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Kitchen hack for holiday cakes: making cakes for Christmas from one of four basic dough with this recipe. Prepare the dough in advance, freeze and bake later!

Can you believe that it is almost December and the holidays will be here before we know it! Everyone knows that one of the best things about the holiday season is all homemade items. We loved the cake and we love to share, but then we ran into time crunches.

Between working, shopping, parties and time with family and friends, this is now is always easy to make something homemade. So, today I'm excited to share the kitchen hack just in time for holiday baking.

You can use this recipe to make four different Christmas cookies from one basic dough. And the best part is that you prepare the dough in advance, freeze the dough and it is ready to bake whenever you want.

Four Christmas Cookies From One Basic Dough

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

11 mins

Total Time

26 mins

Kitchen hack for holiday cakes: making cakes for Christmas from one of four basic dough with this recipe. Prepare the dough in advance, freeze and bake later!

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Servings: 120

Ingredients

Basic Sugar Cookie Dough:

• 1 1/2 cups butter softened
• 2/3 cups shortening
• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 tsp vanilla
• 4 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Sugar Cookies:

• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups green buttercream frosting
• 2 tbsp sprinkles

Chocolate Cookies:

• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted for drizzle, optional

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Peppermint Sugar Cookies:

• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• 4 tbsp crushed candy canes
• 2 tbsp flour
• red food coloring optional
• 2 cups peppermint buttercream frosting optional
• 2 tbsp crushed candy canes optional

Instructions

Basic Sugar Cookie Dough:

• In a large stand mixer, combine butter and shortening.
• Cream in the sugars until light in color and fluffier in texture about 2-3 minutes.
• Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Stir the flour mixture into the creamed sugars.
• Separate the dough into four bowls, about two cups in each bowl.
• Add the extra ingredients to each separate bowl following the instructions below.
• Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough.
• Place in freezer for a couple of hours, until firm, and then put into freezer bags or containers.
• Store in freezer until ready to use.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes.
• Sugar Cookies:
• Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough, roll into balls and coat in granulated sugar.
• Cool and decorate with green buttercream frosting and sprinkles.

Chocolate Cookies:

• Mix the melted and cooled chocolate and the semi-sweet chocolate chips into the basic sugar cookie dough.
• Cool and drizzle with melted chocolate chips.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies:

• Mix the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries into the basic sugar cookie dough.

Peppermint Sugar Cookies:

• Mix the crushed candy canes and flour into the basic sugar cookie dough. Add a couple of drops of red food coloring, if desired.
• Cool and decorate with peppermint buttercream and crushed candy canes.

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