5 Christmas Recipes

Here are 5 easy dessert recipes that will be perfect for Christmas ! Cookies, pastries, truffles : you're sure to find something you'll want to bake !

1. COQUILLE DE NOËL (French Christmas Brioche)

Coquille de Noël is a French Christmas brioche. Originally from Northern France, this brioche will be perfect on your Christmas Day breakfast table ! This pairs perfecty with hot chocolate.



2. WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

White chocolate truffles are an easy no-bake treat that only requires four ingredients.



3. GINGERBREAD SNICKERDOODLES

This snickerdoodles recipe uses gingerbread sugar for the coating instead of the typical cinnamon sugar. Baking soda and cream of tartar free.



4. THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER

This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've used it for years and it makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever.



5. NUTELLA CHRISTMAS TREE PASTRY

Need an easy Christmas dessert ? Look no further than this Christmas tree shaped Nutella filled pastry !

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Nutella Christmas Tree Pastry

Need an easy Christmas dessert ? Look no further than this Christmas tree shaped Nutella filled pastry !

Lire la recette du sapin de Noël feuilleté au Nutella en Français

I can't believe this is only the first recipe that uses Nutella on this blog ! Guess what ? I love Nutella. You shouldn't trust people who don't like Nutella.

This dessert recipe is perfect for the Holidays. Nothing says Christmas more than a Christmas tree, right ? This Nutella Christmas tree pastry looks impressive but is super quick and easy to prepare. Plus, you only need a few ingredients :

Puff pastry - I used storebought, but if you want to use homemade, go ahead ! You'll need two 6in circles of puff pastry to make this Christmas tree pastry.

Nutella - I didn't measure out exactly how much Nutella I used, but 4-5 tablespoons will be enough. You don't want to use too much Nutella or twisting the dough will be a bit more difficult.

Egg yolk - to give the Nutella pastry that beautiful golden color !

You could also sprinkle some vanilla sugar over the pastry before you put it in the oven, or add a dusting of icing sugar after the pastry has cooled. I've also seen some Nutella Christmas tree pastries with mini M&M's to make baubles (gently press them into the dough before baking).


Here's how to make a Nutella Christmas tree pastry :

1). Roll out the puff pastry. On one circle, spread a thin layer of Nutella (about 4 or 5 tablespoons - don't use too much.)
2). Cover with the second circle of puff pastry.
3). Using a sharp knife, cut a Christmas tree shape in the dough and remove the excess puff pastry (You can use the excess to make Nutella croissants. I also used a small star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out a star-shaped tree topper).
4). Using a sharp knife again, make horizontal cuts about 1cm apart on each side of the tree (see picture), making sure to leave some uncut dough in the middle of the tree.
5). Twist the sliced dough a couple times to make branches.
6). Beat an egg yolk and brush the puff pastry with the egg wash.
7). Bake in a preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, until the puff pastry is a nice golden color.


Here's the recipe for this Nutella Christmas tree pastry :

NUTELLA CHRISTMAS TREE PASTRY
by A Cup Of Sprinkles

Need an easy Christmas dessert ? Look no further than this Christmas tree shaped Nutella filled pastry ! Only a few ingredients required.

Cook time : 25 minutes
1 Nutella Christmas tree

Ingredients :
2 puff pastry circles (6in)
4-5 tablespoons of Nutella
1 egg yolk
Optional : vanilla sugar and/or icing sugar

Instructions :

Preheat the oven

Roll out the puff pastry. On one circle, spread a thin layer of Nutella (you can microwave the Nutella for about 10-15 seconds to make it easier to spread.)

Cover with the second circle of puff pastry. Using a sharp knife, cut a Christmas tree shape in the dough and remove the excess puff pastry (You can use the excess to make Nutella croissants. I also used a small star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out a star-shaped tree topper).

Using a sharp knife again, make horizontal cuts about 1cm apart on each side of the tree (see picture), making sure to leave some uncut dough in the middle of the tree. Twist the sliced dough a couple times to make branches.

Beat an egg yolk and brush the puff pastry with the egg wash. Optional : sprinkle some vanilla sugar over the dough.

Bake for 20 to 30 minutes (180°C, until the puff pastry is a nice golden color. Optional : add a dusting of icing sugar over the cooled pastry.

Let me know in the comments if you make this Nutella Christmas tree pastry ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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5 Cookie Recipes for Christmas

Here are 5 easy cookie recipes for Christmas ! From the best ever chocolate chip cookies to almond sablés, you'll be sure to find the perfect cookie treat to leave for Santa !

If I had to choose only one thing I love doing in December, it would be baking cookies. Cookies are so easy and quick to make, and there are so many different types ! Chocolate chip cookies (milk, dark, or white), double chocolate cookies, snickerdoodles, sablés (sugar cookies), the list goes on ! In this post, you'll find five easy Christmas cookie recipes to try this month.



1. ALMOND SABLÉS (Almond Shortbread Cookies)

These buttery sablés (French shortbread cookies) are made using ground almonds and a couple of drops of almond extract to take the almond flavor up a notch. Only four ingredients and no eggs required ! Use a star shaped cookie cutter to make these more festive !



2. DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Soft double chocolate cookies are made with white chocolate chips folded into a dark chocolate cookie base.



3. SNICKERDOODLES (Baking soda and cream of tartar free)

Want to make delicious cinnamon cookies that stay soft ? This Snickerdoodles recipe uses only baking powder, no baking soda and no cream of tartar involved !



4. CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW COOKIES

These chocolate cookies are topped with mini marshmallows : they're a hot chocolate in cookie form and perfect for Christmas !



5. THE BEST EVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've used it for years and it makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever. These are the ones that get left out for Santa every year ! ;)

You can also check out all the cookies and bars recipes posted on this blog by clicking here, or check out the recipe index if you want to bake something other than cookies ! You can also search recipes by ingredients.

Let me know in the comments if you try one of these cookie recipes for Christmas ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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Coquille de Noël (French Christmas Brioche)

Coquille de Noël is a French Christmas brioche. Originally from Northern France, this brioche will be perfect on your Christmas Day breakfast table !

Lire la recette de la coquille de Noël en Français

I feel like my duty as a French dessert blogger is to share French recipes. I mean, it makes sense, right ? As a result, today's recipe is a traditionnal French Christmas recipe.


Coquille de Noël is a brioche from Northern France (by the way, this tarte au sucre is another recipe from Northern France - can you guess where I live ?). This brioche is only available in stores around the Holidays (which is a shame because it's delicious). When you start seeing coquilles in stores, you know Christmas is coming.


This Christmas brioche, shaped as a swaddled baby Jesus, is a staple of Christmas day breakfast or Holiday snacks. In elementary school, before Christmas break, we'd get a little bag filled with chocolate, an orange or a clementine and a coquille. It's not Christmas if we haven't eaten our weight in coquille de Noël - at least in my house.

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