Easy Christmas Butter Cookies
These Easy Christmas Butter Cookies are a classic Christmas cookie you’ll love to bake every year. These butter cookies are easy to make with simple ingredients, and soft, buttery, and delicious!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 25 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons granulated or turbinado sugar or Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Combine flour, salt, and baking soda, and set aside
- Cream softened butter and sugar until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla and mix together well.
- Begin adding the flour mixture to the wet mixture, 1/2 a cup at a time. Continue stirring until flour no longer shows.
- Pour sprinkles or sugar (if making plain) into a shallow bowl.
- Use a small to medium sized cookie scoop to create balls
- Press one side into the sugar or sprinkles and place sprinkle side up onto a parchement paper lined baking sheet, at least 1 1/2″ apart from each other.
- Bake butter cookies for 12 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Place on cooling rack before placing in an airtight container to store. Enjoy!
Notes
*You can also create smaller cookies if desired, but the larger size will create a softer texture.
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