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Easy Santa Sugar Cookies

There are a ton of fun shapes and decorating accessories that can be used to jazz up this signature Christmas cookie recipe during the holidays. Once you see how easy these Santa Sugar Cookies are you will never use the Santa cookie cutter again.

Course Dessert
Servings 1 dozen
Author Amanda Komoski

Ingredients

  • 12 favourite sugar cookies cut in circles about 2.5 inches in diameter
  • 5-7 oz red fondant
  • Cornstarch for rolling
  • 1/2 stick butter softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp milk
  • red decorating frosting
  • black decorating frosting

Instructions

  1. Allow the cookies to cool completely before beginning the decorating process.

  2. Sprinkle some cornstarch on your clean working surface, as well as on your rolling pin. Roll out your fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.

  3. Using the same cutter you used for the cookies, cut 6 fondant circles. