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    Modified: 09/21/2023 · Published: 12/13/2022 · by ayacaliva · This post may contain affiliate links

    Slice & Bake Christmas Cookies

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    In this post, I am sharing how to make 3 kinds of delightful slice-and-bake Christmas cookies; Santa, Santa boots, and wreath cookies!

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    Christmas cookies; Santa , Santa boots and wreaths cookies

    The cookies are buttery and crunchy. Just a perfect little treat to enjoy with a hot drink during this holiday season.

    3 slice-and-bake Christmas cookie dough logs

    If you know me, you may know I LOVE making slice-and-bake cookies. In the past on my YouTube channel so far, I shared how to make slice-and-bake easter egg cookies, happy clover cookies, and Christmas tree cookies.

    Slicing the dough is like opening up a present you were patiently waiting for. Excited, nervous, and feeling like a kid again at the moment!

    Last year, I made slice-and-bake Christmas tree cookies. This year, I tried to simplify the process a little bit more so that you can make them with less effort!

    In this post, you'll learn essential baking skills such as:

    • The techniques to shape each design
    • How to cut/shape them easier - temperature control
    • Decorating tips you can apply to different kinds of cookies
    • How to bake them to maximize the result. ......and so on!
    Christmas cookies in a cookie box
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    • 📌 Ingredients For Christmas Cookies
    • 📌 How to Make Christmas Cookies
    • 📌 Baking Tips
    • 📌 Uses For Slice & Bake Christmas Cookies
    • 📌 Frequently Asked Questions
    • 📌 VIDEO: Slice & Bake Christmas Cookies
    • 📌 Printable Recipe
    • Slice & Bake! 3 Christmas Cookies

    📌 Ingredients For Christmas Cookies

    Cookie Dough

    • Make one batch of this cookie dough recipe.

    Decorations

    • Food coloring
      • Red (Santa hat, boot, and red deco), green (wreath), orange (Santa face), and black (Santa eyes) as the main colors. Use any colors you like!
    • Egg wash
      • Mix the same amount of egg white and water.
    • Sprinkles
      • Gold, pink, and green sprinkles to cover the logs. And white, gold, and tree sprinkle to decorate the sliced cookie dough. Pick any sprinkle you like!

    📌 How to Make Christmas Cookies

    Follow the 11 steps:

    Cookie dough:

    1. Make 1 batch of the cookie dough recipe.

    Color/Shape them

    1. Color the dough: Take about 300g | 10.5oz from it to make all the parts. (Save the rest to cover the parts later.) Divide it by 3 and color each:
      • ⅓: red (Santa hat and boots)
      • A little less than ⅓: green (Wreath)
      • A little more than ⅓: Color about ⅓ of it with orange (Santa face) and use the rest for plain parts. (a center of the wreath and Santa beard)
    2. Shaping wreath:
      • Make a pole. (Diameter: 1.5cm | 0.6") Freeze. Curve it with a star cookie cutter to make a ruffle pattern.
      • Cover it with the green dough evenly. Freeze. Curve it with a cookie cutter again.
      • Cover it with plain dough evenly. Freeze.
    3. Shaping Santa boots:
      • Make a rectangle shape. (Width: 1.5cm | 0.6", Height: 2.5cm | 1") with red dough. Freeze. Cut the sides with a knife. Use the extra dough to complete the feet shape. Chill it again.
      • Cover it with plain dough evenly. Freeze.
    4. Shaping Santa:
      • Make a semicylinder. (Width: 2.5cm | 1", Height: 1cm | 0.4") Freeze.
      • Attach plain dough on top of it as his beard. (Mix in white sprinkles if you like.) Chill it again.
      • Make a hat part. (Width: 2.5cm | 1", Height: 1.3cm | 0.5") Freeze.
      • Attach the face and hat parts with extra dough and egg wash. Chill.
      • Cover it with pale green dough evenly. Freeze.

    Decorations

    1. Decoration parts with extra dough:
      • Tiny red balls as plant fruits
      • Roll the extra plain dough and attach white sprinkles. Chill it. Cut to use it as fluffs for the Santa boots, hat, and beards.
    2. Apply a thin layer of egg wash and attach sprinkles to the logs.
      • The diameter of the logs: About 4cm | 1.6"
      • The length of the logs: About 15cm | 5.9"
    3. Slice all the logs (5mm intervals).
    4. Decorations:
      • Wreath: Attach tiny red balls and sprinkles
      • Santa boots: Attach the dough for fluffs, tiny red balls, and sprinkles as the leaf.
      • Santa: Attach the dough for fluffs (hat and beard), sprinkles (his browse and pom-pom of his hat), red balls (his nose), and black coloring (his eyes).

