The Festive Cookies Everyone Wants the Recipe For

Soft, spiced and utterly moreish, these snickerdoodle cookies from Edinburgh’s The Pastry Section are the ultimate festive bake — perfect for sharing, gifting or keeping all to yourself.

Satisfy your sweet tooth this season with this recipe for a proper festive treat from Edinburgh’s The Pastry Section. Soft, spiced and dangerously moreish, these snickerdoodle cookies are perfect for sharing with guests or gifting, if you can bear to part with them. Prefer to leave it to the experts? Visit The Pastry Section in Leith or Stockbridge.

For the cookies (Makes 12-16)

60g salted butter

160g caster sugar

1 large egg

240g plain flour

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

For the coating:

1 ½ tbsp caster sugar

1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Method

1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Sift in the

remaining dry ingredients and mix until the dough forms a smooth ball.

2. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees and line three baking trays with

greaseproof paper.

3. Prepare the coating by mixing the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl,

then set aside.

4. Measure the dough into 40g balls, then roll each of the balls in the

coating mix.

5. Place the cookies onto the baking trays, pressing them down slightly.

Allow a space of 4-5cm between each one to allow them to spread

during baking.

6. Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until the cookies are a light golden colour.

7. Allow to cool and set for a few minutes, before transferring to a wire

rack to finish cooling.