Decorated Christmas Sugar Cookies

By Sophia ReedAug 14, 2026

These Decorated Christmas Cookies are a delightful twist on traditional sugar cookies, enhanced with a blend of spices and beautifully decorated with royal icing. The cookies are soft and moist, thanks to the incorporation of butter and careful baking techniques. Perfect for celebrating the holiday season, they provide a festive flavor and aroma, making them an ideal treat for gatherings or gifting during Christmas.

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Prep 25 minCook 12 minTotal 35 min20 servings

Instructions

Use a whisk to beat the butter, sugar and salt together until you have a creamy consistency.

Add the egg and mix it in until fully incorporated.

Add the vanilla and spices and mix once again.

Add the flour and baking powder and mix using a spatula.

Once the spatula isn't helping anymore, knead slightly with your hands.

Cover the dough and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it's 2-3mm thick.

Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes.

Use a thin metal spatula to lift out the cookies from the surface.

Place the cookies on a non-stick baking tray.

Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F for 8-12 minutes or until slightly golden.

Let them cool down completely before decorating.

For the royal icing, place the egg whites in a bowl and add the icing sugar through a sieve.

Beat them until they come together, then adjust the texture.

If using royal icing option 2, add icing sugar and meringue powder to a bowl through a sieve.

Add water little by little until a paste forms.

To decorate, place royal icing in a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle.

Squeeze slowly to decorate the cookies.

Allow the icing to dry for 5-10 minutes before adding more details.

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Decorated Christmas Sugar Cookies

Name: Decorated Christmas Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 110 g unsalted butter (soft, at room temperature); 150 g granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp ginger powder; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.13 tsp ground cloves; 1 tsp salt; 1.5 tsp baking powder; 250 g all-purpose flour (+ more to dust the surface for rolling); 1 large egg white (or 30g pasteurized egg whites); 400 g icing sugar (+ more to adjust the consistency); water (liquid or gel food colouring optional); 150 g icing sugar (for royal icing option 2); 1 tbsp meringue powder

By Sophia ReedAug 14, 2026

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Prep 25 minCook 12 minTotal 35 min20 servings

Ingredients

Servings20

•110 g unsalted butter (soft, at room temperature)
•150 g granulated sugar
•1 large egg
•1 tsp vanilla extract
•1 tsp ginger powder
•0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
•0.13 tsp ground cloves
•1 tsp salt
•1.5 tsp baking powder
•250 g all-purpose flour (+ more to dust the surface for rolling)
•1 large egg white (or 30g pasteurized egg whites)
•400 g icing sugar (+ more to adjust the consistency)
•water (liquid or gel food colouring optional)
•150 g icing sugar (for royal icing option 2)
•1 tbsp meringue powder

Instructions

1
Use a whisk to beat the butter, sugar and salt together until you have a creamy consistency.
2
Add the egg and mix it in until fully incorporated.
3
Add the vanilla and spices and mix once again.
4
Add the flour and baking powder and mix using a spatula.
5
Once the spatula isn't helping anymore, knead slightly with your hands.
6
Cover the dough and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
7
Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it's 2-3mm thick.
8
Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes.
9
Use a thin metal spatula to lift out the cookies from the surface.
10
Place the cookies on a non-stick baking tray.
11
Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F for 8-12 minutes or until slightly golden.
12
Let them cool down completely before decorating.
13
For the royal icing, place the egg whites in a bowl and add the icing sugar through a sieve.
14
Beat them until they come together, then adjust the texture.
15
If using royal icing option 2, add icing sugar and meringue powder to a bowl through a sieve.
16
Add water little by little until a paste forms.
17
To decorate, place royal icing in a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle.
18
Squeeze slowly to decorate the cookies.
19
Allow the icing to dry for 5-10 minutes before adding more details.