Christmas is a time for family, friends, and of course, FOOD. Among the many treats we enjoy during the holiday season are Sugar Christmas Cookies.
Made with simple everyday ingredients, the cookies are soft with fun red and green frosting. Then the cookies are topped with crushed peppermint candies in red and green as well to match the frosting colors.
These delicious cookies are easy to make and can be tailored to your liking. I'll show you how to make perfect sugar cookies every time.
Be sure to check out my other Christmas Cookie Recipes you'll want to bake this holiday season.
Cookies are a must-have for Christmas, and this year I have the perfect recipes to give as gifts! These cookies are easy to make and taste delicious.
Plus, you can package them in cute Christmas cookie boxes to give out as gifts to family and friends. They'll even look beautiful under the tree!
They are perfect for holiday cookie exchanges or whenever you have guests over. These cookies like my other easy cookie recipes will disappear fast! So make sure you put a few aside to enjoy on your own with a cup of coffee.
Looking for more Easy Desserts and Christmas Cookies? Try my Chocolate Christmas Cookies, Reindeer Desserts or my Christmas Refrigerator Cookies.
Table of Contents
- Christmas Cookies with Sanding Sugar
- Powdered Sugar Christmas Cookies
- Looking for more Sugar Cookie Recipes?
- 🛒Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Main Ingredients Needed
- Substitutions and Variations
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- Baking Instructions
- Sugar Cookie Icing
- Quick Tip
- Before You Begin!
- Storage Instructions
- More Recipes You'll Love!
- 📖 Recipe Card
- 💬 Comments
Christmas Cookies with Sanding Sugar
For those who want to add a little extra sparkle to their Christmas cookies, sanding sugar is a great option. Sanding sugar is a type of decorative sugar that can be found in a variety of colors.
It is made from sugar that has been refined to a very fine powder. When sprinkled on cookies, it gives them a sparkling appearance. In addition to its visual appeal, sanding sugar also adds a bit of crunch to cookies.
This makes them even more enjoyable to eat! If you are looking for a way to dress up your Christmas cookies, consider using sanding sugar. It will add both beauty and flavor to your holiday treats!
Try my other Easy Italian Christmas Cookies recipe that also uses sanding sugar to decorate the cookies.
Wilton Holiday Dark Green and Red Sanding Sugar (3.25oz bottles), Holiday Baking and Decorations
Powdered Sugar Christmas Cookies
While there are endless variations on the classic Christmas sugar cookie, one popular recipe is for powdered sugar cookies. These cookies are made with a simple dough of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs.
The dough is then rolled out and cut into shapes before being baked. Once they are out of the oven, the cookies are coated in a layer of powdered sugar. The result is a light and delicate cookie that melts in your mouth.
Looking for more Sugar Cookie Recipes?
I have a few other sugar cookie recipes that are perfect throughout the year for different holidays. Spring Sugar Cookies made with egg cookie cutters to help celebrate Easter.
My Easy Sugar Cookie recipe are perfect for Mother's Day celebrations with the fun flower shaped cookies. With Candy Cane Sugar Cookies, the dough is twisted to resemble a candy cane.
Finally my Reindeer Sugar Cookies uses a refrigerator cookie dough baked, and decorated to look like reindeer. Fun for kids of all ages.
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Main Ingredients Needed
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Substitutions and Variations
- You can easily vary this recipe by rolling out the dough and using fun cookie cutters.
- This easy cookie recipe is perfect all year round.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Beat together the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Then mix in the egg.
Step 2: Combine the dry ingredients together. Slowly add to the wet ingredients. Continue mixing until everything is combined.
Step 3: Using a cookie scoop, drop the cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Step 4: Then using a drinking glass that's been sprayed with a little cooking spray, flatten each cookie.
Baking Instructions
Step 5: Bake for 7-8 minutes or until the centers are set. Allow the cookies to cool completely before icing them.
Sugar Cookie Icing
Step 6: Whisk the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract together. Divide the icing into two small bowls.
Step 7: Add green food gel coloring to one bowl and red food gel coloring to the other bowl. Mix well until the desired color is reached.
Quick Tip
If you find the icing is too thick, add a little more milk. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
Step 8: Dip the cooled cookies into the prepared icing. Place the cookies on a cooling rack that's placed on top of a baking tray so the icing can drip off the cookies.
Step 9: Before the icing hardens, sprinkle the crushed candies on top.
Before You Begin!
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Storage Instructions
Room Temperature: Store the baked cookies in an airtight container with parchment paper layered in between the cookies so they don't stick together. They should stay fresh for about 7 days.
Freezer: You can freeze the cookies after they have baked and before frosting by placing the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Place the tray in the freezer to flash freeze the cookies for about 30 minutes. Once the cookies are frozen, transfer to airtight storage containers and freeze up to 3 months.
Thaw: When you're ready to serve the cookies, remove from the freezer, allow them to defrost at room temperature. Follow the directions above for frosting.
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More Recipes You'll Love!
- Check out my other recipe for Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies.
- Or you might enjoy this recipe for Soft Frosted Christmas Cookies.
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Sugar Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- ½ cup butter softened
- ⅔ cups granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ - 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- red and green gel food coloring
- 6 round red candy mints crushed
- 6 round green candy mints crushed
Instructions
For the Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer, beat together the butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the egg and combine.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
- Beat until dough is combined.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop the cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Spray the bottom of a glass with non-stick cooking spray, and press each cookie until about ½ inch thick.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until the centers are set.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before icing them.
Prepare the Frosting:
- Whisk the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract together. If you find the icing is too thick, add a little more milk. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Divide the icing into two small bowls. Add green food gel coloring to one bowl and red food gel coloring to the other bowl. Mix well until the desired color is reached.
Decorate the Cookies:
- Dip the cooled cookies into the prepared icing.
- Place the cookies on a cooling rack that's placed on top of a baking tray so the icing can drip off the cookies.
- Before the icing hardens, sprinkle the crushed candies on top.
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