7 Tips to Make Christmas Cookies

Whether you bake Christmas cookies for your family and friends or make a batch for Santa to enjoy, Christmas cookies are a cherished holiday tradition enjoyed by people around the world. Did you know that Santa approximately 336 million cookies each Christmas Eve?¹

To ensure you have tasty Christmas cookies for your family and Santa, check out these tips below.

Make an Ingredient List

One tip to help you get started on your cooking baking is to make an ingredients list. By making an ingredients list, you can make sure that you have all of the necessary ingredients.

If you are missing an ingredient but cannot make it to the store, research baking alternatives. Oftentimes, recipes will have ingredient alternatives such as using sour cream instead of eggs.

Use High Quality Ingredients

Another tip to help you make Christmas cookies is to use high quality ingredients. For example, it is recommended to bake with butter instead of margarine.²

This is because the fat in butter helps give cookies a soft texture and better flavor. If you were to bake with margarine, it would cause the cookies to thin out and possibly burn.³

Soften the Butter Before Baking

Christmas cookie tip number three is to soften the butter before you start baking. Specifically, leave the butter on the counter for 2 to 3 hours.⁴

By letting your butter get to room temperature, your cookie batter will be light and consistent and not dense or heavy.⁵

Roll the Cookie Dough on Powdered Sugar

A fourth tip to make Christmas cookies is to roll out your cookie dough on powdered sugar instead of flour.⁶

This is because rolling cookie dough in flour tends to result in the cookies having too much flour, which alters the taste.⁷

Freeze Your Cookie Dough Before Baking

Another tip to make Christmas cookies is to freeze your cookie dough. It is recommended to freeze your cookie dough for at least 30 minutes prior to baking.⁸

By refrigerating your dough beforehand, the cookies spread less and brown less. Refrigerated dough also causes the cookies to be chewy and have more flavor.⁹

Cool Down Before Decorating

Christmas cookie tip number six is to let your baked cookies cool down before icing and decorating. This will help prevent your cookies from tearing and breaking.

Also, by letting your cookies cool, you prevent the icing or frosting from melting into your cookie and ruining your design.

Store Your Cookies in Layers

Lastly, Christmas cookie tip number seven is to store your baked and decorated cookies in layers. The best way to do this is to separate each layer with parchment paper.¹⁰

By storing your Christmas cookies in layers, you will prevent your cookies from breaking and going stale. It is recommended to layer them by flavor so that different flavors do not mix.¹¹

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