christmas cookie exchange

These easy Christmas butter cookies are perfect for the holiday season! Ready in only 20 minutes and made with 6 ingredients! Dipped in chocolate and decorated with Christmas sprinkles!

Easy Christmas Butter Cookies - Ready in 20 Minutes!

cake flour ((200 grams))

white sugar ((100 grams))

salt ((2 grams))

butter

egg ((60 grams))

vanilla extract ((1 grams))

oz bar of bittersweet chocolate

heavy cream

Christmas sprinkles

red and green cookie icing

Cream butter and sugar

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, add the softened butter, sugar, and salt. Cream everything together until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is light yellow and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. You can use a hand mixer on high speed or use a whisk by hand.

Add the egg and vanilla

Next, add the egg and vanilla into the bowl and beat it together until it&#039;s fully incorporated. About 1 minute. 

Add the cake flour

Sift in the cake flour in three parts and mix together on medium speed until the flour is fully incorporated. The dough will be thick and sticky. Be careful not to over mix the dough as you want to minimize gluten development.

Pipe the cookies

Transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with a large closed star tip. I use Ateco piping tips. I recommend Ateco 846 or Ateco 844. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Pipe rosettes, straight lines, or any other shape you want. 

Bake the cookies

Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown. Let them completely cool before dipping in chocolate.

Make the ganache

When the cookies are completely cool, make the ganache. Break the chocolate bar into small pieces and add them to a medium microwave safe bowl with the heavy cream. Microwave for 20 seconds at a time, stirring after each time. When the chocolate pieces start to melt, keep stirring until you have a silky, smooth chocolate ganache. Makes ¾ cup of chocolate ganache.

Decorate

Dip each cookie into the ganache and lay it flat on parchment paper. Add sprinkles before the chocolate sets. Makes about 40 cookies.

This EASY, no-bake chocolate bark is LOADED with goodies!! Oreos, M&amp;M&#x27;s, peanuts, pretzels, and sprinkles! Great for holiday parties and cookie exchanges! Salty, sweet, and addictively good!!

Loaded Christmas Bark

Oreos, quartered

peanuts

semi-sweet

white chocolate chips

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and...

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and scatter the Oreos, pretzels, peanuts, and toss with your hands to mix. The dry ingredients should be touching but not overlapping; set aside.

To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the chocolate...

To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the chocolate and heat on high power for 30 seconds to melt. Stop to check and stir. Reheat in 15 second bursts until chocolate can be stirred smooth.

Evenly drizzle the chocolate over the dry mixture...

Evenly drizzle the chocolate over the dry mixture on baking sheet. If there are stray dry ingredients around the perimeter that didn’t get coated with chocolate, it’s okay to toss them on top of the chocolate so they adhere.

Before chocolate sets, evenly sprinkle the M&Ms, white...

Before chocolate sets, evenly sprinkle the M&Ms, white chocolate chips, and sprinkles.

Place tray in fridge or freezer until chocolate...

Place tray in fridge or freezer until chocolate sets before breaking into pieces and serving.

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