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Cookies with nuts and dried fruits
Delicious and golden cookies with nuts and dried fruits "Christmas" will surprise you with their simplicity of preparation and incredible taste. Such cookies can be made on a cold winter evening or baked for Christmas celebrations. Try to make aromatic cookies with nuts and dried fruits at home, and the step-by-step recipe with photos will help you with this!
Caloric content: 398 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.
Ingredients
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- dried apricots - 100 g;
- flour - 300 g;
- rum - 50 ml;
- powdered sugar - 50 g;
- nuts - 50 g;
- dried cherries - 100 g;
- natural yogurt - 150 g;
- raisins - 100 g;
- cold butter - 125 g;
- apricot or plum jam - optional;
- salt - a pinch.
Preparation
- Soak the dried fruits in rum mixed with a glass of boiling water in advance. Leave the dried fruits to swell overnight.
- Rub the cold butter with the flour. You can use a fork, meat grinder or a regular blender.
- Add a pinch of salt, yogurt. Gather the dough into a tight ball. Shape the dough well, wrap it in cling film. Send the shortcrust base to the refrigerator for one hour.
- Roll out the dough into a sheet 1 centimeter thick. Grease the base with thick apricot jam.
- Sprinkle the shortcrust base with dried fruits and chopped nuts.
- Gently roll the dough into a tight roll. Place the roll on a baking sheet lined with silicone parchment. Make small cuts on the roll to determine the size of the cookies. Send the roll to the oven for 40 minutes. Watch to ensure the top does not brown too much. If this happens, cover the roll with foil.
- Remove the roll and cut into individual cookies. Send the cookies to the oven for another 20 minutes.
- Serve warm cookies at the table! When the cookies cool down, they will become crispy and very aromatic. Enjoy your meal!
Cookies with nuts and dried fruits "Christmas" are not only easy to make but also relatively quick. Such cookies do not stale for a long time due to the juiciness of dried fruits and apricot jam. If you want to keep their soft texture longer, it’s better to cover the bowl with cookies with parchment or cling film. Try baking this treat and you will fall in love with the taste of this dessert!
