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Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

October 8, 2017 by Dragana 27 Comments

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Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates. ♥

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Even the very thought of Christmas makes me smile. While writing this I am imagining a plate full of colorful Christmas cookies, sparkling Christmas tree and warm home atmosphere with my family.

My son keeps asking me: “Mom is Christmas coming soon?  Have I been a good boy? Am I going to get a present from Santa?”  I love holidays, especially Christmas, because of the idyllic winter atmosphere. 🙂

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates.

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

What do you need to make this Christmas Sugar  Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting?

  • COOKIES
  • 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • red food coloring – optional
  • green food coloring – optional
  • sprinkle – optional

I enjoy decorating my home and Christmas tree, holiday shopping and preparing gifts. I love holiday euphoria. On Christmas Eve we try out Christmas cookies.

I like my plate to be full of different cookies, sugar ones, as well. I‘ve chosen sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting, decorated for the occasion. ♥

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates.

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

How to make this Christmas Sugar Cookies?

TO PREPARE COOKIES: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets and set aside. In a large dish combine flour, cornstarch, salt and baking powder. Set aside. In a separate dish put butter and sugar and mix well using electric mixer, medium speed, until it gets light and fluffy. Add an egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Continue mixing slowly adding dry ingredients.

The dough will be crumbly. Knead it well with your hands. Put some flour on the table and place the dough on it. Roll the dough up to ¼ inch thick. Cut it in round shapes. I used a glass 2.4 inch in diameter. Place the cookies in the baking sheets. They should be 2 inches apart. Put them in the oven and bake for 8-9 min. Take them out of the oven and leave to cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheets. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

TO MAKE THE FROSTING: In medium dish mix butter, cream cheese and vanilla, with a hand mixer, medium speed. Add powdered sugar and mix until well combined. Divide the mixture into 3 bowls. Add red food color in the first one, slowly, until you get the shade that you like. Put green in the second bowl, and leave the third one white. Spread the filling evenly on the cooled cookies and sprinkle with crumbs.

This was just a short version, you can find full instructions with amounts of the ingredients in the recipe card on the bottom of the post.

They are easy to prepare and they simply melt in your mouth. I especially like decorating them, that‘s my favorite part.

You need some basic ingredients, some decorating and a lot of good will to make Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese frosting and your Christmas plate will be complete. 🙂

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Here are some more suggestions how to sweeten your Christmas and decorate your dinner table with a plate full of various cookies.

For chocolate fans, I suggest Double Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies and Christmas Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.

If you prefer truffles, check out Peanut Butter Chocolate Acorn Truffles and Caramel Pecan Truffles.

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cookies that are decorated in the Christmas spirit would be Holiday Maraschino Cherry Shortbread Cookies and Holiday Red Velvet Kiss Cookies. Sweet, sweeter, the sweetest sugar cookies have already been tried out.

We are waiting for Christmas to prepare them again. I can hardly wait… Put them in a nicely decorated box and they will be a present for your loved ones. Merry Christmas!

You can find here 10 delicious Christmas Desserts from a famous blogger > BEST CHRISTMAS DESSERTS

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday – Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Yield: 20
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 29 minutes

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect for the upcoming holiday - Christmas, especially for those who like sugar cookies on their Christmas plates.

Ingredients

  • COOKIES
  • 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • red food coloring - optional
  • green food coloring - optional
  • sprinkle - optional

Instructions

  1. TO PREPARE COOKIES:
  2. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets and set aside.
  3. In a large dish combine flour, cornstarch, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
  4. In a separate dish put butter and sugar and mix well using electric mixer, medium speed, until it gets light and fluffy. Add an egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
  5. Continue mixing slowly adding dry ingredients. The dough will be crumbly. Knead it well with your hands. Put some flour on the table and place the dough on it.
  6. Roll the dough up to 1/4 inch thick. Cut it in round shapes. I used a glass 2.4 inch in diameter. Place the cookies in the baking sheets.
  7. They should be 2 inches apart. Put them in the oven and bake for 8-9 min. Take them out of the oven and leave to cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheets.
  8. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. TO MAKE THE FROSTING:
  10. In medium dish mix butter, cream cheese and vanilla, with a hand mixer, medium speed. Add powdered sugar and mix until well combined.
  11. Divide the mixture into 3 bowls. Add red food color in the first one, slowly, until you get the shade that you like. Put green in the second bowl, and leave the third one white.
  12. Spread the filling evenly on the cooled cookies and sprinkle with crumbs.

