Best 8 Buttermilk Christmas Cookies Recipes

SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup buttermilk and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside until step 5.
• In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, salt, vanilla and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Mix well.
• Add 3 cups of flour and the baking powder. Blend until combined.
• Add the buttermilk/baking soda mixture and the last 3 cups of flour. Mix until the flour is completely incorporated.
• Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and gently press it into a disc. Be sure it is wrapped tightly and refrigerate the dough overnight.
• When you're ready to roll out the dough, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Sprinkle a pastry mat with flour. Divide the dough in half and roll out one-half of the dough, sprinkling flour on top of the dough as needed.
• Cut out the dough in the shapes you'd like. Place the cookies on a nonstick baking mat.
• Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes, removing them before they are browned.
• Repeat with remaining dough, rerolling as needed.
• Allow the cookies to cool, the frost them with buttercream frosting and sprinkles, if desired.
• Store in an airtight container.

GRANDMA AMICO'S BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Mix sugar, shortening, buttermilk, and egg together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer (such as KitchenAid®) until creamy.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Beat into sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Leave dough to set in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Roll dough out on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms begin to lightly brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on wax paper or a wire rack, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl. Mix into a paste, adding more sugar or milk as needed. Spread frosting thinly onto cooled cookies and cover with sprinkles.

AMISH BUTTERMILK COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Cream the softened butter and sugar for a couple of minutes until fluffy.
• Add the eggs and mix.
• Add buttermilk and vanilla. Mix to combine.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix until everything is incorporated.
• Drop onto parchment-lined cookie sheets and bake for 10 - 11 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to rest on the tray for a minute before removing to a wire cooling rack.
• Cool completely then drizzle or spread with glaze.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Make cookies:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter 2 large baking sheets.
• Whisk together flour, zest, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in batches at low speed, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until smooth.
• Drop level tablespoons of dough about 1 1/2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until cookies are puffed and edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes per batch. Cool cookies on sheets 1 minute, then transfer cookies to racks.
• Glaze cookies:
• Whisk together all glaze ingredients and brush onto tops of warm cookies.
• Let stand until cookies are completely cooled and glaze is set.

SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition (batter will be moist)., Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. , Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CLASSIC BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Place eggs in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until frothy. Add granulated sugar, buttermilk, baking soda and butter in order listed, beating continually. Stir in lemon extract, vanilla extract and nutmeg. Stir in walnuts. Stir in enough of the flour to make a soft dough. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface. Cut with a cookie cutter. Transfer to baking sheets using a spatula. Bake the cookies until the edges are lightly golden, about 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand to cool for 2 minutes. Transfer to wire racks. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar. Let stand to cool completely.

BUTTERMILK CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together before starting: buttermilk and baking soda. Mixture will foam up, so put it in a medium sized bowl or measuring cup.
• Mix sugar and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs. Then sour cream, nutmeg, and baking powder.
• Alternate buttermilk mixture and flour until well incorporated.
• Refrigerate dough overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Cut shapes into the dough with cookie cutters of your choice.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone lining. Bake cookies for 9 - 10 minutes or until lightly done.