Santa Sugar Cookies
Santa Sugar Cookies
Santa Sugar Cookies will be the cutest addition to your Christmas cookie tray. Easy and fun to make with refrigerated cookie dough they are almost too cute to eat! Almost..
Can you get any cuter than these Santa cookies?! They are so adorable. And they are so colorful on your Christmas cookie tray.
They are perfect for a Christmas cookie exchange and best of all they are made with a refrigerated cookie dough. You can make your own favorite sugar cookie dough of course but this time of year is a busy time so any time we can get a shortcut in and make things easier we grab it!
These Santa cookies do use fondant as part of the decoration. When we first started using fondant it was kind of intimidating but it is so simple to use. The cookies are decorated with a buttercream frosting and only requires 8 ingredients to make and decorate the cookies.
This recipe makes about 12-16 cookies. These are always a big hit with both the little kids and the big kids so I would suggests doubling the recipe. They also make a great addition to any cookie tray toy give as gifts too. We always a dd a few right on top. They make a fun and festive presentation.
How to Make Santa Claus Sugar Cookies:
This Santa Sugar cookies is made with store bought cookie dough but you can use your favorite cookie dough if you like.
Ingredients:
refrigerated cookie dough (16.5-ounce package yields 16 cookies)
5-7 oz. red fondant
Cornstarch for rolling
½ stick butter, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
Red decorating frosting
Black decorating frosting
Take refrigerated cookie dough out of fridge and break it up. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to about 1/4-inch thick. With a cookie cutter, cut into circles.
Arrange dough in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven according to package directions.
Allow the cookies to cool completely before beginning the decorating process.
Sprinkle some cornstarch on your clean working surface, as well as on your rolling pin. Roll out your fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
Using the same cutter you used for the cookies, cut 8 fondant circles. Cut each one in half.
Press the demi-circles onto the cookies – they will act as Santa’s hat.
Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, sugar and milk on medium speed, gradually increasing to high. Once the ingredients are well combined, smooth and form stiff peaks, scoop it into a piping bag with a star tip.
On each cookie, frost a ‘fur border’ around the edge of ‘Santa’s hat.’ As well, give ‘Santa’s hat’ a little pompom on the top.
Frost a ‘beard’ on the bottom portion of the cookie.
With the red decorating frosting, give each Santa a nose. With the black, dot two eyes between the beard and the hat.
Make these cute as can be Santa Sugar Cookies for your family and friends this holiday season. They are sure to love them!!
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OTHER COOKIES YOU MIGHT LIKE:
Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies
Strawberry Sugar Cookies
Classic Sugar Cookies
Santa Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 16.5 ounces package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 5-7 oz red fondant
- Cornstarch for rolling
- ½ stick butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- Red decorating frosting
- Black decorating frosting
Instructions
- 1.Take refrigerated cookie dough out of fridge and break it up. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to about 1/4-inch thick. With a cookie cutter, cut into circles.
2. Allow the cookies to cool completely before beginning the decorating process.3.Sprinkle some cornstarch on your clean working surface, as well as on your rolling pin. Roll out your fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.4.Using the same cutter you used for the cookies, cut 6 fondant circles. Cut each one in half.5.Press the demi-circles onto the cookies – they will act as Santa’s hat.6.Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, sugar and milk on medium speed, gradually increasing to high. Once the ingredients are well combined, smooth and form stiff peaks, scoop it into a piping bag with a star tip.7.On each cookie, frost a ‘fur border’ around the edge of ‘Santa’s hat.’ As well, give ‘Santa’s hat’ a little pompom on the top.6.Frost a ‘beard’ on the bottom portion of the cookie.9.With the red decorating frosting, give each Santa a nose. With the black, dot two eyes between the beard and the hat.
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