    Bake!

    1. Freeze the cookies until right before you bake.
    2. Bake!
      • First, bake at 350F/176C for about 7 mins
      • Next, bake at 330F/165C for another 7 mins or more until the edge is slightly toasted.

    📍 The printable recipe is at the very end of this post.

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    📌 Baking Tips

    👩🏻‍🍳 Chill the sliced cookie dough completely until right before baking By doing that, they don't spread too much in the oven. Freeze them to maximize the result!

    wreath cookies right after they got in the oven
    before
    wreath cookies in the oven right before they are done
    after

    🔥 First, Bake at 350F/176C (Preheated) for about 7 mins

    Turn the temperature down to 330F/165C and bake for another 7 mins or more until the edge is slightly toasted.

    • Adjust the time and temperature depending on the oven and the size of your cookies. (Today, it was about 2 inch/5cm)
    • To enjoy the crispy texture, bake cookies until you see nice golden caramelization around the edge. 
    Santa cookies right after they got in the oven
    Frozen.
    wreath cookies in the oven right before they are done
    Baked!

    📌 Uses For Slice & Bake Christmas Cookies

    Gift these special cookies to share with your friends and family! Make a cute Christmas cookie box or decorate it in a glass jar or gift bag with some candies and marshmallows...?? I can already see their smiles!

    slice-and-bake Christmas cookies in a cookie box
    Christmas cookies in a plastic gift bag

    I gotta say, these cookies are definitely not something you can make quickly. It does take time to make! But I think The details and efforts move people's hearts sometimes.

    Also, if you don't have time, simply omit some decorations. Or pick just 1-2 designs! You do not need to make everything I showed today. Change the color, size, and shape as you like. No need to stress out too much about making them look super precise; The most important thing is for you to have fun!

    many slice-and-bake Christmas cookies in a cute glass jar

    📌 Frequently Asked Questions

    How should I store the cookies?

    Store them in an air-tight container for up to 4 days at room temperature or a few weeks in a fridge. But of course, eating them sooner is better for the freshness.
    If you want your cookies to stay crispy, adding silica gels to the container is a great option.

    Can I make these cookies throughout the week since I don't have enough time every day?

    YES! For example, you can make the dough and color it on Day 1, shape them and make the logs on Day 2-3, slice and bake on Day 4, box them up on Day 5, etc. Do it a little by little at your pace. You can also freeze the dough between the task to keep the freshness.

    How many cookies does it make?

    It should make 50-55 cookies if you slice them in 5mm | 0.2" intervals. The length of the logs is about 15cm | 5.9" and the diameter is about 4cm | 1.6". You can change them as you like. No need to stick to the size and length!

    How should I store the cookie dough?

    Wrap the dough tightly and store it in a fridge for up to 4 days or a few months in a freezer.

    Can I make add any flavors to this dough?

    Yes! You can add any flavors you like. Just don't add too much so that the cookies don't spread a lot in the oven.

    Can I store this dough at room temperature?

    I do not recommend that since it contains raw eggs in it. Store in a fridge or freezer for food safety reasons.

    📌 VIDEO: Slice & Bake Christmas Cookies

    To learn how to make these cookies visually and have a deeper understanding of all, watch this video.

    Also, don't forget to subscribe if you liked it!😉

    📌 Printable Recipe

    💬 If you loved this recipe, please share your feedback on this post! I always love to hear how you enjoyed it with your friends and family.

    Christmas cookies in a cookie box

    Slice & Bake! 3 Christmas Cookies

    Make 3 delightful slice-and-bake Christmas cookies; Santa, wreaths, and Santa boots, all from one batch of the recipe.
    Author ayacaliva
    Total Time 4 hours hrs
    Course Cookie
    Servings 50 cookies
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    Equipment

    • Stand mixer with a pedal Or a bowl with a whisk and spatula
    • Whisk to mix flours
    • Spatula
    • Plastic wrap to wrap the dough to store

    Ingredients

    Cookie Dough

    • 8 oz Butter (soft) 2 US sticks
    • 5.6 oz Powdered sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon Salt
    • 1 egg Whole egg
    • 1 yolk Egg yolk Save the egg white for egg wash
    • 12.3 oz Cake flour
    • 2.5 oz Almond flour

