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Christmas Butter Cookies
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Christmas Butter Cookies Recipe

These easy Christmas butter cookies are soft, buttery, and perfect for holiday baking. Made with simple pantry ingredients, they’re great for cookie exchanges, gifting, or a cozy weekend baking project. A classic holiday cookie recipe you’ll make every year.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Cooling time10 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Servings: 48
Calories: 58kcal

Equipment

  • Large Bowl
  • hand mixer or stand mixer
  • star piping tip
  • piping bag
  • Cookie sheet
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoon milk
  • ½ cup white chocolate chips
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Cream until smooth.
  • Add in the egg, milk and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  • Add in the flour and salt and mix thoroughly. Stop the machine, scrape down the sides and mix again.
  • Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe small spirals on your parchment lined baking sheets. Allow to chill in the freezer for 10 minutes.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until no longer shiny and the edges are set.
  • Allow to cool completely before removing from the parchment.
  • Place the chocolate in a microwave safe dish and heat in 30 second increments and still well between each interval until smooth. Repeat with the white chocolate. Be careful not to over-heat as the chips can scorch easily.
  • Lift each cookie off the parchment and hold on one edge. Dip about ½ of the cookie in the melted chocolate. Place back on the parchment and decorate with the sprinkles. Repeat with the remaining cookies using both the chocolate and white chocolate.

Notes

Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.4mg