New Year's cookies
Description
Homemade treats for tea. The main feature of this recipe is the colorful dough. You can use dry food coloring, but I recommend using gel colors, as they provide a more intense color and can be added directly into the finished dough. Be careful to add the right amount of flour, avoiding making the dough too stiff, otherwise you won't be able to shape the sticks properly. You can decorate the finished cookies with powdered sugar or confetti. Be sure to make these cookies for New Year, as they are a symbol of this holiday. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Prepare the dough: beat softened butter with a mixer, gradually increasing the speed. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, sifted through a sieve. Beat again until well combined.
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Step 2
2. Add the yolk and beat again. Then add food coloring (if using dry coloring), dividing the mixture into three parts. If you're using gel coloring, you can add it to the finished dough.
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Step 3
3. Add the flour sifted with salt and knead an elastic, fairly soft dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Step 4
4. Divide the dough into small balls and roll them into sausages of equal length. Then stack them in a pyramid shape and twist into a spiral, forming a cane at the end.
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Step 5
5. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 10 minutes until golden brown.