Best 7 Christmas Ornament Cookies Recipes

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Christmas is a time for joy, family, and delicious treats. And what could be more festive than a plate of beautifully decorated Christmas ornament cookies? These cookies are not only delicious, but they're also a fun and easy way to get into the holiday spirit.

These cookies are made with a simple sugar cookie dough that is rolled out and cut into shapes. They are then baked until golden brown and decorated with royal icing. The royal icing is made with egg whites, powdered sugar, and flavoring, and it can be tinted any color you like. You can use the icing to create simple designs, or you can get creative and make more elaborate decorations.

No matter how you choose to decorate them, these Christmas ornament cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. They're perfect for cookie exchanges, holiday parties, or just enjoying at home with your family.

This article provides two recipes for Christmas ornament cookies: a traditional sugar cookie recipe and a gluten-free sugar cookie recipe. Both recipes are easy to follow and yield delicious cookies that are perfect for decorating. The article also includes instructions for making royal icing and provides tips for decorating the cookies.

With these recipes, you can create beautiful and delicious Christmas ornament cookies that will be the perfect addition to your holiday celebrations.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

CHRISTMAS COOKIE ORNAMENTS



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You can make these goodies for the Christmas tree ahead of time! Simply whip up the cookies and store them plain in your freezer. Come Christmas, you can fix homemade frosting and decorate. Then tie on ribbons and hang the shapes on your evergreen. You can also create these treats for eating! If you do, start them from scratch at holiday time and store the cookies in an airtight container. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 40(3-inch) cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
6-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Assorted liquid or paste food coloring
9 yards of 1/8-inch-wide ribbon in Christmas colors of your choice
Christmas cookie cutters or sizes of your choice

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar. Beat in the honey, egg and vanilla. Gradually add the flour and salt., Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll to an 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters dipped in flour. Transfer cutouts to ungreased baking sheets., Using a straw, make a hole in the top of each cookie. Remove the center circle of dough. Bake the cookies at 350° for 6 minutes until the edges are lightly browned. Remove the cookies to wire racks to cool., For frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, corn syrup and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Tint the frosting with liquid or paste food coloring in desired colors., Place each color of frosting in a pastry or plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the tip of each bag. Spread and pipe frosting onto cookies as desired., If desired, create stitch marks on a stocking or veins on holly leaves by dipping a toothpick in food coloring and painting on the lines., For hanging loops, cut forty 8-in. strips of 1/8-in.-wide ribbon. Thread a ribbon strip through the hole in each cookie and tie the ends into a bow.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CHEVRON ORNAMENT COOKIES



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My crispy, buttery cookie is playful and elegant. It's so much fun to make the chevron pattern in the dough. After it's rolled out, I like to use an old-fashioned ornament cookie cutter, but try any pretty shape. -Taste of Home, Aria Thornton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield about 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon paste food coloring

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; add desired food coloring to 1 portion (or different colors to each portion). Shape into two 9x4-in. rectangles 1 in. thick; freeze until firm, about 30 minutes., Using a sharp knife, cut rectangles crosswise into 1/8-in. slices. Create 2 new rectangles by stacking alternate-colored slices side by side, brushing water between slices so they adhere. Trim off any uneven dough. Roll portions between 2 pieces of waxed paper to 1/2-in. thickness; freeze until firm, about 15 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. With a sharp knife, cut rectangles diagonally into 1/2-in. slices. To form chevron pattern, turn every other slice upside down, brushing water between slices so they adhere. Roll between sheets of waxed paper to 1/4-in. thickness., Cut with desired cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Cool 1-2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 253mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

GIANT CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT COOKIE



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This very large peanut butter cookie makes a dramatic holiday centerpiece!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tub Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting, if desired
Assorted candies

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Beat sugars, peanut butter, butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Spread dough in ungreased 12-inch pizza pan. Bake about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.
  • Spread frosting on cookie. Decorate with candies. Loop string licorice through ring-shaped hard candy to make hanger for ornament.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 190 mg

WATERCOLOR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT COOKIES RECIPE



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Watercolor sweets are our favorite distraction to drool over on Pinterest and Instagram right now. Using a simple watercolor painting technique, it's easy to brush and splatter these cookies with unique patterns.

