Recipe: Appetizing ‘Hot Cross Bun’ Flavour Soft Cookies

‘Hot Cross Bun’ Flavour Soft Cookies. These Classic Spiced Hot Cross Buns are so easy to make, soft, fluffy and also really quite addictive. The recipe is simple, but for best results, you do need a little bit of patience to let them proof well. It'll be absolutely worth your while though! Now you can make Spiced Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns too! Soft hot cross buns, spiced with cinnamon and cardamom, and packed with chocolate.

Easter this year feels different for obvious reasons. There's a lot of things I'd love to make, but I can't, because flour is at a premium these days. Great recipe for 'Hot Cross Bun' Flavour Soft Cookies. You can cook ‘Hot Cross Bun’ Flavour Soft Cookies using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of ‘Hot Cross Bun’ Flavour Soft Cookies

1. Prepare 60 g of Butter *about 1/4 of 250g block.
2. It's 1/4 cup of Caster Sugar.
3. Prepare 1 of Egg.
4. You need 1 cup of Self-Raising Flour.
5. It's of Cinnamon & Allspice as required.
6. You need 1/4 cup of Sultanas OR Raisins *I used Sultanas steeped in Rum!!!.
7. You need 1/2 cup of Mixed Peels.
8. It's 1/4 cup of Almonds *optional.

Did you make 'Hot Cross Buns' during Easter holidays? If you have some leftover ingredients, this is a good recipe to use them up. I made these soft cookies using the leftover Mixed Peels. Did you make Hot Cross Buns during Easter holidays?

‘Hot Cross Bun’ Flavour Soft Cookies instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180℃. Line a baking tray with baking paper..
2. Beat softened Butter and Sugars until smooth and well combined. Beat in Egg and mix well. Add Flour and Spices, and mix well. Then combine with other ingredients. *Note: I added some leftover Almond Flakes as well..
3. Roll the dough into 12 balls, about 3cm size, and place on the prepared tray. If the dough is sticky, use two tablespoons and drop 12 balls on the baking paper..
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and cooked. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. *Note: You may wish to decorate them just like 'Hot Cross Buns'..

If you have some leftover ingredients, this is a good recipe to use them up. I made these soft cookies using the leftover Mixed Peels. The amount of Sultanas (Raisins) and Mixed Peels is just a suggestion. Vegan hot cross buns - these eggless and dairy-free vesions of the classic British Easter treat are perfectly soft, fluffy and full of flavour. Served split, toasted and buttered they make a wonderful breakfast or snack.