Dec 24th: Snowflakes for Christmas!

While some of you might actually find snow outside during the holidays, most probably won't. For those of you who aren't as lucky, I've got you covered. Today, we'll be making snowflakes! The snowflakes I mean aren't that cold though and won't turn back to liquid water when touched. But they'll melt in your mouth.
By now, you might have guessed what snowflakes are. For those of you who don't know, the snowflakes I'm talking about are a sort of cookies that are traditionally made for Christmas.
During Christmas time, a lot of cookies were and are being baked. That's why there are many recipes like the one for snowflakes that don't contain any eggs. So don't worry if you've run out of eggs lately!

You will need:

250g butter
100g powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanillin sugar
a pinch of salt
100g flour
250g starch
An electric whisk
A bowl with a lid..with a hole in the middle :D

How it's done:

Whisk butter, sugars and salt in the bowl with the lid until foamy (Note: the butter should be soft, so take it out of the fridge about an hour before starting; do not pop it into the microwave, this will ruin the consistency; it's completely normal if it simply looks like weird crumbs that will never ever combine after the first five minutes, it'll be alright).
In a separate bowl, mix flour and starch and gradually add it to the butter mixture while whisking. It's right when the mixture looks like small crumbles. Kneed the crumbles together (they'll stick to each other).
Take small pieces (about hazelnut-sized) of the dough and roll them in your palms. Place them on a baking tray covered with baking paper (leave enough space between the dots, they will expand). Take a fork to press them down a little and give them some texture. If you happen to have a cookie stamp with a snowflake design, even better! If you think the dough is too sticky to get your fork or stamp out again, press the fork/stamp into flour first.
While handling the dough, don't get it too warm, it'll get stickier the longer you touch it.
Preheat the oven to 160°C (320 Fahrenheit) and bake 10-15 minutes. The cookies should stay light, so don't let them get brown. (Tip: the cookies will start looking wet when they're in the oven; take them out when they're matte on top)
Out of the oven, the cookies are terribly fragile and soft, but don't worry, they'll be more firm once they've cooled down.
When they're done, you can leave them as they are or sprinkle them with a touch of sugar.
Enjoy!

So, this is the last post for this year's Advent Calendar. I hope you've appreciated spending some time on crafting and baking with me!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!