Christmas Light Sugar Cookies – decorate sugar cookies with a classic Christmas light bulb cookie cutter and colorful sprinkles.
Christmas Cookies
Hello friends! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season! I took a little break to enjoy Christmas vacation with the kids and it’s been great having them home. They actually have 18 days off so we spent the majority of the time leading up to Christmas enjoying holiday traditions and baking. We made all of our favorite recipes including peanut butter blossoms, peppermint bark, Rocky Road Fudge and of course sugar cookies. Even though Christmas has passed I wanted to share our cookies we left for Santa this year. I loved the bright colorful Christmas light bulbs we had growing up so when I came across a lightbulb cookie cutter I knew we had to make some for Christmas.
We used a simple sugar cookie and frosting recipe. We then added bright colored sugar sprinkles. The kids loved them and they gave me a nostalgic feeling of Christmas is my childhood home. I still remember when icicle lights became popular and my mom traded the bright colored light bulbs for them. Of course at the time we thought icicle lights were SO COOL! These days I can appreciate those colored light bulbs and the memories they bring.
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Christmas Light Sugar Cookies
Christmas Light Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter 1 ½ sticks, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Wilton Black Icing
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large bowl or stand mixer beat butter until it is smooth. Add the sugar and beat for about 2 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla and almond extract; mixed until well combined.
- In a seperate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Carefully add the flour to the butter and sugar mixture, a little at a time. Continue mixing until the dough begins to form.
- Form the dough into a ball in plastic wrap. Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface and cut with cookie cutters.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to cooling rack.
- Once the cookies have cooled decorate with frosting and sprinkles
- For the Frosting:
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat together the butter and cream cheese. Slowly add the powdered sugar until smooth. Mix in vanilla until well combined.
