Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe
Soft and chewy Christmas sugar cookies that need no chilling. Tested six times for perfect texture and rolled in festive sugar for the easiest holiday treat.
Servings: 12 -14 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter room temperature, 2 sticks
- 1 ½ cups (297g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp almond extract
- Red and green sanding sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar, with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Add in the egg and extracts, beat again to combine, 30 seconds.1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups (297g) granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/8 tsp almond extract
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients, mixing on low or by hand with a spatula.
- Place 1/4 cup colored sugar in a bowl for rolling the cookies. I used 2 separate bowls, one with red sugar and another with green sugar. Use a cookie scoop to form balls. Roll each ball in the sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a silicone lined baking sheet. Bake in batches as needed.Red and green sanding sugar
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Notes
For the cookies in the photos, the dough balls were about 3 heaping tablespoons, so that’s a large cookie! I baked those for 12-14 minutes.
If you make smaller dough balls, you should reduce the baking time otherwise the cookies will be over done.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 493IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 2mg