Bake, decorate and celebrate
Few things capture the spirit of the holidays quite like the aroma of freshly baked biscuits wafting through the house. Baking Christmas cookies with your children isn’t just a fun festive tradition – it’s a way to make memories, create personalised gifts, and even craft beautiful decorations for your Christmas tree. With Miele’s precision ovens, achieving perfect golden biscuits has never been easier.
Christmas Biscuit Recipe
Makes: 30-40 biscuits
Prep time: 20 minutes
Chill time: 30 minutes
Bake time: 10-12 minutes
Ingredients:
- 250g unsalted butter, softened
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (or almond extract for variation)
- 400g cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Method
- Preheat your Miele oven
- Set your Miele oven to 170°C on Fan Plus or Conventional Heat 175°C.
- If you’re using the Moisture Plus feature, add a short burst of steam at the start to help the dough bake evenly and retain a soft centre.
- Cream the butter and sugar
- Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
- Add dry ingredients
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Gradually add to the butter mixture until a smooth dough forms.
- Chill the dough
- Shape the dough into a disc, wrap it in cling film, and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Cut and bake
- Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface (about 5mm thick).
- Use festive cookie cutters – stars, trees, reindeer or snowflakes.
- Place on a PerfectClean non-stick baking tray lined with parchment.
- Bake in your Miele oven for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- For perfectly even results, use the Multi-level cooking setting to bake several trays at once without flavour transfer.
- Cool completely
- Let the biscuits rest on the tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Decorating with your kids
Once cooled, the fun begins!
Simple icing glaze:
- 250g icing sugar
- 2-3 tbsp milk or lemon juice
- Food colouring and edible glitter (optional)
Mix the icing sugar and milk to form a thick, spreadable glaze. Divide into small bowls, add colourings, and let your kids unleash their creativity with piping bags, sprinkles, or edible pearls.
Tip: Miele ovens’ TasteControl feature prevents overbaking, so your cookies have the perfect base for decorating: crisp at the edges, soft in the centre.
Festive finishing touches
- For Gifts: Stack biscuits in clear jars or paper bags, tie with ribbon and add a personalised tag.
- For the Tree: Before baking, poke a small hole near the top of each biscuit using a straw. Once cooled and decorated, thread with ribbon and hang them on the Christmas tree.
