Christmas Cookie Extravaganza
Christmas cookie extravaganza! That’s what I’m going to name my next cookie exchange party. I love all the cookies that come out during the holiday season. I wish we would make more of them year around.
This collection of Christmas cookies is just the start of this year’s holiday baking. I usually begin with a simple sugar cookie and venture into dipping goodies in chocolate. But I’ve found a whole buffet of cookies that cover the rainbow of Christmas cookies. Therefore, the name: Christmas Cookie Extravaganza!
My mom’s trick for making sugar cookies that were to die for – roll them out in powdered sugar. I know many bakers use flour to roll out the dough for cutting, but let me tell you, using powdered sugar takes those cut outs to a whole new level!
Grandma’s Sugar Cookie Recipe
Grandma's Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup butter
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Mix flour, baking soda and baking powder in bowl.
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Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
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Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
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Blend in dry ingredients in small amounts. Mixing until combined.
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Dust powdered sugar on rolling surface. Place quarter of dough in powdered sugar.
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Roll to 1/4 inch thickness, dust cookie cutters with powdered sugar and cut out shapes.
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Bake 10-12 minutes until light golden. Cool. Frost.
We always used colored sugar crystals to decorate with, simple designs made from red and green were our style. No fancy icings or sprinkles for us. You can imagine the mess we made with powdered sugar dust and crystals every where! It’s no wonder mom only let us make these cookies once a year!
I asked my food blogger friends for some of their favorite cookie recipes. The first group is below. To get the recipes from their blogs, click the links. You’ll learn all their secret tricks for superstar cookies.
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Find more great Christmas Cookie Pins here. There are a few more collections on the blog, you’ll want to go look at Christmas Cookies Galore and Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes.Â
Christmas Cookie Extravaganza
http://www.flourandspiceblog.com/my-favorite-sugar-cookie-cream-cheese-cut-out-cookies/
https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/holiday-sugar-cookies-diy-colored-sugar/
https://joyfilledeats.com/cinnamon-roll-cookies/
Peppermint Chocolate Christmas Cookies
http://www.melaniecooks.com/chocolate-crinkles-cookies/12510/
Classic Chewy Gingersnap Ginger Molasses Cookies
https://familyaroundthetable.com/2016/12/01/christmas-sprinkle-cookies/
https://www.cookingonthefrontburners.com/2017/11/21/raspberry-thumbprint-cookies/
Orange Chocolate Truffle Centered Cookies
Gluten Free Carrot Cake Oatmeal CookiesÂ
https://strengthandsunshine.com/classic-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies-vegan-allergy-free/
This collection is so fabulous that I can’t pick a favorite, so please don’t ask me to. I will be baking up quite a few of them for this year’s holiday season.
Photo Index of Christmas Cookie Extravaganza Recipes
Each of the recipes featured above appears in this cookie recipe index. The photo is linked to the blogger’s page with the recipe.
 
 
 
 
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