Best 12 Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipes

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image

Indulge in the festive spirit with our delightful Christmas Sugar Cookies, a timeless classic that captures the essence of the holiday season. These delectable treats, adorned with vibrant sprinkles and intricate designs, are sure to enchant your taste buds and fill your kitchen with the sweet aroma of Christmas cheer. Our curated collection of recipes offers a variety of options to suit every baker's skill level, from simple and straightforward to more elaborate and artistic creations. Embark on a culinary journey as you explore our selection of recipes, each promising a unique and unforgettable Christmas baking experience. You'll find recipes for soft and chewy sugar cookies, crispy and delicate Florentines, and even gluten-free options to ensure everyone can partake in the holiday indulgence. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, our recipes are designed to guide you through the process with ease, ensuring that your Christmas cookies turn out perfect every time.

Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!

CHRISTMAS CUTOUT SUGAR COOKIES



Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Colored Icing, recipe follows
1/2 cup confectioners¿ sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons water
3 to 4 drops food coloring, plus more as needed
Colored sprinkles, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minute, rotating baking sheet halfway through cooking time. Cool completely on pans about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before decorating.
  • In a small bowl, mix sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing. Stir in food coloring to reach desired shade. Drop icing onto cookies using a small teaspoon and smooth with the back of the spoon. Make additional bowls for additional colors.
  • Additional multi-colored sprinkles can be added on top of icing before it dries for more decorative cookies, if desired.

ELAINE'S HOLIDAY CUT OUT SUGAR COOKIES - CHRISTMAS



Elaine's Holiday Cut out Sugar Cookies - Christmas image

Grab your holiday cookie cutters and get busy on these wonderful cookies!!! The kids will enjoy making these cookies as much as they like eating them! YUM! Use your favorite icing, frosting, or glaze on them, then decorate or sprinkle some jimmy's or holiday sprinkles or candies on them! You can make these for any holiday party, but they are good anytime! ALSO: A trick I learned when doing sugar cookies, is to flour your cookie cutters if you notice the dough starting to stick to them when you are cutting them out. Just make sure you tap the cookie cutter after flouring, so you don't get too much on the cookies. ANOTHER TIP: When measuring flour, spoon tablespoonfuls into the measuring cup and DO NOT pack down. DO NOT scoop flour from the flour bag or container holding flour, as you don't get the right measurements, and your cookie dough will come out dry and crumbly. ( I got this tip for world famous baker, Nick Malgieri, at a cooking show in Chapel Hill NC a few years ago)

Provided by Lindas Busy Kitchen

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 20-40 depending on size of cookies cutters

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, to chill dough before rolling.
  • Roll dough thickly. (about 1/4"). If you roll them too thin, they are hard to work with.
  • Cut shapes, and put on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes.
  • Cool on rack.
  • Frost with your favorite frosting, icing, or glaze.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS SUGAR CUTOUT COOKIES



The Best Christmas Sugar Cutout Cookies image

Our Christmas tradition is to get together with family and friends several weekends in a row and bake, bake, bake. Cutout sugar cookies are a must, and my best friend, Alice came up with this fantastic recipe. One secret to great taste is to roll the cookies out on powdered sugar instead of flour. The taste is fantastic!

Provided by Suze K

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h36m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 cup softened butter (NO MARGARINE!!)
1 teaspoon orange juice
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
powdered sugar, for rolling

Steps:

  • Sift together flour and baking powder in separate bowl.
  • In second bowl, beat together sugar and egg until it becomes lemon-colored.
  • Add butter, orange juice and vanilla.
  • Mix until thoroughly incorporated.
  • Slowly begin adding flour mixture (about 1/2 cup at a time) and blend; continue until all flour is used.
  • Form into 2 flattened rectangles, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour.
  • When ready to roll, set oven to 400 deg F.
  • Cover baking sheets with parchment paper (can be reused from batch to batch).
  • Sprinkle powdered sugar onto rolling surface as you would flour.
  • Roll out one rectangle into desired thickness and cut out; place on baking sheet, making sure not to let cookies touch.
  • Re-form scraps and roll again (may have to add more powdered sugar for rolling); continue until all dough is used.
  • Once baking sheet is full, place into oven and set timer for 6 minutes.
  • Depending on cookie thickness, baking time can range from 6-10 minutes, so check at the 6-minute mark to determine whether you need to bake longer.
  • When light golden in color, remove cookies from baking sheet and place on cooling racks or flat surface covered with parchment.
  • Cool to room temperature and frost with favorite frosting.
  • If decorating, I recommend the following frosting (also appears in recipezaar under "Cutout Cookie Decorator Icing":.
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar.
  • 2 tsp milk.
  • 2 tsp light corn syrup.
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla.
  • food coloring.

