Classic Scratch Christmas Cookies
Remember this classic? If not, you’re in for a real treat. With this updated recipe, you get perfect sugar cookies—slightly crispy on the outside and chewy in the center—studded with cheery spice drops and a sprinkle of sparking sugar. What more could you ask for this Christmas?
Kitchen-tested for guaranteed results, this sugar cookie cutouts recipe deserves to be your go-to. Almond and vanilla extract add a little something special to these perfectly soft and sweet cookies. And the dough is easy to work with, so you use all your favorite cookie cutters.
These buttery, nutty cookies coated in powdered sugar are melt-in-your-mouth delicious and their snowball shape makes them the perfect treat for celebrating a white Christmas! And we’re not the only ones who think so—800-plus home bakers have given this recipe top ratings.
Time has not tarnished these traditional cookies one bit. Buttery, bite-sized spritz are always a hit. So pull out your cookie press for this can’t-miss, six-ingredient recipe.
Treat the chocolate lovers in your life to these perfectly chewy and gooey treats. Melted chocolate makes them extra rich and a coating of powdered sugar makes them extra pretty, so you’ll be glad to know this recipe makes 72 cookies.
Cinnamon and sugar go together like a horse and carriage and this time-tested recipe is the proof. Throw it together in under an hour—it’s been kitchen-tested for perfect results—and you’ll be rewarded with crispy-but-still-buttery and sweet-but-also-spicy snickerdoodle cookies.
The secret to these butter cookies is adding lemon peel and juice to the dough, which only enhances their sweetness. Decorated with royal icing and festive sprinkles, these tender cookies are a Christmas treat that can’t be beat.
Meet our ultimate sugar cookie. It tastes great, rolls out well and home cooks have been relying on it for generations. So whether you’re looking for a cookie to practice your icing skills on or want to share a baking experience with little ones, this is your recipe.
These handmade cookies leave an impression—and only partly thanks to your thumb—with their jewel-toned centers tasting of last summer’s fruit and their nutty-buttery cookie base, they’re guaranteed to go fast.
Want to serve your sweet, buttery cookies hot from the oven, even at the drop of a hat—or the ring of the doorbell? This is the recipe you need. Stow the dough in your fridge for up to three days, then it’s just a matter of slicing and baking when the carolers or other unexpected guests show up.
