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Decorated Christmas Cookies

Celebrate the holiday season with these festive decorated cookies, perfect for sharing and customizing with colorful icing and sprinkles.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Wet ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 egg egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
Icing
  • 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar for icing
  • 2 tablespoons milk
Decorations
  • food coloring (optional) food coloring optional
  • sprinkles and edible decorations sprinkles and decorations

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Mix dry ingredients; set aside.
  2. Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and extracts. Blend dry ingredients into wet mixture.
  3. Roll dough into balls, flatten, and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
  4. Mix powdered sugar and milk to make icing, add food coloring if desired. Decorate cooled cookies with icing and sprinkles.

Notes

For best results, chill dough before rolling and decorating.