SLICE AND BAKE COOKIES CHRISTMAS RECIPES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, orange zest and vanilla in?a mixing bowl until pale and fluffy. Sift over the flour,?sugar, cornflour and spices, then mix briefly until combined.
• Turn out the dough onto a large sheet of cling film, then shape into a 5cm wide cylinder and roll up in the cling film. Wrap well, then chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (or see Make Ahead).
• Heat the oven to 190°C/ 170°C fan/gas 5. Slice the roll into 1cm-thick discs and put on the prepared baking sheets, spaced 1-2 cm apart. Dust lightly with icing sugar and cinnamon, then bake for?15-18 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack then? serve with tea or coffee.

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour and salt until dough forms.
• Divide dough into 3 parts. Into 1 part of dough, mix chocolate and walnuts. Mix cherries into another part of dough. Into remaining part of dough, mix poppy seed.
• Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving 1 inch of plastic wrap overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan. Spread poppy seed dough evenly in bottom of pan. Spread chocolate-walnut dough over poppy seed dough. Spread cherry dough over chocolate-walnut dough. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Using plastic wrap, lift dough from pan. Cut dough lengthwise in half. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 1 inch apart.
• Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.