Christmas Special - Jigsaw Cookie Recipe

Christmas means celebrations and fun, especially when you have young kids at home. It also means baking a lot of delicious Christmas goodies. Pleasing your little ones when it comes to food, is very tough. Momsters was on a look-out for a fun, unique, Christmas-y recipe... and I had to go to Sanaa A'esha who loves cooking and she always has something delicious, unique and fun to share.

Sanaa came up with the amazing Christmas Jigsaw Cookie recipe

INGREDIENTS

• Softened Butter     3⁄4 Cup
• Sugar    3⁄4 Cup
• Egg    1
• Milk    1 Tablespoon
• Vanilla Bean    1
• All Purpose Flour    2.5 Cups
• Baking Powder    1.5 Teaspoons
• Salt    1⁄4 Teaspoon
• Corn Syrup    3⁄4 Cup
• Food Colouring 
• Edible Glitter 

PROCESS:
 

• In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until well blended (mixture may look curdled). On waxed paper, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. At low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended. Pat dough into a small rectangle.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour large cookie sheet. Place dough in center of cookie sheet. With floured rolling pin, roll dough into 13" by 11" rectangle. Bake 15 minutes.
• Place cookie sheet on wire rack. With knife or cutter, cut the shapes you desire. Cut Christmas tree or gingerbread man into various geometric-shaped puzzle pieces, being careful not to cut into ornament outlines. Cut remaining cookie around tree into puzzle pieces, being careful not to cut into the other outlines.

• Return cookie sheet to oven and bake 12 to 14 minutes longer or until cookie is light brown. Set cookie sheet on wire rack; cut through all designs and pieces. Cool cookie puzzle on cookie sheet 10 minutes. Carefully slide puzzle, in 1 piece, onto wire rack; cool completely.
• To decorate: In a saucepan, heat corn syrup (you can also use sugar syrup) to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Boil 1 minute, stirring and then once it cools add the food colour. Remove the different jigsaw pieces from tree; and brush with corn syrup. Sprinkle with sugar crystals to coat if you like to add little bling.

Allow puzzle pieces to dry completely, about 1 hour. When pieces are dry, reassemble puzzle on large tray to serve, or store puzzle in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 1 week.

And just like that, you will become the best mum ever! You can watch a step-by-step video of the recipe at Cucumbertown.

Merry Christmas!!!

Guest Blogger:

Sanaa is a writer, passionate cook, mother to a gorgeous tiger. In her non-existent spare time, she's seen cuddling under a blanket with a freshly baked brioche.