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Easy & Delicious Cute Christmas Cookies Recipe

Celebrate the holidays with these adorable and tasty Christmas cookies that are fun to make and perfect for decorating.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 egg egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Icing
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
Decorations
  • food coloring (optional) food coloring optional
  • sprinkles or edible decorations (optional) sprinkles or edible decorations optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Mix dry ingredients; cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts, then combine with dry mixture. Roll dough into balls, flatten, and bake for 8-10 minutes.
  2. Cool cookies, then prepare icing by mixing powdered sugar with milk. Decorate with icing and sprinkles.

Notes

For best results, chill the dough before rolling.