3-Ingredient Christmas Cookies (Montecaos) by @le.renard.et.les.raisins

20 min

12 servings

🌾

250 g

Wheat flour

🍬

80 g

Sugar

🫗

130 ml

Neutral oil

🍬

8 g

Vanilla sugar

🪵

1 g

Cinnamon

  1. Preheat

    Preheat the oven to 180°C / 356°F.

  2. Mix
    • wheat flour (T45 or T55)
    • granulated sugar

    Mix 250 g wheat flour with 80 g granulated sugar in the mixing bowl.

  3. Add
    • neutral vegetable oil

    Add 125 ml neutral vegetable oil and stir until a moldable dough forms.

  4. Mix
    • vanilla sugar

    Mix in 8 g vanilla sugar if making the vanilla version.

  5. Shape

    Shape the dough into round cookies or small pyramids on the baking sheet.

  6. Bake

    Bake the cookies at 180°C / 356°F for 15 minutes.

  7. Cool

    Cool the cookies completely on the cooling rack.

  8. Dust
    • ground cinnamon

    Dust each cooled pyramid-shaped cookie with 1 g ground cinnamon if making Montecaos.

3-Ingredient Christmas Cookies (Montecaos) by @le.renard.et.les.raisins

20 min

12 servings

🌾

250 g

Wheat flour

🍬

80 g

Sugar

🫗

130 ml

Neutral oil

🍬

8 g

Vanilla sugar

🪵

1 g

Cinnamon

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/8

    Preheat the oven to 180°C / 356°F.

  2. Step 2/8

    Mix 250 g wheat flour with 80 g granulated sugar in the mixing bowl.

    🌾wheat flour (T45 or T55)
    🍬granulated sugar
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄wooden spoon

  3. Step 3/8

    Add 125 ml neutral vegetable oil and stir until a moldable dough forms.

    🫗neutral vegetable oil
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄wooden spoon

  4. Step 4/8

    Mix in 8 g vanilla sugar if making the vanilla version.

    🍬vanilla sugar
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄wooden spoon

  5. Step 5/8

    Shape the dough into round cookies or small pyramids on the baking sheet.

    🍳baking sheet

  6. Step 6/8

    Bake the cookies at 180°C / 356°F for 15 minutes.

    🍳baking sheet

  7. Step 7/8

    Cool the cookies completely on the cooling rack.

    ✨cooling rack

  8. Step 8/8

    Dust each cooled pyramid-shaped cookie with 1 g ground cinnamon if making Montecaos.

    🪵ground cinnamon

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Sweeteners

Ingredients

Wheat flour, Sugar, Neutral oil, Vanilla sugar, Cinnamon

Notes

Wheat flour (T45 or T55), Vanilla sugar (optional, use instead of cinnamon), Cinnamon (optional, for the dough or for dusting montecaos)

Allergens

to inform

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Lactose-free

Calories

185 kcal

Macro nutrients

Carbohydrates: 25.8g, Protein: 2.1g, Fat: 9.4g, Fiber: 0.9g, Sugars: 6.7g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Iron: 1.2mg, Potassium: 35mg, Calcium: 5mg

Vitamins

Vitamin E: 1.3mg, Vitamin B1: 0.1mg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

5 minutes

Cooking

15 minutes

Overall

20 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Easy (1/4)

Steps

8 steps

Equipments

Utensils

mixing bowl, wooden spoon, baking sheet, cooling rack

Appliances

Oven

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert, Snack

Occasions

Christmas, Advent, Holiday, Gift giving

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@le.renard.et.les.raisins

Origin

Cuisine

French, European

Geographic

France, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crispy, Crumbly, Shortbread

Flavors

Sweet, Vanilla, Cinnamon

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

room temperature

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 7 days (Store in an airtight container,Keep in a cool, dry place), fridge : 14 days (Store in an airtight container,Bring to room temperature before serving), freezer : 90 days (Freeze in an airtight container,Thaw at room temperature)