Description
These Soft Christmas Sugar Cookies offer a melt-in-your-mouth texture with rich buttery flavor and festive shapes that hold beautifully, making them the perfect addition to your holiday baking traditions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- Cream softened butter until light and fluffy; add granulated sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375°F and prepare baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats.
- Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into festive shapes.
- Bake 6–8 minutes until edges turn lightly golden; cool on baking sheet before transferring to wire racks.
- Decorate with colored sugar before baking or frost after cooling completely.
Notes
Chilling is essential for shape retention and soft texture. Do not overbake—cookies continue setting as they cool on the baking sheet.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 176
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 27mg
Keywords: soft sugar cookies, Christmas sugar cookies, holiday cookies, soft cookie recipe