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Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe

December 20, 2016 By The Head Spoon 4 Comments

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Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe for the Best Cut out cookies around! Your kids will have so much fun coming up with decorating ideas for these yummy holiday cookies.

christmas sugar cookie recipe

This Christmas sugar cookie recipe is THE one to use whenever you need to make sugar cookies.  Growing up, I always thought about how lucky I was that my Mom made the best sugar cookies in the world.  Its this Christmas sugar cookie recipe, right here, that she was busy baking every year at Christmas time.  I know for sure that THIS is the magical recipe because my Mom texted it to me two days ago.

The orange zest in this Christmas sugar cookie recipe is fabulous. I love zest in cookie batter.  It lightens it up and adds an extra delicious punch.

This is an easy sugar cookies recipe to throw together with ingredients you probably already have in your cupboard.  In order for the dough to come together, you do need to chill in the fridge for 1 hour, prior to rolling out the dough.

christmas sugar cookie recipe

I like to roll out the delicious dough to a ¼ inch.  I used to roll out thinner, and found that thicker is SO much easier to work with (much less dough breakage).  Also, biting into a thick, fresh out of the oven cut out sugar cookie is heavenly.

christmas sugar cookie recipe

For the buttercream frosting, I used this homemade buttercream frosting recipe.  I recommend using mini spatulas to spread the frosting.  I've been finding that these spatulas make frosting cupcakes and cookies so much easier, and they are far more effective than a knife.

christmas sugar cookie recipe

This is the best sugar cookie recipe I have ever tried.  It is always light with just the right amount of sweetness.  Because the cookie is not overly sweet, there's plenty of room for adding a delicious frosting and/or another fun topping without tipping the sweet scales too much.

I always like a soft sugar cookie recipe better than the crunchier ones, and this one is just the right amount of softness, without breaking apart.

Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

If you like this recipe, you would probably like these too:

Lemon Sugar Cookies

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christmas sugar cookie recipe
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Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe

Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe for the Best Cut out cookies around! Your kids will have so much fun coming up with decorating ideas for these yummy holiday cookies.
Course cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 30
Calories 92 kcal
Author Five Silver Spoons

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon grated orange peel
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 4 teaspoons milk I use whole milk always
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt I use kosher salt always

Instructions

  1. Thoroughly cream the shortening, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla.
  2. Add egg; beat until light and fluffy.
  3. Stir in milk.
  4. Sift together dry ingredients; blend into creamed mixture.
  5. Divide dough in half.
  6. Chill for one hour.
  7. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  8. Roll out delicious dough to a ¼ inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
  9. Use your cut outs to form adorable cookie shapes.
  10. Cook for 6-8 minutes in preheated oven.
  11. Cool in cookie pan for about 10 minutes, then move cookies to wire rack for further cooling.
  12. Frost and decorate to your heart's content. 🙂

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Better Homes and Garden Christmas cookie recipe book.

Nutrition Facts
Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 92 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 5mg2%
Sodium 22mg1%
Potassium 31mg1%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 1g2%
Calcium 11mg1%
Vitamin A 10IU0%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. MaryLu Bernal

    September 28, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, my family love these sugar cookies!!

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    • The Head Spoon

      September 30, 2020 at 4:54 pm

      I'm so glad to hear! Thank you so much for checking in!
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  2. Mischelle

    November 27, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    Made these delicious cookies last night. Everyone loved them.

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    • The Head Spoon

      November 28, 2017 at 10:24 am

      So glad everyone enjoyed them! I think its the orange zest that makes all the difference.
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