Four Christmas Cookies From One Basic Dough #Christmas #Cookies

Are you able to believe that it’s almost November and the vacations might be here before we are aware of it! everybody is aware of that one of the excellent things about the vacation season is all of the home made sweets. we adore baking and we like sharing, however then we run into time crunches.

Among running, purchasing, events and time with family and friends, it’s now continually easy to make some thing home made. So, today i'm excited to share a kitchen hack simply in time for holiday baking.

You could use this recipe to make four varieties of Christmas cookies from one simple dough. And the quality part is that you put together the dough beforehand of time, freeze the dough and it is ready to bake every time you need it.

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Four Christmas Cookies From One Basic Dough

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 11 mins

Total Time 26 mins

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Servings: 120

Ingredients

Basic Sugar Cookie Dough:

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

Sugar Cookies:

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

Chocolate Cookies:

• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted for drizzle, optional
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
• 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
• 2 cups peppermint buttercream frosting optional
• 2 tbsp crushed candy canes optional
• red food coloring optional

Instructions

Basic Sugar Cookie Dough:

1. In a large stand mixer, combine butter and shortening.
2. Cream in the sugars until light in color and fluffier in texture about 2-3 minutes.
3. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
5. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed sugars.
6. Separate the dough into four bowls, about two cups in each bowl.
7. Add the extra ingredients to each separate bowl following the instructions below.
8. Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough.
9. Place in freezer for a couple of hours, until firm, and then put into freezer bags or containers.
10. Store in freezer until ready to use.
11. Bake at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Sugar Cookies:

1. Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough, roll into balls and coat in granulated sugar.
2. Cool and enhance with green buttercream frosting and sprinkles.

Chocolate Cookies:

1. blend the melted and cooled chocolate and the semi-candy chocolate chips into the basic sugar cookie dough.
2. Cool and drizzle with melted chocolate chips.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies:

1. blend the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries into the fundamental sugar cookie dough.

Peppermint Sugar Cookies:

1. mix the beaten sweet canes and flour into the basic sugar cookie dough. upload multiple drops of red meals coloring, if desired.
2. Cool and decorate with peppermint buttercream and crushed candy canes.

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