Christmas Shortbread Recipe

Why not turn your Christmas preparations into a delightful gathering? Invite your friends for a cookie-sharing party! It’s a perfect way to catch up with your loved ones while reducing the baking tasks on your to-do list. And don’t miss out on Chef James’s favourite cookie recipe; it’s a crowd-pleaser.

Ingredients:

250g butter (at room temp)
110g caster sugar
360g strong flour
1 tsp cinnamon
100g milk chocolate chips
1 orange zested
½ tsp vanilla extract

Method

Preheat your oven to 170 and line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.
Combine all the ingredients in your mixer until they come together as a dough.
Wrap the dough and place it in the fridge to firm up.
Place into the fridge so the shortbread firms up.
Roll the dough out and use your cutter to create approximately 15 Christmas-shaped biscuits.
Bake in the oven at 170 for 13 minutes.
Once out of the oven sprinkle with caster sugar and place on cooling racks.
Store in an airtight container.