Description
These festive and fun sugar cookies are shaped like Santa’s suit, making them perfect for your holiday celebrations! With vibrant red dough, creamy white icing, and mini chocolate chip details, they bring joy and sweetness to your Christmas treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- Red food coloring
- White icing
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
- Gradually add flour and mix until dough forms.
- Divide dough in half, adding red food coloring to one half and mixing until desired color is reached.
- Roll out both dough halves separately and use a Santa suit cookie cutter to cut out shapes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating with white icing and mini chocolate chips.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of food coloring to achieve a deeper or lighter red shade.
- Be sure to let the cookies cool before decorating to prevent the icing from melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes