Delicious Christmas Cookie Recipes to Bake This Season
Christmas cookies are a delightful tradition and make for wonderful treats, gifts, or additions to holiday gatherings! Here are some delicious Christmas cookie recipes to try this season:
1. Classic Gingerbread Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, molasses, butter, and eggs.
- Instructions: Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another. Combine, chill, and roll out the dough to cut out festive shapes. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes. Decorate with royal icing or sprinkles.
- Tip: Chill the dough for at least an hour to make it easier to handle.
2. Peppermint Snowball Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, powdered sugar, butter, crushed peppermint candies, and vanilla extract.
- Instructions: Mix all ingredients, form small balls, and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes. Once they cool, roll them in powdered sugar mixed with extra crushed peppermint.
- Tip: Freeze the dough balls for 15 minutes before baking to help them hold their shape.
3. Thumbprint Jam Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, almond extract, and your choice of jam (strawberry, raspberry, or apricot).
- Instructions: Cream the butter and sugar, add flour and extracts, and form dough balls. Press a thumbprint into each ball, fill with jam, and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes.
- Tip: Use a spoon to add jam so the cookies don't overflow.
4. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, oil, eggs, and powdered sugar.
- Instructions: Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients, chill the dough, roll into balls, and coat with powdered sugar. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes to get a beautiful crinkled look.
- Tip: The dough will be sticky, so chilling it makes it easier to roll.
5. Linzer Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, ground almonds, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and raspberry jam.
- Instructions: Make dough with flour, sugar, almonds, and butter, then roll it out and cut with cookie cutters (cut a smaller shape in the center of half the cookies). Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes. Cool, spread jam, and sandwich together.
- Tip: Dust the top half with powdered sugar for a festive finish before assembling.
6. Italian Pignoli Cookies
- Ingredients: Almond paste, sugar, egg whites, and pine nuts.
- Instructions: Combine almond paste with sugar and egg whites until smooth, then scoop dough balls and roll in pine nuts. Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 15-20 minutes.
- Tip: These are naturally gluten-free and have a wonderfully chewy texture!
7. Snowflake Sugar Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and royal icing (for decoration).
- Instructions: Make sugar cookie dough, chill, and cut out snowflake shapes. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes, then decorate with royal icing.
- Tip: Use blue and white icing to create beautiful snowflake designs.
8. Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and melted chocolate for dipping.
- Instructions: Make the shortbread dough, chill, and cut into rectangles. Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 10-12 minutes, then dip half of each cookie in melted chocolate and let set.
- Tip: Sprinkle crushed nuts or holiday sprinkles on the chocolate for added flavor and texture.
9. Spiced Molasses Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and butter.
- Instructions: Mix dry and wet ingredients separately, then combine and chill. Roll dough balls in sugar and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes for a soft, spiced treat.
- Tip: For extra flavor, add a dash of black pepper or cardamom!
10. Holiday M&M Cookies
- Ingredients: Flour, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, and holiday-colored M&Ms.
- **Instructions**: Make a standard cookie dough, mix in red and green M&Ms, and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes. They’re colorful, festive, and easy to make!
- Tip: Press a few M&Ms onto each dough ball before baking for a picture-perfect finish.
These Christmas cookies add a festive touch to any holiday table and make fantastic gifts for friends and family. Enjoy baking (and tasting) these holiday favorites!
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