Growing up, decorating Christmas cookies was an annual tradition for our family. We would sit around the table and my mom would pull 5-6 tins out of the freezer filled with cookies she had made earlier in the week. Each of my parents would add frosting to a cookie and then hand it to myself or one of my three siblings to decorate, which we would have after lunch or dinner leading up to Christmas.
My Grandma Newman’s famous butter cookie recipe is perfect for Christmas cookies. These cookies are so easy to make — especially in bulk. Now that I’ve grown up, I bake these cookies every Christmas to decorate with friends or family. For more recipes on Driftwood and Iron, go here.
I’ve found sugar cookies are just way too sweet after you’ve added frosting and sprinkles or other decorations. You also want to have a cookie that doesn’t expand in the oven.
I make my frosting from scratch, but you can use whatever frosting you like. It’s about the memories, after all.
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