The Best Christmas Cookie Recipes

For the Cookies

• • In a large bowl or mixer bowl add 1 stick of butter and sugar, and cream together with a mixer for 2-3 minutes
  • Add the egg and mix

• Add the sour cream and mix
• In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the “dry ingredients” from the step above to the butter mixture in small increments
• Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap
• Using your hands, press the dough down until it is about 2 inches thick
• Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours
• After the dough is chilled, preheat your oven to 350℉
• Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper
• Using a rolling pin, place the dough on parchment paper and roll it out until the dough is about ½ inch thick
• Cut the dough with cookie cutters. If you don’t have a circle cookie cutter, use the lip of a round cup
• Place the cookie sheet with the cookies in the refrigerator for an additional 5 minutes
• Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes until the bottoms are are little golden brown

For the Buttercream Frosting

• Using an electric mixer, cream the butter until it’s fluffy
• Mix in the powdered sugar followed by the vanilla, milk, and then food coloring

Frost the Cookies

• Once the cookies are cooled, frost the cookies with the buttercream frosting and add festive sprinkles!