Best Soft Christmas Cookies

These Christmas cookies are soft, tender cut-out sugar cookies that hold their shape. Sprinkle with colored sugar before baking or frost when cool.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 3.75 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.

Step 2

Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.

Step 3

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.

Step 4

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 5

Gather all ingredients.

Step 6

Serve and enjoy!

Step 7

Beat sugar and margarine in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

Step 8

Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.

Step 9

Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.