Are you looking for a new sugar cookie recipe for Christmas ever? Here are the best Christmas cookies you’ll ever eat!
The Best Christmas Cookies EVER!
This recipe for a soft sugar cookie with whipped frosting is a family secret. However today is your lucky day because I’m going to share the recipe with you all! My husband’s Aunt and Mom have been making these delicious sugar cookies every single Christmas. Topped with homemade whipped cream cheese icing and tiny sugar sprinkles, the best Christmas cookies are so good you won’t be able to eat just one!
Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
1 bag powdered sugar
1/2 block softened cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream (may need more if too thick)
Add ingredients to a stand mixer and mix until smooth. If the icing is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe.
Our family makes multiples batches of these delicious sugar cookies every holiday season. Then I pack them in wax paper and pass out a few to all of our favorite family and friends. The cookies taste best when stored in an air tight container – sometimes a few days after they are made!
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The Best Christmas Cookies Ever
Ingredients
- 1 c butter room temp/softened
- 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 c flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tarter
- 1 tsp salt
Frosting
- 1 bag powdered sugar
- 1/2 block softened cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 c heavy whipping cream more for smoother frosting
Instructions
- Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer or Kitchenaid.
- Add 1 egg and mix.
- In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, cream of tarter, and salt.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out to 1 inch thick. Cut with your favorite cookie cutters.
- Bake on parchment paper for 7-8 minutes until puffy – do not let the cookies get brown!
- Top with frosting and sprinkles.
Frosting
- Add ingredients to a stand mixer and mix until smooth. If the icing is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
Looking for more Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes?
I’m excited to be sharing some of my friend’s Christmas cookie recipes with you:
Christmas Sugar Cookies (with a hint of almond) by Pursuit of Pink
Vegan White Chocolate Macademia Nut Cookies by The Urben Life
Gingersnap Cookies by Arataria at Home
Boozy Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles by Our Tiny Nest
Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies by The Okayest Moms Blog
Frosted Christmas/ Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars by Tonya Michelle
I just love recipes for low calorie cookies! LOL….can’t wait to try these with my crew! Everyone can help!
These look like the best Christmas cookies ever! I have to give them a try!!!
What a sweet tradition!
Hi.
I want to try this recipe for Christmas.
What are the Frosting quantities?
I’m in South Africa 🇿🇦 and we have various sizes of bags of powdered sugar or blocks of cream cheese.
A bag of powdered sugar is 2lbs and a block of cream cheese is 8 ounces – you will only use 4 ounces though!