Italian spiced Christmas biscuits (Cavallucci)
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Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 20 • Difficulty: Easy
These Italian inspired Christmas cookies are famous in Tuscany. Made with plain flour and nuts, Cavallucci cookies make delicious homemade Christmas gifts.
Ingredients
Plain flour
2 cup(s), (300g)
Baking powder
1 tsp
Dried coriander
2½ tsp, ground
Ground cinnamon
1 tsp
Ground nutmeg
½ tsp
Fennel seeds
¼ tsp, finely chopped, lightly crushed
Sweetener, xylitol
¾ cup(s), (165g)
Walnuts
1 cup(s), (100g), chopped
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Combine flour, baking powder, coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg and fennel in a large bowl.
2
Place xylitol and 100ml water in a small saucepan. Stir over medium heat for 2 minutes or until sweetener has dissolved. Stir in walnuts.
3
Pour walnut mixture into flour mixture and stir until a dough forms. Roll tablespoons of dough into 20 balls. Place balls, 5cm apart, on prepared trays and flatten slightly. Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden. Cool on trays before serving.
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