Five Christmas Cookies One Dough
When I was younger my aunt used to always drop packages off at Christmastime filled with sorts of cookies. That inspired me to make this post for five Christmas cookies one dough. I made one basic cookie dough and added in several different things to make them a whole new cookie. It's a great way to get creative and have a little fun too!
All of the different cookies look so gorgeous in the gift box. This cookie dough tastes amazing too. It has a crispy bottom and a chewy top. They do spread some regardless of whether you chill it or not. The cookies tend to be thicker with things in them like chocolate chips, candies, and sprinkles. They are slightly thinner if you make them into thumbprints, topped with a chocolate, or plain so you can frost them.
You know what makes the perfect gift boxes for a large box of tiny cookies? Those adorably decorated shirt boxes that you can find at the Dollar General. They might have them other places, but that's my go-to place to pick them up. They are the perfect height and so affordable. There's always festive tissue paper and raffia string there to fancy the packages up even more too. Plus if you tie the boxes up, you don't have to worry about them coming apart while traveling.
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I sent a box of these down to my husband's work yesterday. He came home and said as he was walking through the door that the guys were hammering them and he didn't know if there were even any left. I had all intentions on asking him when he came through the door how the cookies went over, but he must have read my mind. I guess these sorts of things are bound to happen after spending over 11 years together.
Five Christmas Cookies One Dough
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter room temperature
- ¼ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, add in the butter, shortening, and sugar. Mix on medium until light and fluffy.
- Add in the vanilla and the eggs one at a time until incorporated. Scrape down the sides and beat to combine any remaining egg mixture.
- Add in the flour, pudding mix, baking powder, and salt. Beat on medium until incorporated.
- Divide the cookies into 5 portions or more. Each will be a different cookie.
- First dough, scoop using a small cookie scoop and roll in sprinkles.
- Second dough, scoop using a small cookie scoop, bake, and frost.
- Third dough, scoop out. Press your finger into the center of the cookie and form a nice hole to add jam in. Add in desired jam. I used strawberry.
- Fourth Dough, add in chocolate chips, white chips, m&m's, snicker bites for baking, cinnamon chips, whatever you prefer. Scoop and bake.
- Fifth Dough, scoop out and bake. Once baked, remove from the oven and let cool for 3 - 5 minutes. Place chocolate candies on top to decorate them.
- Place the scooped dough into the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before placing on a piece of paper towel to cool.
- Wrap up in your homemade cookie boxes and send to your friends and family.
Nutrition
(Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.)
This is such an amazing idea! A perfect treat for the holidays!
The dough came out very dry. They tasted good. Not sure what happened.
Did you sort of "fluff" the flour before measuring it? The flour could have been packed too tightly in the measuring cup which would lead to too much flour being added to the recipe and dry dough.
Such a great holiday recipe!
Can these be made with margarine?
Hi Ruth! I would stick to the butte and shortening. Margarine is more like an oil than butter. It will change the recipe and make the cookies very very soft and they will spread a lot when baked. In this case, butter is best! Enjoy.
they look yummy and easy. I am a butter girl. can you make these with butter? will they come out
Hi Pam, did you try it with just butter?
Do you add the jam before or after the cookie is baked?
Add the jam before baking- enjoy!
Need to put it in weight e.g oz lb not cup
Looking soo testy ?
What brand of shortening did you use? Crisco or Tenderflake?
Crisco
Christmas baking can get pretty stressful so this recipe is absolutely perfect - so many varieties with minimal effort! Love this!
What is the difference between butter and shortening please. I'm from Australia and don't know what you mean by shortening.
Hi Judy! Great question. Shortening is made by whipping air into an oil and stabilizing it. It is usually made with vegetable oil and is super white in color. Butter is a fat that comes from milk. It is made from churning cream until thick and yellow. Shortening is 100% fat while butter is usually about 80% fat (and the rest protein). Hopefully this answer helps!