22 Absolutely Delicious Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookies
These cookies will bring you right back to Grandma's kitchen. The perfect thing to bake for your coziest Christmas ever.
Equipment
cookie sheet
Stand mixer
Ingredients
1cupsalted butter at room temperature
½cupbrown sugarpacked
2 ¼cupsall purpose flour
toppings of your choicesprinkles, nuts, melted chocolate
Instructions
Prep. Preheat your oven to 325° Fahrenheit with two racks. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Make dough. Cream butter and sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add 2 cups of flour and mix on low until the flour is mixed in. The cookie dough will appear very crumbly, but do not add any liquid. Turn it on onto a floured surface and knead in the remaining ¼ cup of flour by hand.
Shape into a log and cut. Shape the cookie dough into 2-inch log using your hands. You may find it easier to place the dough on a piece of plastic wrap before shaping, then unwrap. Cut into half-inch slices.
Bake. Arrange the cookies on two baking sheets, spaced ½ inch apart in all directions. (They won't spread much.) Bake in preheated oven for 17-20 minutes, until the edges and bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. Let them cool completely before adding the caramel and chocolate.
Notes
This is a base shortbread recipe that can be made into just about any cookie you'd like. Try filling it with jam, dipping in melted chocolate, or adding colored sprinkles.