Christmas sugar cookies are one Christmas tradition we do every year! Now I will say that they can be a lot of work but my grandma pointed me towards -> All Recipes Best Rollout Cookies Ever and it has been the recipe we use every year since 2010!! (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)
Sugar Cookies are the perfect treat to leave for Santa and a fun Christmas cookie to make as well! With homemade frosting and sprinkles you can’t go wrong! Making cookies for Santa is such a fun tradition for the holidays!
Sugar Cookie Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups butter softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Homemade Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp butter flavoring a couple drops
- 1/4 tsp clear vanilla extract
- 4-6 tbsp heavy whipping cream (Or I use 2% milk)
- Food coloring
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Sugar Cookies Recipe Directions:
In a large bowl (I use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer) cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
Add in and allow to beat the eggs and vanilla.
Stir in your flour, baking powder, and salt.
Allow the dough to mix until it is all the same consistency.
Put your dough on plates, I use dinner plates and chill your dough in the fridge for at least one hour (I tend to do overnight)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out your dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Use cookie cutters to cut your shapes.
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Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.
Place on baker racks and allow them to cool completely before frosting.
Homemade Frosting Directions:
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl (I use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer) cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add in and allow to beat the eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in your flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Allow the dough to mix until it is all the same consistency.
- Put your dough on plates, I use dinner plates and chill your dough in the fridge for at least one hour (I tend to do overnight)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll out your dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
- Use cookie cutters to cut your shapes.
- Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.
- Place on baker racks and allow them to cool completely before frosting.
Recipe Notes
Homemade Frosting Ingredients:
1 cup vegetable shortening
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp butter flavoring a couple drops
1/4 tsp clear vanilla extract
4-6 tbsp heavy whipping cream (Or I use 2% milk)
Food coloring
Homemade Frosting Directions:
Start with the ingredients listed below in a bowl, I start with 4 tbsp of the milk. Mix together with a hand-held mixer (this is thick so you want to have the electric power to it)
Mix well and taste test, if the frosting is to thick add more milk or to runny add more sugar.
Dish out into bowls and then mix in food coloring. Frost your cookies!!
I let the kids frost all the cookies and its fun to see what they come up with for color combinations and decorations!!
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