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Cinnamon shortbread

Get a head start on your Christmas presents by making our low calorie, healthy cinnamon shortbread for family and friends.

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 14 people (makes 14 slices)
Ratings: 3.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil, to grease
    • 1⅓ cups reduced-fat spread suitable for baking
    • ½ cup castor sugar plus 2 extra tablespoons
    • 1 ¾ cups flour
    • ¾ cup cornflour
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Lightly grease a 22cm-round cake tin with cooking spray and line base with grease-proof paper.

    2 Place spread in a bowl and add sugar. Cream together until light and fluffy.

    3 In a separate bowl sieve flour and cornflour together with cinnamon (if using). Fold into the creamed mixture. Using hands, shape mixture into a dough and knead until smooth.

    4 Place in prepared tin and flatten out to cover the surface. Level surface with the back of a spoon and prick with a fork.
    Bake for 25-30 minutes until lightly golden.

    5 Cool for 5 minutes then mark out even-sized pieces with a knife. Sprinkle with the remaining castor sugar.

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