Provided by Diana Yen

Yield Makes 3-4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

All-purpose flour (for dusting)
1 batch All-in-One Sugar Cookie Dough, chilled
2 cups white royal icing
Red and green gel-paste food coloring
3/4 teaspoon clear lemon extract
1/4 teaspoon gold luster dust
3-4" ornament cookie cutters; a small paintbrush

Steps:

  • Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Generously flour a rolling pin and work surface. Working with 1 disc at a time, roll dough to 1/4" thick. Cut out as many cookies as possible with cookie cutters (if dough becomes too soft, chill until firm). Place cookies 1/2" apart on prepared baking sheets. Chill 15 minutes.
  • Bake cookies until edges are light golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.
  • Place icing in a wide shallow bowl. Add water by the teaspoon and stir to combine until slightly runny. Dip cookies face down into icing, just enough to cover the front and reach the outer edges, being careful not to completely submerge. Lightly shake cookies to level out icing. Transfer cookies to wire racks to let icing dry completely before decorating, about 3 hours.
  • Mix each food coloring with a small amount of water to dilute in separate bowls; the more water you add, the lighter the colors will be. Fill 2 small bowls with clean water.
  • Lightly dampen paint brush with water. Working with half of cookies and 1 color, lightly dab a few patches of watercolor "paint" over icing. Dampen brush in clean water. Brush along edges of darker paint to create a watercolor effect with the color fading out gently. For added texture, lightly tap brush over cookie to splatter droplets of color. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to dry as you work. Repeat painting technique with second color on remaining cookies. Let dry.
  • Mix lemon extract and luster dust in a small bowl to create gold paint. Using a clean paintbrush, splatter cookies in gold and paint tops of ornaments. Let paint dry completely before storing cookies.
  • Cookies can be made 10 days ahead; store in an airtight container at room temperature.

CHRISTMAS COOKIE ORNAMENTS



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Add baking Christmas cookie ornaments to your holiday to-do list. It is an easy-to-make, one-bowl recipe to make these fully customizable cookie ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree.

Provided by Irina

Categories     Cookies

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 7

10.5 oz (300 g) butter
1 1/3 cups (125 g) almond flour
1 cup (125 g) powdered (icing) sugar
2 pinches of salt
2 cups + 6 1/4 tbsp (300 g) all-purpose flour
1 egg
2 teaspoons (4 g) ground allspice

Steps:

  • , place softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Add almond flour and mix. Then add icing (powdered) sugar, ground allspice, salt, all-purpose flour, egg, and mix until the dough becomes homogeneous.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper to the thickness of about 1/5 inch/5 mm. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F/150 degrees C. Take the cookie dough out of the fridge and cut cookies using Christmas cookie cutters. Save, press together, and re-roll the dough scraps (you need to chill the rolled dough before cutting the cookies again.)
  • Make a small hole in each cookie using a plastic straw. Arrange cookies on a baking sheet covered with parchment and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or till the light brown color.
  • Place ornaments on a wire rack to cool down. Then thread red and white striped twine, a ribbon, a string, lace, or raffia through the hole in each cookie, tie the ends, and hang cookies in the tree. You can tie each cookie individually or use finished ornaments to make an edible holiday garland.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cookie, Calories 90 calories, Sugar 2.6 g, Sodium 44 mg, Fat 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.3 g, Cholesterol 16 mg

HOLIDAY COOKIE ORNAMENTS



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Candy canes are the sweet baked-in hooks for this easy-mix sugar cookie.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h15m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 egg
36 small candy canes
2 containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy creamy white or vanilla frosting

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour and egg until soft dough forms.
  • On floured surface, roll dough until about 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 3- to 3 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
  • Bake 5 minutes. Meanwhile, break off top of each candy cane to create loop for hanging cookies.
  • Remove cookies from oven; press 1 candy piece on top of each cookie to make a loop. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place 1 container of frosting at a time in 2-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Dip each cookie in frosting, allowing excess to drip off. Place cookies on parchment paper. Decorate as desired. Let stand until frosting is set, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 110 mg, Sugar 23 g, TransFat 2 1/2 g

DOUGH ORNAMENT RECIPE



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Decorative cookies. NOT EDIBLE!

Provided by Phyllis

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 ½ cups warm water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Mix flour and salt well. Gradually add water, stirring with a large spoon. Finish mixing with hands. Knead until soft and pliable.
  • Roll out on floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheets. With a toothpick make a hole in the top of the ornament for threading string. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) until hard, about 1 hour. Decorate with paint and varnish to preserve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1820 calories, Carbohydrate 381.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 13.5 g, Protein 51.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 93427.4 mg, Sugar 1.4 g

Tips:

  • Use room temperature butter: This will help the cookies spread evenly and prevent them from becoming too dry.
  • Chill the dough before baking: This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are just beginning to brown: Overbaking will make the cookies dry.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before decorating: This will help the frosting set properly.

Conclusion:

Christmas ornament cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for the holiday season. With a little bit of planning, they are easy to make and can be decorated in a variety of ways. Whether you are looking for a simple cookie to enjoy with your family or a more elaborate gift to give to friends and neighbors, Christmas ornament cookies are a great option.

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