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Stacked Christmas sugar cookies.
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Sugar Christmas Cookies

These Sugar Christmas Cookies are made w/simple ingredients, red and green frosting topped w/red and green peppermint candies.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Decorating Time3 hours 20 minutes
Total Time3 hours 37 minutes
Course: Christmas Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Sugar Christmas Cookies
Servings: 15
Calories: 190kcal
Author: Lois

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.

Notes

If you find the icing is too thick, add a little more milk. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 185mg | Sugar: 19g