It's magical during the holiday time, especially when kids are involved with baking. The sweet smells of sugar cookies, frosting, and sprinkles fill the air, making memories to last a lifetime. Whether you're looking for an easy activity for a snowy afternoon or a fun way to get the family involved, these five Christmas cookie recipes are sure to delight. From the making of frosty Snowman Cookies to decorate-your-own cookies full of festive flair, this is the perfect collection of recipes to make delicious memories together.
Table of Contents
Snowman Cookies: A Holiday Classic
Gingerbread Men: A Timeless Favorite
Sugar Cookies with Colorful Sprinkles
Candy Cane Cookies: Sweet and Festive
Reindeer Cookies: Cute and Easy to Make
Snowman Cookies: A Holiday Classic
Recipe Overview:
It just doesn't get much more 'Christmas-y' than a snowman. These adorable Snowman Cookies are a classic holiday favorite for kids of all ages. Whether you're hosting a holiday party or just spending quality time with your little ones, Snowman Cookies are a fun and creative treat that allows kids to decorate your own cookies in any way they like. Using frosting, candies, and sprinkles, your snowman can be as jolly as you wish!
Why We Love It:
Not only are these cookies delicious, but they are a fantastic holiday craft. The fact that the kids will have a chance to decorate their cookies themselves makes it more than just a baking session, but a creative one in which they get to add their own personal touches.
How to Make It:
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Gingerbread Men: A timeless favorite
Recipe Overview:
Gingerbread Men are a classic Christmas cookie that has enjoyed generations of favor. These spiced cookies are really great to decorate your own cookies with colorful icing, candies, and sprinkles. Kids love getting creative with these cookies, making each one uniquely their own.
Why We Love It:
Gingerbread cookies are fun to make and even more fun to eat. Kids can decorate their gingerbread men with all sorts of colorful toppings, creating everything from a simple snowman to some kind of intricate design.
How to Make It:
Begin by making and rolling out your gingerbread dough to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Take out the shape of a man using a gingerbread cookie cutter. When these have baked and cooled, allow the children to use icing pens to decorate their gingerbread men, adding features such as buttons, scarves, and faces.
Tips:
For a fun twist, use small candies to add buttons or create unique hats. Gingerbread men are also ideal for hanging on the tree as a sweet ornament.
Sugar Cookies with Colorful Sprinkles
Overview of the Recipe:
Sugar cookies are an absolute holiday favorite; with colorful sprinkles added, it's a masterpiece. These cookies are incredibly easy to make, and your kids will have so much fun rolling them out and cutting them into various Christmas shapes.
Why We Love It:
Sugar cookies are easy for kids to make, and the decorating possibilities are endless. Whether you’re using sprinkles, colored icing, or even edible glitter, these cookies are as fun to decorate as they are to eat.
How to Make It:
Roll out sugar cookie dough and use festive cookie cutters to create shapes like stars, trees, and hearts. After baking and cooling, kids can decorate your own cookies with sprinkles, colored icing, and fun decorations.
Pro Tip:
Try using different shapes for each family member, or bake a batch to share with friends and neighbors as homemade gifts.
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Candy Cane Cookies: Sweet and Festive
Recipe Overview:
Candy Cane Cookies are a sweet treat that epitomizes Christmas. The peppermint flavor combined with the cute candy cane shape makes the cookies a winner among kids and adults alike.
Why We Love It:
The candy cane-shaped stripes are just right for small hands to decorate, and the cooling peppermint flavor is just what the holiday ordered. Cookies are fun to shape out, and colorful stripes make them festive and beautiful.
How to Make It:
First, make a peppermint-based dough. Then, separate it into two halves: One half colored red, the other left as is. Next, each half should be rolled into long strips. Then, twist them together to create the candy cane shapes. Bake golden and allow the children to have fun decorating with more sugar or sprinkles.