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS SUGAR CUTOUT COOKIES



Grandma's Christmas Sugar Cutout Cookies image

This recipe came from my husband's grandmother who is not with us anymore. This is his favorite Christmas cookie.

Provided by mjwalter

Categories     Dessert

Time 8m

Yield 6 Dozen, 72 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup shortening or 1 cup margarine
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ground pecans (Optional, ground pecans for added flavor. This is how Grandma always mixed hers) (optional)

Steps:

  • Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Add shortening or margarine using a fork to combine with dry ingredients.
  • Add unbeaten eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix well.
  • Add ground pecans for added flavor. (This is how Grandma always mixed hers).
  • Whisk the dry ingredients together, add alternately with the eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix well.
  • Roll out thin on floured board and cut with floured cookie cutters.
  • Decorate with sugar.
  • Bake at 375°F for 8 minutes.
  • Makes about 6 dozen.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.8, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 8.8, Sodium 16.1, Carbohydrate 7.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.5, Protein 0.8

EASY CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES



Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies image

If you need a foolproof and easy sugar cookie recipe, you've come to the right place! This recipe starts with Betty's sugar cookie mix and ends with beautifully decorated Christmas cookies. Grab your baking helpers because little hands can totally get in on the fun when baking up a batch of these sweet treats. There's no limit on what fun-shaped cookies you can make-candy canes, snowmen, ornaments, trees, stockings, snowflakes and so much more. Plus, your little kitchen-helpers will have a blast decorating these extra-easy Christmas Sugar Cookies!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy creamy white or Whipped fluffy white frosting
Betty Crocker™ decorating icing (assorted colors), if desired
Betty Crocker™ decorating sprinkles and sugars (assorted colors), if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, melted butter and egg until soft dough forms.
  • On floured surface, roll dough to about 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with about 2 1/2- to 3-inch cookie cutters. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 1 inch apart.
  • Bake 6 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Spread frosting on cooled cookies. Decorate as desired with icing, sprinkles and sugars. Store cookies in tightly covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Frosted Cookie (Undecorated), Sodium 130 mg, Sugar 21 g, TransFat 0 g

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES



Christmas Sugar Cookies image

This is my all-time favorite Christmas sugar cookie recipe. The addition of sour cream makes them extra moist. To dress them up, I drizzle or dip the cookies in tinted white chocolate, then sprinkle them with crushed candy canes. —Lisa MacLean, Winslow, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 8 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/8 teaspoon salt
White candy coating
Green paste food coloring

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in the sour cream, honey and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white coating; stir until smooth. Stir in food coloring; drizzle over cookies.

Nutrition Facts :

EASY VEGAN CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES



Easy Vegan Christmas Sugar Cookies image

These sweet vegan decorated sugar cookies are everything you want and more in a dessert, so easy to make and just perfect for Christmas.

Provided by Fioa

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 1h35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon ground flax seed
3 tablespoons water
¾ cup vegan margarine (such as Earth Balance®)
¾ cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon soy milk
vanilla extract
2 drops food coloring

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Mix ground flax seed and water in a bowl; let sit until thickened, about 10 minutes.
  • Cream vegan margarine and coconut sugar together until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add flax mixture and vanilla extract; mix until well combined. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt; mix well until a soft dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out dough to 1/4 to 1/2-inch thickness on a floured surface. Dip cookie cutter in flour, cut out cookies, and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 10 minutes. Chill completely before adding frosting.
  • Combine confectioners' sugar, soy milk, vanilla extract, and food coloring in a bowl. Dip cookies in frosting and place on a wire rack until frosting is set, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.6 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 82.1 mg, Sugar 11.9 g

MERRY MAKER CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES



Merry Maker Christmas Sugar Cookies image

These are beautiful, and so much fun to make. Everyone is impressed by them, and they are not hard to make. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family and friends do! The sugar cookie recipe is identical to Confectioner's Sugar Cookies #3094 by Linda Johansen, but there is no other way to post the recipe without copying it! Recipe and idea from Betty Crocker's Cookie Book. Thanks! (Cook time and prep time do not include chill time.)

