This no chill dough comes together in minutes, rolls out like a dream, and bakes into perfect cookies!
Best Sugar Cookie Recipe Ever
When my Grandma tried this recipe for the Best Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies, she instantly fell in love! The dough comes together in just a few minutes, it’s so easy to work with, and doesn’t require chilling! It rolls out beautifully and bakes the most perfect tender cookies!
We have Katrina’s Kitchen to thank for this recipe!
My husband lurked around the kitchen like a shark circling bait when these beauties were on the counter. At one point, he picked up a candy cane, turned it upside down into a ‘J,’ and tried convincing me he was supposed to eat it because it was for ‘Justin!’ HA!
Later I accidentally broke one and gave it to him… he asked me to break another one! He’s ridiculous.
If you love Christmas cookies as much as he does, then I think you should try making Peanut Butter Blossoms, Chewy Sugar Cookies, 2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cup Cookies, Andes Mint Ritz Cookies, or White Chocolate Peppermint Oreos, too!
What You Need for the Cookies:
- 1 cup Butter, Softened
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
- 1 Egg
- 3 cups Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
And the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
- 3 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
How to Make the Best Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter and 1 cup sugar together until smooth.
- Beat in 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp almond extract, and 1 egg until well combined.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together 3 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt.
- Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the wet. If the dough looks crumbly, keep mixing. The dough should be pulling away from the sides of the bowl.
- If the dough still looks too dry or stiff, transfer it to a floured surface. Wet your hands and finish kneading the dough by hand.
- Divide the dough into workable batches, roll out to 1/4″ onto a floured surface, and cut out shapes with desired cookie cutters. You want these to be on the thicker side.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes.
- While cooling, make the cream cheese frosting by beating together 1 (8oz) softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter, 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla until you reach frosting consistency.
- Decorate cookies with frosting and sprinkles.
You Might Also Like:
- Candy Cane Danish
- Reindeer Cake Mix Cookies
- Christmas Punch
- Pretzel Toffee Bark
- Butter Toffee Pretzels
- Toffee Peanut Clusters
- Triple Layer Cracker Toffee Bars
- Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls
- Pop Tart Gingerbread House
- Christmas Crack
- Homemade Caramels
- Praline and Cream Fudge
- Oreo Snow Globe Cookies
- Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark
- Best Homemade Toffee
Recipe Notes:
- Freezing – These freeze well in a freezer safe container.
- Batch Size – The number of cookies you get out of this batch will vary due to the cookie cutter size.
More Christmas Cookies:
- White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies
- Andes Mint Ritz Cookies
- Grinch Cake Mix Cookies
- Hot Cocoa Cake Mix Cookies
- Best Soft Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies
- Stacked Sprinkle Christmas Cookies
- Santa Oreos
- White Chocolate Peppermint Oreos
- Gingerbread Man Cookies
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Christmas Sprinkle Cake Mix Cookies
- 2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cup Christmas Cookies
- Gingersnap Cookies
- Oreo Ornament Cookies
- Chewy Sugar Cookies
- 40 Christmas Cookies
Best Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies
Best Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies, this no chill dough comes together in minutes, rolls out like a dream, and bakes into perfect cookies!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup Butter, Softened
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
- 1 Egg
- 3 cups Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Frosting
- 1 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
- 3 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar together until smooth.
- Beat in vanilla, almond extract, and egg until well combined.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the wet. If the dough looks crumbly, keep mixing. The dough should be pulling away from the sides of the bowl.
- If the dough still looks too dry or stiff, transfer it to a floured surface. Wet your hands and finish kneading the dough by hand.
- Divide the dough into workable batches, roll out to 1/4" onto a floured surface, and cut out shapes with desired cookie cutters.
- You want these to be on the thicker side.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes.
- While cooling, make the cream cheese frosting by beating together softened cream cheese, softened butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until you reach frosting consistency.
- Decorate cookies with frosting and sprinkles.
Notes
Recipe Credit:In Katrina's Kitchen
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