Our Christmas Sugar Cookies With Recipe and Homemade Frosting Recipe!!

Christmas sugar cookies are one Christmas tradition we do every year!  These have been a hit at my house since 2010!  (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Now I will say that they can be a lot of work but my grandma pointed me towards -> All Recipes Best Rollout Cookies Ever!  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 Cup Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Tspn Vanilla 
• 5 Cup Flour 
• 2 Tspn Baking Powder
• 1 Tspn Salt

Homemade Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Shortening
• 4 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 Tsp Butter Flavoring  
• 1/4 Tsp Clear Vanilla Extract  (or use regular Vanilla Extract this has never affected mine)
• 4-6 Tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream (Or I use 2% milk)
• Food Coloring

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How To Make Sugar Cookies:

In a large bowl (I use my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer) cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.

Next, add the eggs and vanilla allowing it to beat until smooth.  

Slowly add to the mixer your flour, baking powder, and salt.

Allow the dough to mix until it is all the same consistency.

Spread your dough out onto plates, I use dinner plates and chill your dough in the fridge for at least one hour (I tend to leave the dough overnight in the fridge)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 
Roll out your dough onto a floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick using a rolling pin.

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 your preheated oven.

Place on baker racks and allow them to cool completely before frosting.

How To Make Homemade Frosting For Sugar Cookies:

Start with all the ingredients listed below in a bowl but the milk.

Add in about 4 tbsp of the milk and start to mix with a handheld mixer, as the frosting mixes you can add more milk to make the frosting thinner.

Dish out into bowls and then mix in food coloring.

Bella loves the coloring of the frosting! I let the kids frost all the cookies and it’s fun to see what they come up with for color combinations and decorations!!

What cookie is your favorite to make for the holidays?

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Sugar Cookies

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!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword christma cookies, homemade sugar cookies

Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings 24 Servings

Author Jenny

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cup Softened Butter
• 2 Cup White Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 5 Cup Flour
• 2 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1 Tsp Salt

Homemade Frosting

• 1 Cup Shortening
• 4 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 Tsp Butter Flavoring
• 1/4 Tsp Vanila Extract
• 4-6 Tbsp Heaving Whipping Cream or 2% Milk

Instructions

1. In a large bowl (I use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer) cream together butter and sugar until smooth.

2. Next, add the eggs and vanilla allowing it to beat until smooth.  

3. Slowly add to the mixer your flour, baking powder, and salt.

4. Allow the dough to mix until it is all the same consistency.

5. Spread your dough out onto plates, I use dinner plates and chill your dough in the fridge for at least one hour (I tend to leave the dough overnight in the fridge)

6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

7. Roll out your dough onto a floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick using a rolling pin.

8. Use cookie cutters to cut your shapes.

9. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

10. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.

11. Place on baker racks and allow them to cool completely before frosting.

Homemade Frosting

1. Start with all the ingredients listed below in a bowl but the milk.

2.  Add in about 4 tbsp of the milk and start to mix with a handheld mixer, as the frosting mixes you can add more milk to make the frosting thinner.   

3. Mix well and taste test, if the frosting is too thick add more milk or to runny add more sugar. 

4. Dish out into bowls and then mix in food coloring.

5. Frost your cookies!!

Recipe Notes

 

 

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!!