stops spreading. You have to adjust the amount of flour yourself.
   
   
6. Line a baking sheet with baking paper. Transfer the dough to a pastry bag and place the blanks on paper, keeping the distance between them. Make a well in the center of each future cookie and add a drop of jam to it.