Simple & Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies
The holidays just aren't the same without homemade Christmas sugar cookies. These are the best Christmas cookies and so easy to make.
Servings: 36
Calories: 151kcal
Equipment
- Stand mixer, optional but highly recommended
- Cookie sheet
- Plastic wrap
- Rolling Pin
- Cookie cutters
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened 2 sticks
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 2¾ cup flour
- Pinch salt
Royal Icing
- 3 tbsp meringue powder we use Wilton's brand
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp water
- food coloring of choice optional
Instructions
- Add softened butter, sugar and powdered sugar to a stand mixer or use a hand mixer in a large bowl until soft and fluffy. If you don't have a mixer, you can whisk by hand in a large bowl.
- Add in the egg, vanilla and almond extracts, salt and flour until well combined.
- Wrap dough in a sheet of plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sprinkle flour onto clean counter top and roll dough with a rolling pin to about ¼ to ⅓" thick. Add extra flour in wet areas of the dough as needed to avoid it from sticking to the counter or the rolling pin.
- Use cookie cutters of choice to cut out dough. When you're done cutting the cookies, you can roll remaining dough again and repeat to get the most cookies out of the dough.
- Place cookies on baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Let cookies cool while you make your icing of choice.
- Combine royal icing ingredients in stand mixer — meringue powder, powdered sugar and water. Blend on high for 10-12 minutes.
- Once icing is mixed, add in food coloring and mix for a minute.
- Take a large ziplock bag, cut a small slit in the corner and add an icing tip, if you have one.
- Immediately add some of the icing to the plastic ziplock bag. Drape a damp towel over the stand mixer bowl covering any remaining icing to keep it from hardening.
- Start decorating the cookies with the royal icing and sprinkles. Once decorated, enjoy the cookies & have a happy holiday!
Notes
The number of cookies you get out of this recipe depends on how big the cookie cutters you use are.
Store cookies in air tight container on the counter for a week or so. But they'll likely be gone before they go bad.
Nutrition Facts
Simple & Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 151
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 48mg2%
Potassium 13mg0%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 17g19%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 164IU3%
Calcium 14mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg