Christmas is the perfect time for baking and decorating cookies with the entire family. Cookie ornaments are fun to make and a perfect decorative addition to your Christmas tree! With so many cookie designs, icings, and sprinkles to choose from, there are endless possibilities when creating your edible ornaments. This article will provide you with tips, tricks, and some of our favorite recipes for Christmas cookie ornaments that you can make during the holiday season.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
This is a great recipe for making non edible Christmas ornaments. I just made these with my kids and the recipe works great. You will enjoy making these with your loved ones, I did!!
Provided by Bella Rachelle
Categories Dessert
Time 2h20m
Yield 30 ornaments, 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
- Mix the above 3 ingredients until combined thoroughly. I will add that the recipe calls for 4 cups of flour, but I probably had to add another 1/2 to 3/4 cups of flour to get a consistency that was pliable enough to roll with the rolling pin without being sticky.
- Roll out with rolling pin until it is about 1/4 in or less thick.
- FYI-depending on the size of the cookie cutter you may get more or less ornaments.
- Use cookie cutters to make individual ornaments.
- Place on cookie sheet, make a hole at the top for the ribbon to go through and bake for 2 hours at 200 degrees. Do not turn the ornaments over. However I do turn over once they are out of the oven so that the it dries completely.
- Once dried, paint and design as desired, place ribbon and hang on tree!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.7, Fat 0.2, Sodium 3773, Carbohydrate 12.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.1, Protein 1.7
CHRISTMAS COOKIE ORNAMENTS
You can make these goodies for the Christmas tree ahead of time! Simply whip up the cookies and store them plain in your freezer. Come Christmas, you can fix homemade frosting and decorate. Then tie on ribbons and hang the shapes on your evergreen. You can also create these treats for eating! If you do, start them from scratch at holiday time and store the cookies in an airtight container. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 40(3-inch) cookies.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar. Beat in the honey, egg and vanilla. Gradually add the flour and salt., Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll to an 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters dipped in flour. Transfer cutouts to ungreased baking sheets., Using a straw, make a hole in the top of each cookie. Remove the center circle of dough. Bake the cookies at 350° for 6 minutes until the edges are lightly browned. Remove the cookies to wire racks to cool., For frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, corn syrup and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Tint the frosting with liquid or paste food coloring in desired colors., Place each color of frosting in a pastry or plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the tip of each bag. Spread and pipe frosting onto cookies as desired., If desired, create stitch marks on a stocking or veins on holly leaves by dipping a toothpick in food coloring and painting on the lines., For hanging loops, cut forty 8-in. strips of 1/8-in.-wide ribbon. Thread a ribbon strip through the hole in each cookie and tie the ends into a bow.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
CHRISTMAS COOKIE ORNAMENTS
Add baking Christmas cookie ornaments to your holiday to-do list. It is an easy-to-make, one-bowl recipe to make these fully customizable cookie ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree.
Provided by Irina
Categories Cookies
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- , place softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Add almond flour and mix. Then add icing (powdered) sugar, ground allspice, salt, all-purpose flour, egg, and mix until the dough becomes homogeneous.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper to the thickness of about 1/5 inch/5 mm. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F/150 degrees C. Take the cookie dough out of the fridge and cut cookies using Christmas cookie cutters. Save, press together, and re-roll the dough scraps (you need to chill the rolled dough before cutting the cookies again.)
- Make a small hole in each cookie using a plastic straw. Arrange cookies on a baking sheet covered with parchment and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or till the light brown color.
- Place ornaments on a wire rack to cool down. Then thread red and white striped twine, a ribbon, a string, lace, or raffia through the hole in each cookie, tie the ends, and hang cookies in the tree. You can tie each cookie individually or use finished ornaments to make an edible holiday garland.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cookie, Calories 90 calories, Sugar 2.6 g, Sodium 44 mg, Fat 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.3 g, Cholesterol 16 mg
STAINED-GLASS COOKIE ORNAMENTS
Sugar cookies turn magical when their centers are cut out and filled with chopped hard candies. As the dough bakes, the candy melts into a dazzling stained-glass window, creating a colorful confection.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 40
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg; beat until smooth, 1 minute.
- Add reserved flour mixture, and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in vanilla. Wrap dough in plastic, and refrigerate for about 45 minutes.
- Position two racks in oven; preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat (nonstick baking mat); set aside.
- On a well-floured work surface, roll out chilled dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out exterior shapes using a cookie cutter or templates. With a metal spatula, transfer whole cookies to the prepared baking sheets. Using tip of a paring knife, make a cutout in center of each cookie to be filled with candy. Using a straw or the narrow end of a plain round pastry tip, cut a hole in the top of each cookie for hanging.
- Chop the candies into 1/4-inch pieces. Sprinkle chopped candy in the center of each cookie, filling the hole. Transfer baking sheet to the refrigerator, and chill until cookie dough is firm, about 15 minutes. Place the baking sheet in the oven, and bake cookies until the candy has melted and completely filled the cut-out area, 6 to 8 minutes. Do not let the cookies brown, or the stained-glass effect will not be as brilliant and the candy centers may become bubbly, not clear.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 3 minutes, and then use a metal spatula to transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
ORNAMENT DOUGH
These baked ornaments harden nicely so there is no overnight wait before decorating.
Provided by Darlene Coleman
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Combine the flour, salt and water; mix well and knead for 10 minutes. Roll out on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut into desired shapes and make holes for hanging. Bake for 30 minutes; allow to cool.
- Decorate with poster paints or tube paints. Allow to dry and spray with clear polyurethane on both sides to preserve. Use ribbon or yarn pieces to hang.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.7 calories, Carbohydrate 31.8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 7785.6 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
STAINED GLASS COOKIE ORNAMENTS
Bring back sweet memories of the magic of Christmases past with these fancy jewel-colored cookie ornaments. You can make they in a variety of seasonal shapes and sizes, and hang them on a tree, in the window, or on an ornament stand. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield about 7 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Divide into three portions; cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. ornament-shaped cookie cutters. Cut out centers with a 1/2-in. cookie cutters. Place larger cutouts 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Poke a small hole in the top of each cookie. Repeat with remaining dough; reroll small cutouts if desired. , Place the same color of hard candies in small resealable plastic bags; crush candies. Sprinkle in center of each. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2-3 minutes or until candies are set before carefully removing to wire racks. , In a small bowl, beat meringue powder and water until soft peaks form. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar. Decorate cookies with icing.
Nutrition Facts :
DOUGH ORNAMENT RECIPE
Decorative cookies. NOT EDIBLE!
Provided by Phyllis
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Mix flour and salt well. Gradually add water, stirring with a large spoon. Finish mixing with hands. Knead until soft and pliable.
- Roll out on floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheets. With a toothpick make a hole in the top of the ornament for threading string. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) until hard, about 1 hour. Decorate with paint and varnish to preserve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1820 calories, Carbohydrate 381.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 13.5 g, Protein 51.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 93427.4 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
NO-BAKE HOLIDAY COOKIE ORNAMENTS
Small vanilla wafer cookies wrapped in fruit snacks make brightly colored holiday ornaments.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Line cookie sheet with waxed paper or cooking parchment paper. Unroll and remove paper from Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups. Cut each in fourths.
- Making a loop for ornament using string licorice, and attach to back side of cookie, securing under fruit snack as you wrap fruit snack around cookie. Decorate with sugar, or cut pieces from remaining fruit snack to decorate. Place on cookie sheet.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Ornament
HOLIDAY COOKIE ORNAMENTS
Candy canes are the sweet baked-in hooks for this easy-mix sugar cookie.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour and egg until soft dough forms.
- On floured surface, roll dough until about 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 3- to 3 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
- Bake 5 minutes. Meanwhile, break off top of each candy cane to create loop for hanging cookies.
- Remove cookies from oven; press 1 candy piece on top of each cookie to make a loop. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place 1 container of frosting at a time in 2-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Dip each cookie in frosting, allowing excess to drip off. Place cookies on parchment paper. Decorate as desired. Let stand until frosting is set, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 110 mg, Sugar 23 g, TransFat 2 1/2 g
Tips:
- Use cookie cutters in various shapes: This will give your ornaments a festive and unique look.
- Chill the dough before rolling and cutting: This will help prevent the cookies from spreading too much in the oven.
- Bake the cookies until they are just set: Overbaking will make them dry and crumbly.
- Let the cookies cool completely before decorating: This will help prevent the icing from smudging.
- Be creative with your decorations: You can use sprinkles, colored sugar, candy melts, or even edible glitter to make your ornaments look extra special.
Conclusion:
Christmas cookie ornaments are a delicious and festive way to decorate your tree this holiday season. They're also a great way to get the kids involved in the baking process. With a little creativity, you can make ornaments that are unique and beautiful. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to bake some Christmas cheer!
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