Here’s a simple and delicious classic Christmas cookie recipe you can use—perfect for decorating, gifting, or enjoying warm with cocoa 🎄🍪

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⭐ Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

For the cookies:

• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 1 large egg

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 tablespoon milk (optional, for softer dough)

For the icing:

• 2 cups powdered sugar

• 2–3 tablespoons milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract

• Food coloring (optional)

• Sprinkles, sugar pearls, etc.

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🎁 Instructions

1. Make the dough

1. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

2. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Beat in the egg and vanilla.

4. Add the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms.

5. Flatten into 2 disks, wrap in plastic, and chill 1 hour.

2. Cut and bake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. Roll chilled dough to ¼ inch thickness on a floured surface.

3. Cut into shapes (trees, stars, gingerbread men, etc.).

4. Bake 8–10 minutes, until edges are just lightly golden.

5. Cool completely before decorating.

3. Decorate

1. Mix icing ingredients until smooth and pipeable.

2. Add food coloring if desired.

3. Decorate cookies and let icing set.

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🎄 Tips for Perfect Christmas Cookies

• Chill dough for clean, crisp shapes.

• Use parchment for even baking.

• Add ½ teaspoon almond extract for a festive flavor twist.

• For softer cookies, underbake by 1 minute.

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If you want, I can also give you:
✨ A gingerbread cookie recipe
✨ A no-spread sugar cookie version
✨ A gluten-free or vegan Christmas cookie recipe

Just tell me!