Description
Delicious Christmas cookies topped with festive sprinkles and cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cake batter flavoring or vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup Christmas sprinkles
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/2 teaspoon cake batter flavoring or vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and flavoring.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in sprinkles.
- Scoop 1/4 to 1/3 cup dough per cookie. Place 6 cookies per sheet. Roll into balls and flatten slightly.
- Bake 13–15 minutes, until cookies look set and tops are no longer glossy.
- Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and salt. Mix until creamy. Adjust with more sugar for stiffness or a little milk for thinner consistency.
- Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cookies in a spiral design.
- Add sprinkles on top and let frosting set before serving.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
- For a fun variation, try using different colored sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg