Christmas Cookie Recipes: Sugar Cookies and Frosting

Candy canes, Christmas trees, stockings that look so good to eat…today’s recipe is a classic holiday tradition for many folks – making and decorating cutout cookies. Whether you like to intricately decorate each cookie or just like to pile on the frosting (like someone in my family), this is a sweet activity to put you in the Christmas spirit.

So, gather up your favorite cookie cutters and give this sugar cookie and frosting recipe a try.

Sugar Cookies
By Toni Hess (from Lehman’s Sapphire Cookbook Collection)

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 C. shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 C. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. baking powder

Mix shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla until creamy. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Chill 1 hour. Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half and roll on lightly floured board. Cut into shapes. Bake until they are light brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Christmas Cookie Frosting
By Toni Hess (from Lehman’s Sapphire Cookbook Collection)

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 C. Crisco
  • 1/4 C. water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 lb. powdered sugar
  • Dash of salt

Mix 1/2 pound sugar and Crisco. Add remaining ingredients.

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Note: This was first posted in November 2020, but we’re sharing it again since the holidays are right around the corner.  Enjoy!

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2 years ago

[…] Sugar Cookies and Frosting […]

Diana
Diana
3 months ago

Can you use an alternate besides shortening? Like Lard? I am allergic to soy oil.

Beth
Beth
3 months ago

My only comment is that most of us do not use shortening anymore. I would rather see a recipe use lard or butter, than Crisco. Love your catalog and products, and what you stand for though.

Susan
Susan
3 months ago

Is this cookbook still available for purchase?

Mary Lou
Mary Lou
3 months ago

This sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try them! Thank you for sharing.

Melanie
Melanie
3 months ago

Palm shorting works perfect, I work for a organic market and deli, was unable to use lard or crisco (used crisco for 20+ years) had to have something close and would work the same. That’s what I would recommend. So much better than Crisco

Michelle
Michelle
3 months ago

Shortening is what replaced lard decades ago. I would just substitute lard anytime I see the name Crisco.

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Reply to  Diana
2 months ago

Hi Diana! You can substitute Lard.

Lehman's
Lehman's
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Reply to  Susan
2 months ago

Hi Susan! You can buy the cookbook with this recipe inside here: https://www.lehmans.com/product/lehmans-sapphire-cookbook-collection/

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