These Christmas Sugar Cookies are made from scratch and are so fun to make during the holidays, especially with the kiddos! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.

You just can’t have Christmas baking without including Sugar Cookies, am I right? Christmas is the one time of year when all the favorite holiday cookies make their way to our oven. Sugar Cookies are just so traditional and classic that we just cannot leave them out.

This Christmas Cookie Recipe one I came up with a few years ago and I’ve make it a few times now for Christmas and Valentine’s when all the cookies tend to come out:) Oh, but what make them special is my little secret ingredient, Almond Extract. I mean, it’s probably not that much of a secret and I don’t really use it all the time, but I find the recipe tastier when I include Almond extract. Here is the recipe if you’d like to give my recipe a try.

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Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Cup White sugar
• 2 Sticks butter
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• (1/2 tsp Almond Extract, optional)
• Holiday Sprinkles
• Frosting
• Christmas cookie cutters

Frosting

• 3-1/2 Cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) butter softened
• 1/4 Cup (1/2 of a Cream Cheese pk)
• 1 Tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon Almond extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and egg. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until it forms a dough. Turn out on a floured surface, then roll out. Using the heart cookie cutters, cut out shapes of cookies.

For the O, use the larger circle cookie cutter to cut out one shape. Then use the smaller one to cut out the center of the circle to make it into an O. For the X, cut two 2″ long x 1/2″ wide rectangular pieces then place them together in the shape of an x.

Place cookies on baking sheets and bake for 8 minutes. Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to for 2 minutes. Move them to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Frosting Recipe

Using a mixer, beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in vanilla and Almond extract. Add powdered sugar and milk, beat together. Add in a teaspoon more milk depending on how you want the consistency of the frosting. Frost cookies, immediately decorate with sprinkles. Have fun and enjoy!

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