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Recipe · Alsace
Bredele alsaciens de Noël
Alsatian spiced Christmas cookies
⏱ 90 minServes 40Easy145 kcal
A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.
01 — Ingredients40 servings
250 g (9 oz)flour
125 g (4 oz)cold butter
100 g (3½ oz)sugar
1egg
1egg yolk
1 tspcinnamon
½ tspcardamom
Zest of 1 lemon
1 pinchsalt
- 250 g (9 oz) flour
- 125 g (4 oz) cold butter
- 100 g (3½ oz) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp cardamom
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 pinch salt
Quantities scaled for — some (egg, lemon, garlic…) are rounded to what’s practical.
Serves 40. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.
03 — Method
- Mix the flour, sugar, salt, spices and zest.
- Rub in the cold diced butter with your fingertips.
- Add the whole egg and form a ball without overworking.
- Wrap and chill for 2 hours.
- Roll the dough out 4 mm (⅛ in) thick.
- Cut out with Christmas cookie cutters (stars, trees, hearts).
- Place on a baking sheet and brush with egg yolk.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes at 170°C (340°F) until lightly golden.
- Let cool and store in an airtight tin.
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