Recipe for the Best Christmas Cookies Ever!

I have posted many recipes in my lifetime but none that I love as much as this one! The flavors and design are the cutest things ever to go on a Holiday table! The kids had so much fun making these cookies last year and decided to make them as gifts this year. Thank you very much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our Recipe for the Best Christmas Cookies Ever!

This is our Recipe for the Best Christmas Cookies Ever!

Makes 3 dozen cookies

Cookie Ingredients:

• 3 C flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 C soft unsalted butter
• 1 C granulated sugar
• 1 egg

Cookie Cutters:

Circle, Christmas tree, and mini reindeer

Cookie Directions:

• Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth and not grainy to the touch.
• Add eggs…Continue to mix.
• Add the vanilla.. Continue mixing.
• Sift the four, baking soda, and salt together.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
• Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
• Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
• Put in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours (best if left overnight).

• Now the fun begins!

• Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees
• Put flour on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into the batter. (if needed).
• Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
• Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
• Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely. (About 10 minutes).
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Icing Ingredients:

• 4 egg whites
• 2 C powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Icing Directions:

• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
• If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar at a time.
• Divide the icing into 4 equal bowls.
• The first bowl of icing add brown to make light brown.
• The second bowl of icing, add several drops of  brown.
• The third bowl of icing remains white.
• The fourth bowl, add a few drops of green color.
• Using 4 number #2 tips fitted onto piping bags, scoop some icing into each bag.
• Thin out the green icing left in the bowl using a tsp of water
• pipe an edge using the green icing around the tree.

• Fill in with the thinner green icing.
• Let dry for 2-3 hours.

• Decorate the reindeer according to the picture.
• Let dry for another 3 hours
• Place Christmas tree circle cookie and prop it in place for 35 minutes

• Place the reindeer on the cookie.
• Let dry for 2 hours.