Portuguese Christmas Cookies – how to make chocolate christmas cookies. christmas biscuit cookies are easy to make since they require no cookie cutters to shape them and they don’t break apart. These christmas cookies are simple, easy and delicious. broa castelar, or sweet potato cookies, are a very popular treat during christmas in portugal.
Portuguese Christmas Cookies
Add the egg and the vanilla extract and mix until a creamy mixture. Preheat oven to 350° f.
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- Soften the butter and mix with the sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy add the eggs and anis and beat for about 1 minute.
- Add the egg and the vanilla extract and mix until a creamy mixture.
- Add the flour and fold with a spatula until a compact mixture.
- these traditional portuguese cookies, also known as biscoitos, are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
- traditionally eaten at christmas time, the bolo rei or ‘king cake’ is a staple dessert in any portuguese home during the holidays.