Easiest Way to Make Perfect German Christmas Cookies: Butter Plaetzchen

German Christmas Cookies: Butter Plaetzchen.

You can cook German Christmas Cookies: Butter Plaetzchen using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of German Christmas Cookies: Butter Plaetzchen

1. It's 375 grams of Butter.
2. You need 190 grams of Sugar.
3. You need 5 of Egg yolks.
4. You need 500 grams of Cake flour.
5. It's 1 tsp of Cinnamon.
6. It's 1 of ☆Egg yolk.
7. Prepare 30 ml of ☆Milk.

German Christmas Cookies: Butter Plaetzchen step by step

1. Bring the butter to room temperature or microwave on low to soften. Add the ingredients in the listed order while mixing..
2. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until 2-3 mm thick while dusting with flour. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters and place on a baking sheet..
3. Mix the ☆ ingredients and brush on each cookie with a brush or a spoon..
4. Bake in the preheated oven at 170℃ / 340℉ (Umluft 150℃) until nicely browned..