Calling all ugly sweater enthusiasts and Christmas cookie lovers! These delightful Ugly Sweater Cookies are a festive treat that will add a touch of cheer to your holiday celebrations. With their vibrant colors and playful designs, these cookies are sure to be a hit at any cookie exchange or holiday party. This collection offers a variety of recipes to suit your taste and skill level, from classic sugar cookies to creative 3D designs. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, you'll find a recipe here that will allow you to create your own unique and festive ugly sweater cookies. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's get baking!
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NOT-SO-UGLY SWEATER COOKIES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 2h
Yield About 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make the cookies: Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low and beat in the flour mixture in 2 batches until just combined. Divide the dough between 2 large pieces of plastic wrap. Flatten into disks and wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll out 1 disk of dough on a lightly floured surface until about 1/8 inch thick, dusting with more flour as needed. Cut out sweaters using a 3- to 3 1/2-inch cutter. Gather the scraps, reroll and cut out more cookies. (If the dough becomes too soft, refrigerate 15 minutes.) Arrange the cutouts 1 inch apart on the prepared pans. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350˚. Bake the cookies, switching the pans halfway through, until lightly browned around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the pans, then remove the cookies to racks to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the icing: Whisk the confectioners' sugar and meringue powder in a large bowl. Beat in 5 tablespoons water with a mixer on medium-high speed until soft, glossy peaks form, adding the remaining tablespoon water if needed. You'll need 2 consistencies of icing: a thicker icing for outlining and a thinner, runnier icing for filling (flooding). Adjust the consistency with water as needed. Tint with food coloring, if desired. Transfer to resealable plastic bags, snip the corners and decorate the cookies. Sprinkle with coconut, if desired. Let set, at least 1 hour.
UGLY SWEATER COOKIES
Perhaps the most amazing thing about Ugly Sweater Cookies is how cute they are. Try these classic gingerbreads on for size. -Christy Thelen, Kellogg, Iowa
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h10m
Yield about 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-1/2-in. sweater-shaped cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake cookies until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely., Place first 5 icing ingredients in a small bowl; beat on low speed just until blended. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, 4-5 minutes. Thin with cream to desired consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring., Pipe icing onto cookies and decorate as desired. (Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture.) Let cookies stand at room temperature several hours or until frosting is dry and firm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 113 calories, Fat 2g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 70mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
CHRISTMAS TIE-DYE SWEATER COOKIES
Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King
Categories dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 12 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix the sugar cookie mix according to the package instructions and divide the dough into 3 equal dough balls. Color one dough ball red and the other dough ball green so you have 1 plain, 1 red and 1 green.
- Tear teaspoon-sized pieces of each color dough and drop them on a piece of parchment or a silicone baking mat, alternating colors close together so it looks like confetti. Place a sheet of parchment or wax paper on top of the dough pieces and roll out to 1/4-inch thick. Refrigerate the rolled out dough for at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour (this helps keep the cookies from spreading).
- Using a sweater cookie cutter, press out as many sweaters as you can and place them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Re-roll the leftover dough and keep punching out cookies. (Note, the more you roll, the cooler the dough pattern will be, but if you over-roll it, it will become a muddy color.)
- Bake just until the bottoms start to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before decorating.
- Mix the royal icing according to the package instructions. Divide the icing into three bowls. Leave one bowl white, dye another red and the last green. Add the icing to piping bags or squeeze bottles. Outline a cookie with one color, then another inside the first outline, working in from the perimeter and alternating colors until the whole cookie is covered. Drag a toothpick from the center of the cookie out to the edges to create a tie-dye effect. Repeat with the remaining cookies. Let set until dry, 20 to 30 minutes.
UGLY SWEATER COOKIES
Don't forget the secret ingredient in these delectable Ugly Sweater Cookies! The package of JELL-O Instant Pudding makes these Ugly Sweater Cookies extra special.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 1h2m
Yield 38 servings, 1 cookie each
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Combine flour and baking soda. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with hand mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in dry pudding mix and egg. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Transfer dough to lightly floured surface; mix with your hands until ingredients are well blended and come together to form smooth ball.
- Divide dough into 4 pieces; roll each into ball. Flatten each slightly into disk. Roll out dough, 1 disk at a time, on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into sweater shapes with 2-inch cookie cutter, rerolling scraps as necessary.
- Place, 2 inches apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
- Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- Mix powdered sugar, water and meringue powder until blended. Spoon into separate bowls to match desired number of colored frostings. Tint frosting in each bowl with desired food colorings. Spoon frosting from 1 bowl into piping bag fitted with small piping tip, such as a number 2, 3, or 4. Repeat with remaining frostings to fill additional piping bags fitted with small piping tips.
- Use piping bags to pipe line of frosting around edge of each cookie, then gently squeeze frosting back and forth over top of cookie to cover with frosting. Decorate with sprinkles as desired. Let stand until frosting is firm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 160 mg, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fiber 0.7021 g, Sugar 25 g, Protein 5 g
UGLY SWEATER COOKIE CAKE
Make and share this Ugly Sweater Cookie Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Food.com
Categories Dessert
Time 1h32m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- In a saucepan, heat the sugar, molasses and spices until boiling, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and quickly stir in the soda-it will froth up.
- Stir in the butter till melted and then stir in the egg and flour.
- Knead the mixture with your hands until it comes together to form a soft ball. Divide into 2 and wrap one in plastic wrap and set aside.
- Roll out the other on a lightly floured board to about 1/4 "thick. Place onto the baking sheet and then cut out the jumper shape using the paring knife. Save the off cuts.
- Roll out the other ball and repeat.
- Finally take the offcuts from both and roll together and repeat. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
- For the buttercream; beat the butter until light and fluffy, scrape the bowl down. Add 1/3 of the sugar and beat again on a lower speed, scrape the bowl down. Add the next 1/3 of the sugar and beat again. Scrape the bowl down. Repeat with the rest of the sugar.
- Beat in the vanilla.
- Beat in the food color.
- Add the cream cheese and beat in on a slow speed, so that it doesn't turn runny. Place into the piping bag.
- Place one of the biscuit layers onto a serving tray. Pipe the icing all over in small peaks. Place the other biscuit on top and repeat for all 3 layers.
- Decorate the final layer with the candy balls as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1106.5, Fat 49, SaturatedFat 30, Cholesterol 153.9, Sodium 759.8, Carbohydrate 161.8, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 113.3, Protein 8.2
Tips:
- Choose the right cookie cutter: A sweater-shaped cookie cutter is essential for this recipe. If you don't have one, you can use a round cookie cutter and cut out a small circle for the neck.
- Chill the dough before baking: This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Don't overbake the cookies: They should be baked until the edges are just starting to brown. If you overbake them, they will be dry and crumbly.
- Decorate the cookies with your favorite holiday sprinkles: This will help them look festive and fun.
- Serve the cookies warm or at room temperature: They are best enjoyed fresh out of the oven, but they can also be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
These ugly sweater cookies are a fun and festive way to celebrate the holiday season. They are easy to make and can be decorated with your favorite holiday sprinkles. Plus, they are delicious! So put on your ugliest sweater and enjoy a batch of these cookies with your friends and family.
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