Christmas Cookie Recipe
Jolly Santa Cookies Recipe
These cookies will be the highlight of your holiday cookie tray or
the perfect gift for the Santa collector on your list!
Prep Time: 1 hr 10 min Start to Finish: 1 hr 50 min
Makes: 1 1/2 dozen cookies
Jolly Santa Cookies Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons rich & creamy vanilla ready-to-spread
frosting (or otherwise homemade frosting)
- 3 tablespoons red sugar
- 18 miniature marshmallows
- 36 semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 18 red M&Ms or smarties
- ¾ cup shredded coconut
Directions
- Heat oven to 200°C
- Beat butter, granulated sugar and lemon peel in large bowl with
electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in egg and milk.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart onto
ungreased cookie sheet
- Press bottom of drinking glass on each until about 1/4 inch and
3 inches in diameter
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
- Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Spread frosting on cookie (frost and decorate each cookie before
starting another).
- Sprinkle red sugar over top third of cookie for hat
- Press on miniature marshmallow for tassel
- Press 2 currants for eyes and 1 cinnamon candy for nose into
center third of cookie
- Sprinkle coconut over bottom third for beard
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