Easy Christmas Cookies Recipes for Beginners

To the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, add butter at room temperature and beat for a few minutes.

Add sugar and beat on MED speed until smooth and well combined. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until combined. Add vanilla and mix.

Change the whisk attachment to a flat whisk and add dry ingredients (flour, cornstarch, and salt), and whisk to combine. and mix on MED LOW speed.

Let mix for 3-5 minutes, and you'll see a crumbly dough formed.

Transfer the dough onto the work surface and roll dough to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Flouring the work surface and rolling pin is helpful, as is rolling dough out between 2 pieces of parchment paper.

Cut into shapes and then cut out some shapes in the middle. and place cut-out dough pieces on prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate for 15 minutes (not necessary if you are in a cold place)

Add some crushed candies to the middle of the cookie.

Preheat oven to 180C or 360F

Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges appear set. Cookies won't be golden on the top.

Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool down before you remove them from the sheet.