Mom's Christmas Cookies
Description
This mom's buttery, frosted Christmas cookies are so popular you may have to hide them if you want them to last until Christmas day.
Ingredients
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3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1/2 cup tightly packed brown sugar
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3 tablespoons white sugar, divided, or as needed
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1 large egg yolk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
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2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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3 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 tablespoons chocolate sprinkles, or as needed
Directions
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Mix butter, brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon white sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg yolk and vanilla and mix until well combined. Blend in flour gradually. Cover and chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place remaining 2 tablespoon white sugar on a plate.
3
Remove dough from the refrigerator. Shape into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Dip a glass into the sugar and press on each ball to flatten.
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Bake in the preheated oven, switching racks halfway through, until edges are golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
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While the cookies are cooling, mix butter and powdered sugar until blended. Mix in milk and vanilla.
6
Frost cooled cookies with frosting. Press sprinkles into the frosting while still soft.