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.)
Can I use sugar free pudding if you figure out the quantities so it is equal? Thanks!
Yes! You can definitely use sugar-free pudding mix.
What cookie scoop do you use? I haven't made the cookies yet, but I can't wait to try!
I use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop! 🙂
The thing is...it is one cookie...despite various ad ins...they pretty much taste the same
Thank you for sharing your recipe. Baking cookies for Christmas will be so much easier now,
Best cookie recipe ever! Thanks so much for sharing. By this time, I have made over 300 cookies with this recipe. The feedback was the best from any cookie I have made in my life.
Definitely will be making these for Christmas. So easy, quick and delicious.
can you make dough and decorate and bake the next day? (sometimes my work schedule has me on call outs during holidays). should the dough be chilled and put at room temperature whenI get ready to bake? will cookies taste just as if i baked same day?
You can definitely make the dough in advance. Wrap it well in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge. Take it out about an hour before you are ready to use the dough to let it soften. Enjoy!
Could you post link to frosting recipe that was used to decorate cookies?
Hi Marcy- you can really use any buttercream or royal icing frosting. Give this birthday cake buttercream frosting a try for some extra flavor. https://www.cookiedoughandovenmitt.com/cake-batter-frosting-3/
Can I freeze the dough?
Yes! You can freeze the dough. Wrap it well in plastic wrap and then take it out to thaw at room temperature about 4 hours before you are ready to bake. Enjoy!
How do you freeze these cookies once baked for max freshness?
After the cookies have baked, place them in a gallon sized zippered bag. Push all the air out of the bag and seal it closed. You can even double bag the cookies for extra protection! This will keep them fresh for up to two months. Thaw them at room temp whenever you are ready to eat!
Can I replace the vanilla instant pudding mix with corn flour or custard flour?
Hi Nandini- Custard flour would work in place of pudding mix as they are very similar. Corn flour would not work as well and make the dough very dense and dry. Add a little vanilla extract to your batter if you go with the custard flour, this will give the cookies a better flavor! Enjoy.
What can be used instead of the vanilla instant pudding mix ?
Any other instant pudding mix will work as well.