Christmas Butter Cookies
Christmas Butter Cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie recipe! Butter cookies are easy to make and they're melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Servings: 18 large cookies
Equipment
- Stand mixer or handheld electric mixer
- Large mixing bowl
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
- Wire cooling rack
- Bowls
- Spatula
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese (softened)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 box white cake mix
- 2 bottles sprinkles
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix the softened butter and cream cheese together
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract at medium speed. Be careful not to overmix!
- Add the white cake mix and continue to mix at a lower speed until fully combined.
- Cover the mixing bowl with foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper
- Prepare your workspace with separate bowls of powdered sugar and sprinkles
- Roll medium-sized cookie dough balls (about 2″ wide) into sprinkles
- Roll the sprinkled cookie dough balls in the powdered sugar
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until the edges turn just golden. Don’t overbake butter cookies! Remove the cookie trays from the oven before the edges turn brown.
- Using a spatula, immediately place the cookies on a wire rack for cooling
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Notes
Store the cookies in an airtight container or zip-top bag either at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
The dough can be chilled in the fridge overnight if needed! Butter cookies are great for prepping in advance and baking as needed.
- Freezer Instructions: Bake, cool, and freeze butter cookies in a freezer-friendly container or bag for up to 1 month.
