These delicious, soft and chewy, Christmas cookies are the perfect holiday treat. So festive and delicious, these cookies are easy to make and made without eggs.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time8 minutesmins
Total Time28 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas Cookies, Eggless Cookies, Mini Christmas Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350° and lightly grease a baking sheet(s).
For the Cookies
In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter, oil and sour cream together on medium speed using an electric mixer, or a stand mixer, for one minute.
Add sugar and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix on low speed just until dough forms a ball.
Roll the dough into about ¾ inch size dough balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.
Spray the bottom of a glass with non-stick cooking spray and gently press each cookie to flattened them a bit.
Bake for 8 minutes.
Remove cookies from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes and then remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Buttercream Frosting
In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter, milk and vanilla together. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
Divide the frosting into three bowls. Add red food coloring to one bowl, green food coloring to another, and white frosting added to the third. Stir the food coloring and add additional food coloring to get desired results.
Once cookies have cooled completely, frost cookies with a generous amount of frosting, then sprinkle with festive holiday sprinkles.
Let the frosting setup then place cookies in a container for storing and place parchment paper in between the layers.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate.
Please note that these values can change with different brands and any modifications made to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements.