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Home » Recipe » Party Food » Sweets » How to Make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies

How to Make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies

Updated: April 6, 2018 / Published: December 11, 2015 By Ilona This website contains affiliate links. Read Privacy Policy.

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Christmas will be here soon and I’ll show you how to make the best Christmas Sugar Cookies.

Easy Tutorial on How to make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies by ilonaspassion.com @ilonaspassion

After making cookies many times I found a full proof on how to make the sugar cookies the easy way. No need to put the dough to the fridge for half an hour. I don’t really like working with hard dough straight from the fridge. It is crumbly and breaks easily. To make cookies it is hard to manage this kind of dough. Also, there is no need to use cold butter.

The dough that I made for these Christmas sugar cookies is like play-doh:) It is so easy to work with. The ingredients combine very well easily and instantly. The best cookie dough you’ll ever try. The Christmas sugar cookies came out great! Crunchy, sweet and buttery.

Easy Tutorial on How to make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies by ilonaspassion.com @ilonaspassion

  1. First, you’ll make the dough by combining few ingredients that you probably have on hand.
  2. Then, you cut out the shapes (Christmas tree, snowman, stars, snowflakes etc.)
  3. Decorate with white or dark chocolate.
  4. Decorate with colorful sprinkles.

Easy Tutorial on How to make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies by ilonaspassion.com @ilonaspassion

Imagine how much fun it is! My children had a blast. They love decorating Christmas sugar cookies. I keep this as our tradition. So every year, I bake cookies and they decorate.

Also, our cookies are not so sweet. I don’t use a lot of sugar in the dough. Simply because the frosting will be sweet enough. If you prefer sweeter dough, just add more confectioner’s sugar.

Easy Tutorial on How to make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies by ilonaspassion.com @ilonaspassion

We decorated our cookies with white chocolate and dark chocolate. We also, used sprinkles and pomegranate arils. Every cookie looked different. The tutorial on how to make the best Christmas sugar cookies is very easy. And all the steps are below. I hope you’ll love them as much as we do!

Easy Tutorial on How to make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies by ilonaspassion.com @ilonaspassion

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Easy Tutorial on How to make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies by ilonaspassion.com @ilonaspassion
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How to Make the Best Christmas Sugar Cookies

Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Servings: 25 - 30
Calories:
Author: Ilona

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 egg

Extras

  • White Chocolate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Sprinkles
  • Flour for dusting

Instructions

Cookie Dough

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl combine flour and baking powder. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl mix butter and sugar with electric mixer until all will become smooth.
  • Add egg and vanilla extract. Beat until all ingredients will combine.
  • Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients.
  • Mix with mixer, then knead the dough by hand.
  • Divide the dough into 2 sections. Flour the surface and roll one dough until about 1/4 thick. It depends also how thick you prefer your cookies. Cut the cookies with cookie cutter. Make the same with section 2. Work on the dough until you cutout all cookies.
  • Lay nicely on parchment paper. Bake for 6 - 10 minutes. Start checking after 6 minutes so they will not burn out.
  • Cool off cookies completely before decorating.

Decoration

  • Melt white and dark chocolate separately using the double boiler method (fill lower pan with water, bring water to simmer, take off from heat, put chocolate chips in top pan and stir).
  • Decorate your cookies with chocolate and sprinkles.

Nutrition

Monounsaturated Fat: 0gPotassium: 0mgVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg
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  1. Alanna @ One Tough Cookie

    December 11, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Such sweet looking cookies! And I love that the dough doesn’t have to be refrigerated beforehand. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 11, 2015 at 10:26 AM

      Thank you so much Alanna!

      Reply
  2. Candice | everybody loves pretty

    December 11, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    Play-dough like cookie dough – sigh me up!! I agree that waiting for your dough to cool in the fridge only to have it crack is a total bummer!!! I will have to try this recipe next time I make sugar cookies

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 11, 2015 at 11:22 AM

      Thanks Candice! I hope you’ll like them:)

      Reply
  3. watchlearneat

    December 11, 2015 at 11:33 AM

    These cookies look delicious! I really love your designs! 🙂 So pretty!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 11, 2015 at 12:39 PM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Rocky Mountain Mrs.

