11 Christmas Butter Cookies You'll Bake Every Year
These melt-in-your-mouth treats are a must for any holiday cookie plate.
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When it comes time to plan your holiday baking, cookies are a must. If you’re anything like us you’ll be baking up an assortment of gingerbread, nut and spice cookies and chocolatey treats. You may even add a few cookie bars and barks or a unique Christmas cookie or two to round things out. But, whatever you decide, your plate just isn’t complete until you’ve got a rich, buttery confection tucked in with the other holiday cookies. Butter cookies are a traditional Yuletide treat—and they feel like a true indulgence regardless of how you make them. If you’re looking for that one, perfect butter cookie that will stay in your recipe box for years, this is it. The finished cookies are crisp, yet tender and perfect alongside hot cocoa or eggnog. Plus, you have the choice to make drop cookies or a slice-and-bake version!
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Classic Shortbread
This satisfying shortbread is as easy as it gets. It's simultaneously crisp, crumbly and tender because we've added a little cornstarch to the flour. And granulated sugar gives the cookies their gorgeous golden color.
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Danish Butter Cookies
These staple Christmas cookies, often sold in a decorative blue tin at the grocery store, are similar to sweetened, crispy shortbread but with an unbelievable vanilla-almond flavor. Our homemade version is even better — soft on the inside, crispy on the outside, with a fresher, lighter and more delicate taste than the industrial made treats. You can serve them plain, or jazz them up with melted chocolate and sprinkles or a maraschino cherry in the middle to give you all the holiday feels.
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Butter Spritz Cookies
One of the most iconic of holiday sweets, spritz are bite-size buttery cookies with vanilla and almond. These classic cookies are made with a cookie press and the dough holds its shape beautifully when baked and will be the perfect addition to your cookie swap.
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