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Christmas Ornament Cookies Recipe

Whip up a batch of these Christmas ornament cookies. An edible ornament cookie that you can string up and decorate like a true Christmas ornament. A sugar cookie topped with royal icing.
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 30 -40 cookies
Calories 227kcal
Author Kelsey

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients

  • 4 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Royal Icing Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a stand mixer, you will cream your butter and granulated sugar for 5 minutes on medium speed.
  • Then you will add in your eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well and scrape down the sides.
  • Next in a small bowl add your flour, baking powder and salt, and mix well. Then slowly incorporate the dry into the butter mixture.
  • Divide you cookie dough into two sections and roll out the dough to 1/8" thick.
  • Use cookie cutters to design as you would like. Place on a prepared baking sheet, and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are fully done.
  • Once you remove from the oven take a straw and poke a hole in removing the cookie are to make a hole for string.
  • Let the cookies fully cool.

Royal Icing Directions

  • Start by adding your powdered sugar, meringue powder and 8 tablespoons of water into a hand or stand mixer. With the whisk attachment begin mixing the icing ingredients on high speed for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
  • At this time you can beat in more water if you find the mixture is too thick. Depending on humidity the texture will change.
  • You want the royal icing to drip down slowly on the whisk when you lift it out out of the bowl. Too runny will take longer for the icing to dry.

Decorating

  • Pour your royal icing or any type of icing in piping bag, and pipe your cookies.
  • Then you will add sprinkles if you want. Allow the cookies to set up.
  • Then take some ribbon or baker's twine and tie a ribbon through the hole of cookie.
  • Then you have Christmas ornament cookies ready to serve up!

Notes

Cookies - Depending on size of cookie cutters, will depend how many cookies you will end up with.
Icing - You can use any type of icing you want. I like royal icing as it hardens, and allows the string or ribbon to not have frosting on it.
Royal Icing - It takes around 2 hours for the royal icing to dry. If you are going to pause on decorating, place a wet paper towel over the icing in a bowl to prevent it from drying up.
Texture of Icing - If you need you will add less or more water. Depending on humidity and other factors you will find the water varies.
Storing Cookies - Store your cookies in an airtight container for 3-4 days. They will dry out after too long.
You can also freeze your cookies if you would like.
Cookies - If you find your cookies bubble up when baking just place them upside down on parchment paper to help remove the air bubbles.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 86mg | Sugar: 29g