Description
These slice and bake Christmas cookies are a delightful blend of buttery flavor and vibrant colors, making them the perfect treat for any festive occasion. Easy to prepare and fun to customize, they capture the essence of holiday joy in every delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Gel food coloring
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- Cream the butter, confectioners' sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract and eggs, mix until smooth.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet until a soft dough forms.
- Chill two-thirds of the plain dough, color the remaining one-third with gel food coloring.
- Roll colored dough, stack in firm towers, and freeze for 4 hours.
- Soften the plain dough, wrap it around colored stacks, shape into logs, and freeze again.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare baking sheets.
- Slice logs into 1/4-inch thick cookies and bake for 9-10 minutes until slightly golden.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for the best results.
Chill dough enough to avoid stickiness during handling.
You can freeze unbaked cookie logs for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg