VANILLA SNOW COOKIES

Recipe by Chanel Brink   @cookingwithchanel_sa

These cookies look like balls of snow because they are dusted in icing sugar. They pair perfectly well with a dark roast coffee or masala chai.

INGREDIENTS

• 220g unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ^1/₃ cups cake wheat flour
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
• ½ cup icing sugar for dusting
• pinch of salt

METHOD

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease and line a baking tray then set aside.
2. In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until pale and fluffy.
3. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.
4. Sift in the flour, salt and cinnamon powder. Mix until a soft dough is formed.
5. Wrap the dough with clingwrap and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
6. After an hour, remove the dough from the fridge and break small pieces off and shape into balls.
7. Place them on the greased baking tray and bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden brown.
8. Cool for 5 minutes on a baking stand.
9. Dust generously with icing sugar.