Best 3 Hanukkah Sugar Cookies Recipes

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**Hanukkah Sugar Cookies: A Sweet Treat for the Festival of Lights**

During the joyous festival of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, families and friends gather to celebrate with traditional foods, rituals, and gift-giving. Among the culinary delights associated with Hanukkah, sugar cookies hold a special place. These delectable treats, often decorated with colorful icing and sprinkles, symbolize the sweet moments and blessings of the holiday season. In this article, we present a collection of Hanukkah sugar cookie recipes that are sure to delight your taste buds and bring joy to your celebrations. From classic Hanukkah sugar cookies with their distinctive dreidel shapes to creative variations like chocolate-dipped cookies and gluten-free options, these recipes offer something for everyone. Bake these delightful treats with your loved ones and immerse yourselves in the warmth and sweetness of Hanukkah.

Let's cook with our recipes!

HANUKKAH COOKIES



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Cream cheese adds richness to these Hanukkah cookies. Decorate them with royal icing or your favorite buttercream frosting and toppings. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2-1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
ICING:
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup water
4 teaspoons meringue powder
Blue and yellow paste food coloring

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extract. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place cutouts 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not brown), 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. For frosting, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, water and meringue powder; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high 4 minutes or until soft peaks form. Cover frosting with damp paper towels between uses., Pipe icing on cookies as desired. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 11g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 91mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

HANUKKAH SUGAR COOKIES



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Celebrate Hanukkah with these delicious Hanukkah Sugar Cookies. A rich butter and cream cheese cookie dough is rolled out, cut into holiday shapes, sprinkled with colored sugar and baked in this Hanukkah Sugar Cookies recipe.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Holiday Recipes

Time 3h25m

Yield Makes about 4-1/2 doz. or 27 servings, 2 cookies each.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
colored sugar or decorating icings

Steps:

  • Beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add flour; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
  • Heat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch-thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes with 2-inch cookie cutters; sprinkle with colored sugar. Or, leave plain to frost later with decorating icing (after cookies are baked and cooled). Place on baking sheets.
  • Bake 12 to 15 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 80 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g

CHANUKAH COOKIES



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Serve these cookies every night during Chanukah. Kids have fun decorating them and eating them.

Provided by DelightfulDines

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Time 2h35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in one egg yolk until completely incorporated. Beat in the other egg yolk along with the orange juice and vanilla. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired holiday shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10.3 g, Cholesterol 27.2 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 62.5 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

Tips:

  • Use softened butter: Softened butter will cream together with the sugar more easily, resulting in a smoother cookie dough.
  • Chill the dough: Chilling the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling and baking will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Roll the dough evenly: To ensure that the cookies are all the same thickness, roll the dough out to a uniform thickness before cutting out the shapes.
  • Use a sharp cookie cutter: A sharp cookie cutter will give you clean, precise cuts and prevent the dough from sticking to the cutter.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set: Overbaking the cookies will make them dry and crumbly. Bake them just until the edges are golden brown and the centers are still slightly soft.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before decorating: The cookies will be easier to decorate and the frosting will set better if you let them cool completely before decorating.

Conclusion:

These delicious Hanukkah sugar cookies are the perfect treat for your holiday celebrations. With their festive shapes and sweet, buttery flavor, they're sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to bake up a batch of these delicious cookies!

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