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Old Fashioned Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
9 mins
 

With a few simple ingredients and less than 30 minutes, you'll be enjoying these delicious bakery style sugar cookies all season long!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chewy sugar cookies, christmas sugar cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk or heavy cream
  • Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and powder and salt, mix to combine.
  5. Gradually add flour to butter/sugar and mix until just combined.
  6. Add buttermilk or cream and mix again, until just combined.
  7. Roll out 1 inch cookie dough balls then roll into the bowl of sprinkles.
  8. Place cookie dough balls on prepared baking sheets 2 inches apart.
  9. On a parchment lined baking sheet, roll out dough balls and space about 2in apart.
  10. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
  11. Cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.