Provided by Amanda Beth

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter (I use half of each) or 1 cup margarine (I use half of each)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
food coloring (either liquid or paste)

Steps:

  • Mix sugar and butter.
  • Add eggs and flavorings; mix well.
  • Mix dry ingredients together, and blend in to other mixture.
  • Divide dough into several parts.
  • Tint each a different color.
  • Make as many different colors as you like, but make sure they are really different to get the strongest contrast.
  • Refrigerate dough for two or three hours.
  • Take each color of dough and roll into small balls.
  • Place an assortment of different colors next to each other, making sure no two of the same colors touch.
  • Roll together, until about 1/8-inch thick.
  • Cut as many cookies as possible from dough, because if you reroll it, it will smear together.
  • Or, you can make a few at a time by rolling only a few balls at a time.
  • Bake cookies at 375°F for 7-8 minutes, or until lightly golden on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
  • These cookies freeze well.

CHOCOLATE-STUFFED CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES



Chocolate-Stuffed Christmas Sugar Cookies image

Looking for a tasty holiday dessert? Then check out these beautiful cookies baked using chocolate mints.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 dozen foil-wrapped rectangular chocolate mints, unwrapped
Decorating icings (any color from 4.25-ounce tubes), if desired

Steps:

  • In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, shortening and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
  • Heat oven to 400° F. Roll half of dough into 13x9-inch rectangle on lightly floured surface. Place mints on dough, forming 6 uniform rows of 6. Roll remaining dough into 13x9-inch rectangle on floured waxed paper. Place over mint-covered dough. Cut dough between mints with pastry wheel or knife; press edges of each "package" with fingers or fork to seal. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Decorate tops of each package with icings to form ribbon and bow.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 30 mg

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES



Christmas Sugar Cookies image

The recipe for the sugar cookies originally came from Mary Margaret McBride's Cook Book, and they are the cookies I make when I cut out the Christmas shapes and frost for Christmas cookies and they are hands down my family's favorites. When my step daughter saw these at my place of work she was mad because I was giving away some...

Provided by Jane Whittaker

Categories     Cookies

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 c sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c butter, softened
1 c sugar
1 large egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp milk or cream

Steps:

  • 1. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • 2. Cream butter, add sugar gtadually umtil light and fluffy, add egg, vanilla, and milk.
  • 3. Add dry ingredietns, mixture will be stiff. I really appreciate my stand mixer now because it stands up to the stiffer doughs, not like my whimpy hand mixer.
  • 4. Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and put in fridge for at least 1 hour.
  • 5. When ready to roll out, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 6. Take out one dough ball and leave other in fridge until ready for it.
  • 7. I can't tell you how thin to roll out. Thinner cookies are more cruspy, thicker ones are softer. I can tell you that if you are going to make filled ones, make a double batch, because each cookie requires 2 cookies.
  • 8. To make filled cookies, place one cookie on a cookie sheet sprayed with non stick spray.
  • 9. Put a rounded teaspoon of strawberry jam in the middle.(Or jam that you like)I put in my home made strawberry jam that I made in June.
  • 10. Put another sugar cookie on top, and seal with the tines of a fork all around.
  • 11. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES--OR ANYTIME



Christmas Sugar Cookies--Or Anytime image

I had made sugar cookies for more years than I want to count and never changed the recipe. But then one day, a lady at our church made this recipe for the kids at the Christmas program. My husband tasted them and told me to get the recipe. I rebelled at changing, but to please him, I tried them. Now, these are all I ever make. They are wonderful. I do use Crisco (shame on me because of the type of fat.) The lady said she had tried, and I did too, butter, and also half butter and half Crisco, but they didn't come out the same, but with the Crisco they are yummy.