    December 11, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    My husband is going to so happy I came across this recipe! They look delicious!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 11, 2015 at 12:39 PM

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  5. Jenny

    December 11, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    I just love those mittens! And the recipe looks great as well!

    Reply
  6. Sarah | (Cooking for) Kiwi & Bean

    December 11, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    A classic Christmas treat! I clearly remember baking and decorating sugar cookies when I was a kid. Such a fun activity.

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 11, 2015 at 5:05 PM

      I agree Sarah:) Thank you!

      Reply
  7. Amanda | The Cinnamon Scrolls

    December 11, 2015 at 10:57 PM

    Sugar cookies are awesome around Christmas time! I loved helping my mom and grandmother decorate them! These cookies look superb, Ilona! 🙂

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 13, 2015 at 10:32 AM

      It’s so fun to decorate cookies:) Thank you Amanda!

      Reply
  8. Teresa

    December 12, 2015 at 2:53 AM

    This sounds like a great dough for people with kids – no waiting around for the dough to soften! Those cookes are awfully cute, too!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 13, 2015 at 10:31 AM

      Thanks so much Teresa!

      Reply
  9. Revathi

    December 12, 2015 at 7:47 AM

    The cookies look gorgeous and the pics are bright and beautiful 🙂

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM

      Thank you Revathi!

      Reply
  10. Shann Eva

    December 12, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    These sounds so yummy and I love how you decorated them. Pinned!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 18, 2015 at 1:36 PM

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  11. DianaL

    December 12, 2015 at 5:54 PM

    I don’t like working with old dough either. I developed my sugar cookie recipe so I don’t have to chill it either. I absolutely love the idea of dipping the cookies in chocolate and topping with sprinkles! Too cute!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM

      Thank you Diana!

      Reply
  12. jacquee | i sugar coat it!

    December 13, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    So ADORABLE!!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 13, 2015 at 10:29 AM

      Thank you Jacquee!

      Reply
  13. sarahlorrainebond

    December 13, 2015 at 2:46 PM

    This is so simple! I haven’t made Christmas cookies in years, I’ll have to give it a go 🙂

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 14, 2015 at 9:16 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  14. anniesnomsblog

    December 14, 2015 at 4:49 AM

    These are so gorgeous and cute! I really need to get over my fears of cut out cookies and make some! I’m just worried I’ll make them terribly ugly!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 14, 2015 at 9:16 AM

      I was worried too, but they came out ok:) Thank you!

      Reply
  15. Emily, Our house now a home

    December 14, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    They are so cute and look yummy too!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 14, 2015 at 4:30 PM

      Thank you Emily!

      Reply
  16. MiraL (@miralsl)

    December 14, 2015 at 3:42 PM

    Love your recipe! These cookies are so cute! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 14, 2015 at 4:30 PM

      Thanks Mira!

      Reply
  17. Joscelyn | Wifemamafoodie

    December 15, 2015 at 2:53 AM

    Ah, what beautiful cookies, Ilona! So festive and look delicious! Sugar cookies are my fave! 🙂

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 15, 2015 at 8:32 AM

      Thank you Joscelyn!

      Reply
  18. Meghan | Fox and Briar

    December 15, 2015 at 8:32 PM

    I loved decorating sugar cookies as a kid, this is such a great way to make memories! I love that this cookie dough is ready right away, waiting for it to chill was always my least favorite part! And also I like tha tyou made them not too sweet, it seems like as I get older my sweet tooth has been fading. These are perfect!

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM

      My sweet tooth is fading too, that’s why my recipes have less sugar. Thank you Meghan!

      Reply
  19. Little Big H

    December 16, 2015 at 3:45 AM

    They are just so cute. I’m going to be making some edible gifts this weekend so I might just make these. Thanks for sharing. x

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 17, 2015 at 8:57 AM

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  20. Emilie

    December 12, 2017 at 1:19 PM

    I made these last Christmas and they were delicious! I’m making them again today! 🙂

    Reply
    • Ilona

      December 12, 2017 at 4:45 PM

      I am so happy that you like them Emilie. I am planning to make these for Christmas too with my children.

      Reply

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