Christmas Sugar Cookies are soft and light sugar cookies dipped in vibrant frosting and topped with crushed mints. Easy holiday sugar cookie recipe that is perfect for parties and goody platters. No chilling, rolling out the dough or cutting out any cookies!
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until smooth (about 2-3 minutes). Add egg and beat again for another 2-3 minutes.
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix just until dough is uniform throughout.
Using a cookie scoop, palace scoops of dough on a greased cookie sheet.
Spray the bottom of a glass with cooking spray and press each cookie until it is about ½ inch thick.
Bake for 7-8 minutes or until centers are set. Allow cookies to cool completely before icing them.
MAKE THE ICING
To prepare icing, whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla together. If icing is too thick, add a bit more milk. If icing is too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.
Split icing into two small bowls. Add green food gel to one and red food gel to the other. Mix well until desired color is reached. The amount needed will depend on the type of food gel you are using.
FROST THE COOKIES
Dip cooled cookies into prepared icing. Allow excess icing to drip off.
Before the icing hardens, sprinkle crushed red mints onto the cookies iced in red. Sprinkle
crushed green mints onto the cookies iced in green.