Easy Christmas Sprinkle Cookies! 🎄
Get ready for the holidays with these easy-to-make, festive Christmas Sprinkle Cookies! Perfect for sharing and enjoying with a glass of milk.
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- Large Bowl
- Medium Bowl
- Plastic Wrap
- Cookie sheets
- Parchment Paper
- Small Bowls
- Wire Rack
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter
- 2 ounces softened cream cheese
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon fine sea salt
Sprinkles
- 1 cup festive red and green jimmies sprinkles
- 1 cup vibrant red and green nonpareils sprinkles
- 1 cup sparkling red and green sugar sprinkles
Instructions
- Combine the water, yeast and sugar in a bowl. Rest for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the softened butter and cream cheese until they're perfectly smooth and creamy (about 2 minutes). Then, mix in the sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract for about a minute until well combined.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet butter mixture. Mix until a soft, smooth dough forms. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and pop it in the fridge to chill for at least one hour – this makes the dough much easier to handle!
- Once chilled, preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper. Get your colorful sprinkles ready by pouring each type into its own small bowl.
- Scoop out cookie dough, about two tablespoons per cookie, and gently roll it into a neat ball. Then, roll each dough ball generously in your chosen sprinkles until fully coated.
- Place the sprinkle-covered dough balls onto your prepared cookie sheets, leaving about two inches between each one. Use the bottom of a glass or a measuring cup to gently flatten each ball into a disc about ¾ inch thick.
- Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are just lightly golden brown. The tops will stay soft and light.
- Let the warm cookies cool on the baking sheet for about five minutes to set up before moving them to a wire rack. Then, grab a glass of milk and enjoy your perfectly festive, easy-to-make Christmas cookies!
Notes
Nutrition Information (per serving): Calories: 114 kcal, Total Carbs: 13g, Net Carbs: 12.7g, Fats: 6g, Protein: 1g.
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