Description
These Slice and Bake Christmas Cookies are classic sugar cookies packed with colorful sprinkles, perfect for the holiday season. The dough is chilled and rolled into logs coated with sprinkles, then sliced and baked to create beautifully festive cookies that are soft, buttery, and deliciously sweet.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (soft)
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup colored sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare the Butter: Using an electric mixer, beat the softened butter until it becomes very soft and creamy, creating a smooth base for your dough.
- Add Sugar: Mix in the sugar with the butter until the mixture is light and fluffy, ensuring the cookies will be tender.
- Incorporate Egg and Vanilla: Beat in the egg and vanilla extract thoroughly to combine all the wet ingredients for a smooth dough.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt until the dough becomes crumbly. It will look dry but will come together when pressed.
- Form Dough Logs: Transfer dough to a flat surface, divide into two equal sections, and shape each into a 10-inch log. Press the dough as needed to keep it together.
- Coat Logs with Sprinkles: Spread colored sprinkles on a rimmed baking sheet and roll each dough log in the sprinkles to coat them evenly.
- Wrap Logs and Add More Sprinkles: Place each sprinkle-coated log on plastic wrap, sprinkle additional sprinkles on top, then wrap tightly. Use your hands to press sprinkles into the dough.
- Chill the Dough: Refrigerate the wrapped dough logs for at least one hour to firm up for clean slicing.
- Slice the Cookies: Remove plastic wrap, slice the logs into ½ inch thick pieces, and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or lightly greased.
- Bake: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes until the edges are lightly golden.
- Cool the Cookies: Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For best results, make sure the butter is softened but not melted.
- If the dough is too crumbly when forming logs, press it firmly until it sticks together.
- You can customize the sprinkles to match any holiday or celebration theme.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- These cookies freeze well, either as dough logs before slicing or as baked cookies.
