Keep all the ingredients ready before starting.
In a mixer, combine softened butter, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla essence.
Make a soft dough by mixing well.
Now, beat an egg in the grinder and blend again.
Transfer the mixture to a dish and add in flour or maida in batches to make a soft dough.
Divide the dough into two parts.
Add in 1 teaspoon of red colour to one part of the dough and mix well to incorporate the colour to the dough.
Now place both the portion of the dough into two separate polythene bags and place them in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
After two hours, take out both portions of the dough from the refrigerator.
It's the turn to make the cookies.
Lay the baking seat in a baking tray.
Take two small balls (red and white) from the dough. Spread a little flour on the working surface, make a long finger-like shape from the balls.
Now fold the fingers together, twisting them like a rope from one side. You can better understand from the picture. Make it 4-5 inches long.
Now make a hook by folding one side of the cookie.
That way, make all the cookies and keep them in the tray. Sprinkle some sugar on the cookies.
Take the white part of an egg on a plate.
Mix 1 tablespoon water and blend well.
Brush the egg white mixture to the cookies and then sprinkle some sugar.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C for 10 minutes.
Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.
When the sides of the cookies are little brown then take them out of the oven.
Leave in the tray for 10-12 minutes to cool.
These cookies can be decorated in a nice Christmas tree. As delicious as it is to eat, so beautiful to look at.
