Holiday Cookies. Deck the halls with Christmas cookies! Some are simple, some are fancy — and all of them are baked with a lot of heart. Our top holiday cookies are gorgeous, delicious, and guaranteed show stoppers at any cookie swap or holiday party. Whip up a batch or two of these holiday cookies for teachers, hostess gifts, coworkers, or for your family to enjoy on a cozy night in. Drop cookies, meringues, traditional holiday cookies, cut outs, bars, balls, and bonbons all make their way into our top rated holiday cookie.
Spread some holiday cheer with sugar, spice and lots (and lots) of frosting!
Cookies are pretty much the best part of Christmas, right?
Whether you're making them for a party, Santa, or just a cozy night in by the fireplace, there's always a reason to whip up a batch of.
You can cook Holiday Cookies using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Holiday Cookies
- Prepare 1/2 cup of softened butter.
- You need 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of peanut butter.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
- You need 1 of egg.
- You need 1/2 tbsp of vanilla extract.
- Prepare 1 3/4 cup of all purpose flour.
- It's of Sprinkles.
- It's of Hershey's kisses, any kind.
Our holiday cookies include buttercream cookies, chocolate truffle cookies, snack size crunchy cookies, cranberry orange, and classic pecan butterballs among many others. Send holiday cookies to your friends and family this festive season, and watch the holiday spirit come to life. Christmas tree cookies are a traditional favorite. Prevent waste by using both the positive and negative shapes.
Holiday Cookies instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Beat your softened butter with sugars. Mix in peanut butter, egg and vanilla..
- Mix in flour and baking soda. Mix in a few tablespoons of sprinkles..
- Roll into balls (I rolled balls into sprinkles too). Bake for 10 mins..
- Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes then gently push Kisses on top of cookies (too soon and they will melt)..
For Linzer-Style Tree cookies, spread red currant, strawberry, or raspberry jelly or preserves on the bottom cookie so the color peeks through the top cookie's tree-shaped opening (Smucker's jelly or preserves are a good choice). Find the best Santa-worthy Christmas cookies and be the talk of the cookie exchange. The only limit to these fun cutouts is your cookie cutter collection and your imagination! If you prefer crisp cookies, sprinkle with colored sugar before baking and skip the frosting. My family loves these easy holiday cookies! —Anne Grisham, Henderson, Nevada The weather outside may be frightful, but these Christmas cookie recipes are absolutely delightful.