Description
A festive collection of classic Christmas cookies including sugar cookies, chocolate crinkles, gingerbread men, and snowball cookies. Perfect for holiday parties, gifting, and cozy baking days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1½ cups unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- Icing sugar and decorations, as needed
- ½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter with both sugars until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet mixture. Divide dough based on cookie type: add cocoa for crinkles, chill sugar cookie dough.
- Shape dough accordingly: roll and cut sugar cookies, scoop and coat crinkles, form snowballs and gingerbread figures.
- Bake each cookie batch for 8–12 minutes or until edges are set but centers remain soft.
- Cool on racks completely before decorating with icing or toppings.
- Serve or store in airtight containers or festive tins.
Notes
- Chilling dough improves flavor and shape retention.
- Use parchment paper to prevent sticking and browning inconsistencies.
- Let cookies cool fully before decorating to avoid melting icing.
- Mix up cookie shapes and sizes for visual variety.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: Christmas cookies, holiday baking, sugar cookies, chocolate crinkles, gingerbread cookies, festive desserts