Butter Cookies in Christmas Shapes

Christmas time means making cookies but, with all the parties, plays, movies, and decorating it is really hard to find time to make decorated sugar cookies as much as I would like. I have a lot of other recipes I make during Christmas like these simple butter cookies in Christmas shapes dipped in chocolate and rainbow sprinkles. And what better way to display them than hanging them on the side of your coffee cup.

Christmas Butter Cookies Recipes via www.thebearfootbaker.comHave you ever had butter cookies? I like dipping them in my coffee but sometimes the sprinkles fall off and I think some funky colored bug has found it’s way into my cup and I scream really loud until I realize it is just a green rainbow sprinkle. Has this ever happened to you? No? Just me? Oh well. It doesn’t stop me from hanging them on my cup.

Supplies for Butter Cookies:

Christmas Tree Cutter
The letter I Cookie Cutter
Butter Cookie Recipe
Chocolate
Rainbow Sprinkles

Butter Cookies in Christmas Shapes

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Ingredients

  • 1 Cup of butter 8 oz.
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 2/3 cup of all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon of orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mix flour and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in egg, vanilla and orange juice.
  • Add the flour and salt mixture and mix until it is combined.
  • Chill dough for about an hour.
  • Roll out to 1/4" thick and cut into shapes.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Christmas Butter Cookies Recipes via www.thebearfootbaker.com Cut out a few Christmas trees and make a notch by follow these directions.

Butter Cookies via thebearfootbaker.comIt should look like this. If you don’t have the angle, the cookies will not stay on the cups very well. I know this from experience.

Butter Cookies by thebearfootbaker.comOnce your cookies are made and cooled off, melt some chocolate in the microwave 30 seconds at a time until melted. Dip the cookies into the chocolate. You can chose to dip the entier cookie or only part of it. For the trees, I like the look of only one side dipped.

Butter Cookies for Christmas via thebearfootbaker.comThen, dip them into the sprinkles immediately. Place them on wax paper until the chocolate sets.

Butter Cookies in fun Christmas Shapes with Chocolat and rainbow sprinkles via www.thebearfootbaker.comNow it is time for the really fun part. Turn on some Christmas music or pop in a Christmas video and sit back, slow down from all the hustle and bustle and enjoy Christmas while you have some cookies and coffee.

If you aren’t crazy about butter cookies, here are some other cookies you can hang on the side of your coffee, milk or tea.

Merry Christmas!

Lisa