Lactose-free Christmas biscuits

Name: Lactose-free Christmas biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 50
Ingredients: 250 g all-purpose flour; 125 g icing sugar; 2 tsp ground cardamom; 1½ tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp white pepper; 250 g lactose-free butter, cold; 75 g green unsalted pistachios, whole; 25 g hazelnuts, whole; 50 g pickled or candied bitter oranges peel; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 2 tbsp black sesame seeds

With these lactose-free Christmas biscuits, everyone can have their festive cravings satisfied. The scrumptious balance of comforting spices and delightful sweetness will make your taste buds sing with joy.

Ingredients

All-purpose flour	250 g
Icing sugar	125 g
Ground cardamom	2 tsp
Ground ginger	1½ tsp
Ground cinnamon	1 tsp
White pepper	½ tsp
Lactose-free butter, cold	250 g
Green unsalted pistachios, whole	75 g
Hazelnuts, whole	25 g
Pickled or candied bitter oranges peel	50 g
Sesame seeds	2 tbsp
Black sesame seeds	2 tbsp

Instructions

Mix flour, icing sugar, and spices in a bowl.
Cut butter into small pieces and crumble it into the flour mixture until it resembles grated cheese. Knead the dough lightly.
Add nuts and strips of pickled or candied bitter orange. Knead the dough well and divide it into 2 portions.
Roll each portion of dough into a 15-20 cm log.
Mix sesame seeds on a flat plate and roll each log in the sesame seeds so they get completely covered.
Place each log on a piece of cling film and flatten the sides to make a square form.
Wrap the film tightly around the logs and place them in the freezer for ½ hour or until frozen.

Baking

Cut approx. ½ cm thick slices of the frozen dough and place them on sheets of baking paper.
Bake the biscuits one tray at a time in the top of the oven for about 7 minutes at 200°C (traditional oven) until light brown. Check the cookies regularly to avoid burning them.
Cool the biscuits on a wire rack.

Enjoy!