Notes

Store in a well sealed container.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 303Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 93mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 0gSugar: 25gProtein: 2g
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Category: Cookies, Holiday recipe
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Comments

  1. Vlad says

    November 28, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    Delicious cookies. All compliments!

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      November 28, 2017 at 12:21 pm

      Thanks Vlad 🙂

      Reply
  2. Clo says

    December 1, 2017 at 4:09 am

    Hi- just wondering if the icing gets hard enough that the cookies can be stacked on top of each other (in order to put them in containers as gifts)?

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 2, 2017 at 10:26 am

      Hi Clo,

      I don’t think that would be a good idea. You can try to put cookies in container like in our pictures.

      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
    • Vicki says

      December 13, 2018 at 4:29 pm

      The frosting does get hard enough I make them every year and stack them together

      Reply
  3. Brianna says

    December 2, 2017 at 11:15 am

    Can this cookie dough be made in advance and stored in the freezer?

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 2, 2017 at 2:33 pm

      Yes Brianna, it can.
      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
  4. Patricia says

    December 4, 2017 at 12:41 am

    Hi! Are these crisp or soft sugar cookies?
    Thank You,
    Patricia

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 5, 2017 at 8:55 pm

      Thank YOU Patricia for stopping by,

      Cream cheese frosting gives them soft texture.

      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
  5. Sharon says

    December 5, 2017 at 4:08 am

    How would you describe the texture of the cookie, soft , chewy?

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 6, 2017 at 11:10 am

      Hi Sharon,

      Cream cheese frosting gives them soft texture.

      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
  6. Tracy Copeland says

    December 6, 2017 at 7:12 pm

    Oh my goodness fabulous cookies. You go girl. It makes a lot of cookies. I love them. Will post a picture of them on Pinterest. Thank you for the wonderful Christmas recipe: oh I love love LOVE the icing.

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 6, 2017 at 7:45 pm

      Thank you Tracey, I’m so happy to hear that 😃
      Enjoy!
      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
  7. Davina says

    December 6, 2017 at 8:57 pm

    How long are they good for? I want to make some in advance but I want them to taste ‘fresh’. Looking forward trying out the recipe! Greetings from Austria!

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 6, 2017 at 9:06 pm

      Hi Davina,
      You can store them in a well sealed container to keep the freshness, up to 3-4 days.
      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
  8. Suzanne says

    December 9, 2017 at 6:21 am

    Hi, just a thought, why not make the cookies and ice them, put them on a tray and freeze. Then they can be stacked in freezer bags and given as gifts? Great idea? This way they can be made ahead and will still taste fresh.

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 9, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      Hi Suzanne,

      you can keep cookies in a well-sealed container and freeze them, but I’m not sure about cream cheese frosting.

      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
  9. Kim says

    December 17, 2017 at 11:13 pm

    Can you use cookie cutters with this recipe? Instead of making a round shape

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 18, 2017 at 9:19 am

      Hi Kim,

      Yes, you can.

      Regards,
      Dragana

      Reply
  10. Aileen says

    December 18, 2018 at 4:55 pm

    I love the cream cheese frosting on these. Yum!

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 18, 2018 at 5:37 pm

      Thanks Aileen, I’m so glad you like it 🙂
      Best!

      Reply
  11. Katy says

    December 19, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    I have been making these cookies every Christmas for my family for the last few years. Everybody always brags about how I make the best sugar cookies! Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe that I will continue to make for many, many years!

    Reply
    • Dragana says

      December 19, 2020 at 2:59 pm

      Thank YOU, Kathy. I’m so glad to hear that.
      Happy Holiday!

      Best regards,
      Dragana

      Reply

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