    Decorations

    • Food colorings Your choice!
    • Sprinkles Your choice!
    • Egg white Mix the same amount of egg white and water to make the egg wash.
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    Instructions
     

    • Make 1 batch of my icebox cookie dough. (A link for the recipe is in the post)
      8 oz Butter (soft), 5.6 oz Powdered sugar, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 1 egg Whole egg, 1 yolk Egg yolk, 12.3 oz Cake flour, 2.5 oz Almond flour
      cookie dough in a mixer
    • Color the dough:
      Take about 300 g | 10.5 oz from it to make all the parts. (Save the rest to cover the parts later.)
      Divide it by 3 and color each:
      * ⅓: red (Santa hat and boots)
      * A little less than ⅓: green (Wreath)
      * A little more than ⅓: Color about ⅓ of it with orange (Santa face) and use the rest for plain parts. (a center of the wreath and Santa beard)
      Food colorings
      dividing icebox cookie dough for each color
    • Shaping Wreath:
      1. Make a pole. (Diameter: 1.5 cm | 0.6 ") Freeze. Curve it with a star cookie cutter to make a ruffle pattern. 
      2. Cover it with the green dough evenly. Freeze. Curve it with a cookie cutter again.
      3. Cover it with plain dough evenly. Freeze.
      curving off the surface of green cookie dough with a star cookie cutter
    • Shaping Santa Boots:
      1. Make a rectangle shape. (Width: 1.5 cm | 0.6 ", Height: 2.5 cm | 1 ") with red dough. Freeze.
      2. Cut the sides with a knife. Use the extra dough to complete the feet shape. Chill it again.
      3. Cover it with plain dough evenly. Freeze.
      making a shape of Santa boots with cookie dough
    • Shaping Santa:
      1. Make a semicylinder. (Width: 2.5 cm | 1 ", Height: 1 cm | 0.4 ") Freeze. 
      2. Attach plain dough on top of it as his beard. (Mix in white sprinkles if you like.) Chill it again.
      3. Make a hat part. (Width: 2.5 cm | 1 ", Height: 1.3 cm | 0.5 ") Freeze.
      4. Attach the face and hat parts with extra dough and egg wash. Chill.
      5. Cover it with pale green dough evenly. Freeze.
      Egg white
      Attaching the Santa head and Santa hat cookie dough
    • Making decoration parts with extra dough:
      * Tiny red balls as plant fruits and a Santa nose.
      * Roll the extra plain dough and attach white sprinkles. Chill it. Cut it for the Santa boots, hat, and beards.
      cutting thin plain dough with sprinkles
    • Apply a thin layer of egg wash and attach sprinkles to the logs. 
      * The diameter of the logs: About 4cm | 1.6"
      * The length of the logs: About 15cm | 5.9"
      Egg white, Sprinkles
      attaching sprinkles around a cookie dough log
    • Slice all the logs with about 5mm intervals.
      slicing a cookie dough log
    • Decorations:
      * Wreath: Attach tiny red balls and sprinkles
      * Santa boots: Attach the dough for fluffs, tiny red balls, and sprinkles as the leaf.
      * Santa: Attach the dough with white sprinkles (hat and beard), white sprinkles (his browse and pom-pom of his hat), red balls (his nose), and black coloring (his eyes). 
      Sprinkles
      decorated sliced wreath cookie dough
    • Freeze the cookies until right before you bake.
      decorated Santa boots cookie dough
    • Bake!:
      1. First, bake at 350 F | 176 C (Preheated) for about 7 mins.
      2. Next, turn the temperature down to 330 F | 165 C and bake for another 7 mins or more until the edge is slightly toasted.
      wreath cookies in the oven right before they are done

    Video

    Notes

    How to store them:

    Store them in an air-tight container for up to 4 days at room temperature or a few weeks in a fridge. But eat them sooner for the best taste.
    Adding a silica gel to the container is a great option if you want your cookies to stay crispy.
     
    Chill the dough completely until right before baking. By doing that, they don't spread too much in the oven. I like to freeze them to maximize the result!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    1. BADR says

      January 19, 2023 at 10:54 am

      you are great
      i like your imagination in the design of shapes
      i really enjoy it
      thx so much ...pls keep on i found it very interesting

      Reply
      • ayacaliva says

        January 19, 2023 at 1:41 pm

        Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

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