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Christmas Sugar Cookies with Homemade Buttercream Frosting

These gorgeous Christmas sugar cookies have the best thick and creamy homemade buttercream frosting that you've ever tasted! Spread or pipe the frosting onto the cookies, and it will harden in a few hours.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 72 cookies
Calories 104 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Beat butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Add in powdered sugar and heavy cream a little at a time, alternating and mixing between the two. Continue adding and mixing until all the powdered sugar and cream have been added. Add in vanilla bean paste, almond extract, and salt and beat until well incorporated.
  • Divide the frosting into smaller bowls, one per desired color. Add food coloring to each bowl and whisk, add additional food coloring until desired color is achieved.
  • Frost each cookie with a smear of buttercream and a dash of sprinkles if desired.

Notes

This cookie is made from a base sugar cookie recipe which you can find here. That same recipe can be adapted to make 3 other types of cookie as well, including the following:

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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