Four Christmas Cookies From One Basic Dough

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Four Christmas Cookies From One Basic Dough

Recipes adapted from : thekiwicountrygirl.com

Ingredients
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies:
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Sugar Cookies:
2 cups green buttercream frosting
2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp sprinkles

Basic Sugar Cookie Dough:
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups butter softened
2/3 cups shortening
4 3/4 cups flour

Peppermint Sugar Cookies:
2 tbsp crushed candy canes optional
2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
2 tbsp flour
red food coloring optional
2 cups peppermint buttercream frosting optional
4 tbsp crushed candy canes

Chocolate Cookies:
2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted for drizzle, optional
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Basic Sugar Cookie Dough:

1. Frist In a large stand mixer, combine butter and shortening.
2. Cream in the sugars until light in color and fluffier in texture about 2-3 minutes. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed sugars.
4. Separate the dough into four bowls, about two cups in each bowl. Add the extra ingredients to each separate bowl following the instructions below.
5. Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough. If making ahead of time, place the cookie dough balls in the freezer for a couple of hours, until firm, and then put into freezer bags or containers. Store in freezer until ready to use.
6. If ready to bake immediately, skip placing the cookie dough balls in the freezer and bake right away. Since this recipe makes a large number of cookies, store the additional cookie dough in the fridge until ready to use.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes (fresh dough or frozen).

Sugar Cookies:

1. Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough, roll into balls and coat in granulated sugar.
2. Cool and decorate with green buttercream frosting and sprinkles.

Chocolate Cookies:

1. Mix the melted and cooled chocolate and the semi-sweet chocolate chips into the basic sugar cookie dough.
2. Cool and drizzle with melted chocolate chips.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies:

1. Mix the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries into the basic sugar cookie dough.

Peppermint Sugar Cookies:

1. Mix the crushed candy canes and flour into the basic sugar cookie dough. Add a couple of drops of red food coloring, if desired.
2. Cool and decorate with peppermint buttercream and crushed candy canes.
3. Enjoy It !