Christmas Sugar Cookies
These Christmas sugar cookies are perfect to make for the holidays. They are a buttery sugar cookie with Christmas sprinkles. They are topped with a whipped frosting and extra sprinkles.
A sugar cookie is such a must during cookie baking season during the holidays. These are a buttery sugar cookie that just melts in your mouth. The Christmas sprinkles in the cookie and on top make them so festive! They are topped with a frosting that gets whipped for a total of 5 minutes. So it is super creamy.
Tips for making the cookies.
Here are my tips, so yours turns out like this recipe!
- Tip 1: Flour- Make sure to spoon and level the flour. If you place the measuring cup directly into the flour, this will compact the flour. This leads to your cookies not spreading. Add an extra 2 TBSP of flour if you are at high altitude.
- Tip 2: Use only 1/3 cup of jimmie Christmas sprinkles. Any more, and the cookies will over spread. To also help with cookie spread, they need to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Make sure to scoop them first.
- Tip 3: Use a small cookie scoop to scoop the frosting on top of the cookie. Then, I take an offset icing spatula to spread the frosting over the cookies. Then, I will add the swirl in the frosting for a little flair.
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Christmas Sugar Cookies
These Christmas sugar cookies are easy to make sugar cookies filled with Christmas sprinkles. It is topped with whipped frosting and extra Christmas sprinkles.
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Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/3 cup Christmas sprinkles, Use Jimmie sprinkles.
- 1 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup White granulated sugar
- 2 Large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
Whipped Frosting
- 1 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 cups Powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 TBSP Pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of Salt
- 2 TBSP Heavy cream
- Extra sprinkles
Instructions
Sugar Cookies
- In a mixing bowl, sift the flour. Add in the baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sprinkles.2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp Baking powder, 1/2 tsp Baking soda, 1 tsp Salt, 1/3 cup Christmas sprinkles
- Using a mixer, beat the butter and sugar. Beat on high for 2 minutes. Add in vanilla and eggs. Beat on high for 1 minute.1 cup Unsalted butter, 1 1/4 cup White granulated sugar, 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract, 2 Large egg
- Add in the dry ingredients. Mix on low until just combined.
- Let the dough rest for 10 minutes ( this let's the gluten form). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Then scoop, using a large cookie scoop. Place on a cookie sheet and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 6 cookie dough balls per cookie sheet. Bake for 13-15 minutes until the sides of the lightly golden.
- Let the cookies sit for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely.
Whipped Frosting
- Sift the powdered sugar while you wait.3 cups Powdered sugar
- Using a mixer, beat the butter on high for 3 minutes. Slowly add in the powdered sugar. Mix until smooth. Add in vanilla, pinch of salt, and heavy cream. Beat on high for 2 minutes.1 TBSP Pure vanilla extract, Pinch of Salt, 2 TBSP Heavy cream, 1 cup Unsalted butter
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop the frosting on top of the cookie. Spread frosting on top of cookies using an offset icing spatula and top with extra sprinkles.Extra sprinkles
Notes
Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use a kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the cookies.
High altitude baking- Add an extra 2 TBSP of flour.
Calories: 312kcal, Carbohydrates: 49g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 56mg, Sodium: 175mg, Potassium: 30mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 655IU, Vitamin C: 0.01mg, Calcium: 17mg, Iron: 1mg
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These are Devine!!! I didn’t have sprinkles so decided to play with this a bit and added the zest of one orange to the dough and then more zest in the icing and they are sooo perfect
Could these be made into cut out cookies? Thanks!
These are the perfect sugar cookies!
I recently came across this recipe, but Christmas has past, so I used Valentine’s Day sprinkles! Such a delicious pretty cookie! It was also easy to make, which I love!
These cookies are my new favorite Christmas cookie! They are delectable!
Can I use salted butter if I omit the salt? These look yummy!
You can, the cookies may spread more.
Does the frosting crust over do you can stack cookies safely?
If you freeze them for 15 minutes in the freezer the icing will set.
what if my cookies don’t speak even if I chilled them ?
I am assuming you mean they didn’t spread? If they didn’t spread that probably means you over measured the flour. You need to spoon and level the flour. Compacted flour can lead to cookies that don’t spread.
that makes so much sense ! thank you so much! The recipe tasted and was AMAZING would totally make again just like the Oreo ones! Keep up the great work !