Christmas Sugar Cookies. Fresh baked, hand-made, individually decorated real American cookies. A party with a tray of cookies is always better This basic, all-butter recipe for cut-out sugar cookies can be cut and decorated however you like. Follow the how-to instructions to create the Christmas-themed cookies shown here, or experiment with your own decorating ideas.

To dress them up, I drizzle or dip the cookies in tinted white chocolate, then sprinkle them with crushed candy canes. In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light. You can have Christmas Sugar Cookies using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Christmas Sugar Cookies

You need 2 Cups of Salted Butter (NOT margarine).
It's 2 Cups of Sugar (granulated).
You need 4 Teaspoons of Baking Powder.
You need 2 Teaspoons of Baking Soda.
Prepare 2 Teaspoons of Vanilla.
Prepare 4 of Eggs.
It's 1/3 of Milk (add more or less depending on humidity to form a soft dough).
It's 6 Cups of All Purpose Flour.

Sugar Cookies Flavored Whited Chocolate Candy! These Christmas sugar cookies are roll out cookies that are frosted with an easy vanilla buttercream and decorated with sprinkles. A fun and classic holiday cookie that's perfect for school parties and gift giving! Sugar cookies, like Christmas butter cookies, are an excellent foundation for any cookie tray.

Christmas Sugar Cookies instructions

Cream room temperature butter and sugar..
Add all other ingredients except flour and mix well..
Stir in flour. Mix well but work the dough as little as possible. Over mixing makes cookies hard or tough..
Option 1 - Put dough into a cookie press and press onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 until firm but try to remove before edges start to turn brown..
Option 2 - Place large handful of dough on floured surface. Roll to about 1/4 inch thickness and cut out with cookie cutters. Place cookies on cookie sheet and bake at 350 until edges barely begin to turn light brown..
Let cookies cool completely and then frost and decorate..
Tip: If you prefer a soft cookie, place cookies in a sealed container (or even a zip lock) and place a piece of white bread in the container (two for a larger container). This makes all the difference in the world for all cookies I have made! If you prefer a crisper cookie you can leave the cookies in for an extra minute and do not use the bread..

I've got plenty of great recipes to fill out the rest of the tray. Two of my favorites are polar bear paws candy with their caramel and peanut centers and Reindeer noses, which are just as cute as they are yummy. For a perfect, soft sugar cookie, the following small modifications will get you there.use butter instead of marg, and melt it over the stove. It helps to dissolve the sugar, and to help sugars and butters cream better. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.