Provided by Mimi in Maine

Categories     Dessert

Time 21m

Yield 8 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup shortening (I used Crisco)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Mix the shortening, sugar, vanilla, and eggs till light and fluffy.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients.
  • Chill 3-4 hours or overnight (I do mine overnight).
  • On a well-floured surface, roll thin.
  • Cut in shapes.
  • Place on ungreased baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle sugar on top of them.
  • Bake 350-375 degrees (depending on oven) for 6-8 minutes depending on your thickness.
  • Cool on a rack.
  • You may also decorate them with and icing; there are a couple of good ones on Zaar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 601, Fat 27.9, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 69.8, Sodium 476.5, Carbohydrate 79.9, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 37.7, Protein 8

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES



Christmas Sugar Cookies image

We loved everything about this yummy sugar cookie recipe. Adding almond flavoring is an excellent choice and gives this a slightly different taste than traditional sugar cookies. The dough is easy to work with and bakes perfectly. The frosting on top is a great addition and with a hint of almond plays off the flavor of the...

Provided by Susan Din

Categories     Cookies

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 14

COOKIE DOUGH
1 c real butter
1 c granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp real almond extract
3 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder (check it's date!!)
1/2 tsp fine salt (table salt)
DECORATOR FROSTING
2 Tbsp real butter
1/4 tsp almond extract
3 c confectioners sugar
pinch salt
1-3 Tbsp milk

Steps:

  • 1. Cream butter and sugar.
  • 2. Add in egg and almond extract. Beat to combine.
  • 3. Add in your flour, salt, and baking powder.
  • 4. Beat until thoroughly mixed.
  • 5. Turn onto a piece of plastic wrap, wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  • 6. Roll out to between 1/8-1/4". I use the silicone rolling pin guides; they look like thick rubber bands.
  • 7. Use a floured cookie cutter of your choice.
  • 8. Transfer shapes to a parchment lined cookie sheet. Leave 1-2" between cookies. They don't spread but they will cook more evenly this way.
  • 9. Bake at 350 on parchment lined cookie sheets for 8-12 minutes, depending on how you like your cookies. I prefer mine somewhat crisp (they will soften a tad after being decorated), so I bake mine until they are not colored much on top but the bottoms are golden.
  • 10. Allow to sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Then remove to a cooling rack.
  • 11. Next, make the decorator frosting. I don't like the taste of Royal Icing which is traditionally used for decorating cookies. I use this modified version of buttercream and it hardens well... and tastes delicious!
  • 12. Beat butter, almond extract, salt and 1 tablespoon milk until combined.
  • 13. Add all the powdered sugar.
  • 14. Then begin adding more milk as needed, 1 teaspoon at a time until you get a good piping consistency. You can adjust as needed adding more powdered sugar or milk. I tinted mine lightly with Wiltons cornflower blue gel colors.
  • 15. Using a 12" decorating bag and a #3 round decorating tip to pipe the lines on the snowflake. I piped straight from tip to tip first. Then place a dot in the center, at the intersection of the lines. Then begin making the side lines to each arm of your snowflake. After piping the snowflake, I gently turn it over in a small shallow bowl of white sparkling sugar, giving it a light "sparkle".
  • 16. Allow to dry/harden on a sheet pan.
  • 17. Pack in an airtight container, stacked with wax paper between layers. Cookies stay fresh for several days at room temperature.
  • 18. You can bake the cookies ahead and freeze them undecorated in airtight containers. Then decorate when desired. No need to defrost, you can begin decorating frozen cookies. Just be sure to leave the container open as cookies come to room temperature, so they don't create condensation in the container.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients for the best results.
  • Make sure the butter is softened to room temperature before creaming it with the sugar. This will help to ensure a smooth and creamy dough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will help to prevent the cookies from spreading too much in the oven.
  • Use a sharp knife or cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. This will help to prevent the edges from becoming ragged.
  • Bake the cookies in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that they cook evenly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before decorating them.

Conclusion:

These Christmas sugar cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any holiday gathering. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create beautiful and delicious cookies that everyone will love. So get creative and have fun with it! These cookies are also a great way to get the kids involved in the holiday baking.

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #30-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #preparation     #occasion     #rolled-cookies     #desserts     #holiday-event     #cookies-and-brownies     #dietary     #christmas     #number-of-servings

Related Topics