Not gonna lie, before yesterday I was lacking Christmas Spirit.
It just didn’t feel like Christmas was coming up so soon. But then last night I had “Christmas” at my dads house and the family drove around and looked at all the beautiful Christmas lights. It really got me in the Holiday mood!
And these cookies. How cute are they? They look like the Santa of South Park and they taste INCREDIBLE. They are so, so fun to make. I had a blast decorating them by myself. These would be the perfect cookies to make with kids on Christmas eve to set out for Santa!
Not only are they cute and fun, but they’re absolutely delicious. The sugar cookie base is my absolute favorite cookie recipe. It’s soft and pillow-y and almost ressembles those infamous Loft House cookies.
Top the best sugar cookies with some decadent cream cheese frosting, grated white chocolate, and tons of sprinkles and you’ve got one amazing cookie. This was my inspiration for my decoration, but I’m not a fan of shredded coconut. In place I used grated white chocolate, chocolate chips for the eyes, and half a red M&M for the nose. This decor just adds to the deliciousness.
Oops! Sorry Santa 😉
Santa Cookies!:
Ingredients: (makes 12)
For the cookies:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the frosting:
4 ounces of cream cheese, room temperature
4 tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups + 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
For the decorations:
Red sprinkles
12 marshmallows
24 chocolate chips
6 red M&Ms, halved
4 ounces white chocolate, grated
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, milk, and vanilla until combined. Beat in the flour mixture until it forms a dough. Roll the dough into 2 tablespoon balls and place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Flatten the balls slightly with the palm of your hand, then bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are set. Let cool completely on a cooling rack before decorating. Meanwhile, beat together all of the frosting ingredients. Frost each cookie and decorate! Enjoy!
Every Craving 
ohshineon
/ December 22, 2012this is amazing.
LizLiz
/ December 24, 2012I’m glad you got your Christmas mojo back, Chloe!
Happy, Happy, Merry Christmas to you! You are a refreshing voice in the foodie world and I anticipate great things from you…this from a person of an age that could be your grand-parent 🙂 !!
EveryCraving
/ December 25, 2012Thanks so much! That means a lot 🙂 Merry Christmas to you as well!
Cody Freeman
/ January 7, 20137. With a teaspoon, drizzle melted white chocolate on cookies and sprinkle chopped craisins.