With the holidays just around the corners, you’ll want to add these marbled Christmas sugar cookies to your list of baking this year.
Marbled Christmas Cookies
If your kids are anything like ours, we’re certain they’ll love these marbled Christmas sugar cookies. Not only will they devour the cookies after dinner, they’ll also enjoy baking them.
Ingredients Needed to Make Marbled Christmas Sugar Cookies:
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- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp red food coloring
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered icing sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons warm water
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
How to Make Christmas Marble Cookies
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until combined. If you like, you can also mix in a 1/2 tsp of peppermint extract as well for some added flavor.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt. Next, beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
Divide dough in half and dye half red with the food dye.
On a clean floured surface, place small balls of each color of dough in a random pattern.
Use a floured rolling pin to roll the doughs together. You may want to fold and re-roll a couple times to get the marbled effect you desire.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350F and remove the dough from the fridge. Line or grease 2 cookie sheets.
Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes and place on prepared cookie sheet.
Bake cookies for 4-6 minutes or until lightly browned.
Allow cookies to cool completely before preparing the glaze.
Adding the Glaze
In a large bowl, combine all of the glaze ingredients and stir well until there are no lumps remaining.
Dip each cookie into the glaze and allow the excess glaze to run off.
Place the dipped cookies back on to the cooling rack and leave them to dry for 1-2 hours before storing or serving. Enjoy and happy holidays!
Marbled Christmas Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour plus more for rolling
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Red food coloring
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered icing sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons warm water
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and optional peppermint extract until combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt.
- Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
- Divide dough in half and dye half red with the food dye.
- On a clean floured surface, place small balls of each color of dough in a random pattern.
- Use a floured rolling pin to roll the doughs together. You may want to fold and re-roll a couple times to get the marbled effect you desire.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F and remove the dough from the fridge.
- Line or grease 2 cookie sheets.
- Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes and place on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 4-6 minutes, until lightly browned and set on the edges.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before preparing the glaze.
Adding the Glaze
- In a wide bowl, combine all glaze ingredients and stir well until no powdered sugar lumps remain.
- Dip each cookie into the glaze and allow the excess glaze to run off.
- Place the cookies back on the cooling rack or cookie sheet and allow to dry for 1-2 hours before attempting to store or serve.
Other Desserts to Make for Christmas
What is it about Christmas that makes us want to bake up a storm? It is the one time of the year that my husband does the majority of the baking! Here are some of our favorite holiday dessert recipes to try:
- Snow Capped Pecan Shortbread Cookies
- Chocolate Drizzled Ginger Sugar Cookies
- No-Bake Raffaello Coconut Balls
- Croatian Kiflice (Jam Filled Crescent Cookies)
Pecan Shortbread Cookies 
Chocolate Drizzled Sugar Cookies 
No-Bake Coconut Balls 
Jam Filled Crescent Cookies
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