These Old Fashioned Christmas Sugar Cookies are a classic Christmas treat. Topping them off with red and green sanding sugar makes these the perfect holiday cookie.
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time10mins
Chill2hrs
Total Time2hrs20mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas, Cookie Exchange, cookies
Servings: 36cookies
Calories: 97kcal
Author: Jennifer Fishkind
Ingredients
1sticksalted buttersoftened
2ouncescream cheesesoftened
1 ½cupssugar
2large eggs
1 ½tspvanilla extract
¼tspalmond extract
2 ½cupsall-purpose flour
1Tbscornstarch
1tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
Red & Green Sanding Sugar
Instructions
In a large bowl add butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Using a hand mixer beat until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add flour, cornstarch baking soda, and salt. Turn the hand mixer to a low speed and combine the ingredients until a soft dough forms.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Once the dough has been chilled for 2 hours remove from the refrigerator and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Place the balls on the parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, at least 1 inch apart.
Using a fork make a criss-cross pattern pressing down lightly into the cookie dough.
Sprinkle sugar with green or red sugar.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Make sure not to overcook these cookies - they should not brown on the edges at all. You want them to be soft, and they should look a bit undercooked when you pull them out of the oven.
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to continue cooling.