I’m glad you asked! The forgotten Christmas treasure made of 4 ingredients often covers old, simple, grandma-like recipes. The most popular and most suitable cookies of these are the so-called Christmas Snowball (Butter-Nut Cookie) or the 4-Ingredient Shortbread Cookie (Linzer Base).

Here is the recipe for the latter, oven-baked, shortbread version, which you can flavor to your taste!

🍪 Christmas Snow Bread Base (4-Ingredient Shortbread Cookie)
This dough is the base for the Christmas linzer or croissant, which you can assemble in no time with 4 basic ingredients.

Ingredient Quantity Note

1. Flour (plain fine flour) 30 dkg The base of the dough
2. Butter (cold, cubed) 20 dkg For the crumbly texture (minimum 80% fat content)
3. Powdered sugar 10 dkg Sweetening
4. Egg yolks 2 pcs Consistency, taste
   Optional Spices: Pinch of vanilla (sugar or extract), grated lemon zest, pinch of salt For the real Christmas flavor (these are usually not counted as separate ingredients)
   👩‍🍳 Preparation Step by Step
   
   
   Crush together: Crumble the flour, powdered sugar and cold butter with quick movements (either with a knife chopper or avoiding the heat of your hands) until you get a fine, breadcrumb texture.
   Knead: Add the 2 egg yolks (and optional spices). Knead quickly into a smooth dough. Do not knead too much, or it will harden!
   Resting: Wrap in foil and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
   Shaping and Baking:
   
   
   Preheat the oven to 180 °C (top and bottom heat).
   Roll out the dough on a floured board to approx. 3-4 mm thick.
   Cut out with any Christmas shapes you like (star, moon, croissant).
   
   
   Bake for 8-10 minutes. It is good when the edges are just turning pink, but the middle is still light.
   Finishing: Let cool, then sprinkle with powdered sugar or fill with jam (linzer style).
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