The BEST Christmas Cut Out Cookie Recipe
These rolled Christmas cookies are old fashioned, simple, and delicious! If you have childhood memories of making cut out cookies with your Grandma or your family members, this is the recipe to bring back all that lovely nostalgia! My cut out sugar cookies are thin but soft. Best of all, this recipe makes cut out cookies that hold their shape. There’s nothing worse than making a batch of Christmas cut out sugar cookies, only to take them out of the oven and find that they’ve spread. The cut out cookie icing is a simple royal icing that’s made with just two ingredients. The royal icing is easier than you think to make! Sure, it takes a bit of practice if you want to become an expert piper, but it’s totally do-able. It’s not about how “perfect” your cookies look. Rather, it’s how they taste and I promise you that everyone is going to love these!
Ingredients in Cut Out Christmas Cookies
These roll out Christmas cookies are based on a classic recipe that uses common ingredients that you surely will have in your fridge and panty.
For the Cut-Out Cookies:
All-purpose flour Baking powder Salt Granulated sugar Unsalted butter, softened Egg Vanilla extract
For the Royal Icing:
Eggs whites (pasteurized recommended) Confectioners’ sugar
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Christmas Cut Out Cookies
Making decorated Christmas cut out cookies is much easier than you might think! Full instructions can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post, but here’s an overview of the baking process:
How to Make Royal Icing for Cut Out Cookies
For this old-fashioned cut-out sugar cookies recipe, I used royal icing to top the cookies.
More Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes:
Cut-Out Coffee Cup Cookies — Soft, buttery sugar cookies cut out in the shape of coffee cups and decorated with red and white royal icing! Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes! Classic Chewy Gingerbread Cookies — Soft and chewy cut-out gingerbread cookies filled with plenty of ginger and warming spices! Decorated with a sweet, soft royal icing and topped with cinnamon candies, these gingerbread men are a nostalgic favorite Christmas cookie that everyone adores! 25 Holiday Cookie Favorites – The tried-and-true favorites are all here! If you need a holiday cookie recipe, this collection has you covered!! Soft and Chewy M&M’s Chocolate Chip Cookies – If you’re looking for a new M&M cookie recipe, this is THE ONE! Soft, buttery, and irresistible!! Soft Frosted Holiday Sprinkles Cookies – Tender, buttery cookies topped with cream cheese frosting and loaded with sprinkles! Easy, no-roll holiday cookies that everyone goes crazy for! Santa’s Kitchen Sink Cookies — Santa and everyone else won’t be able to resist these AMAZING cookies loaded with everything but the kitchen sink!! EASY, festive, salty-sweet treats with a FUN ingredients list!!
