🍳COOKING AT HOME: Christmas Biscuits

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Stevia reduces calories, while granulated sugar can be used for a cost-effective alternative.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla flavoring

Vanilla flavoring is often less expensive than pure extract.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: self-rising flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while self-rising flour can save on leavening agents.

In a large bowl, add butter or margarine and sugar.

Mix together with a wooden spoon until smooth.

Add flour and cinnamon, and mix until it comes together.

Sprinkle flour on a surface to prevent sticking.

Roll out the dough to about 0.5 cm thick using a rolling pin.

Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes, like a Christmas tree.

Place the cut biscuits onto a baking tray.

Gather the remaining dough, shape it into a ball, and repeat the cutting process until all dough is used.

Put the biscuits in the oven at 170°C for around 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.

Remove the biscuits from the oven and sprinkle sugar on them while warm.

Let the biscuits cool down in the tray.

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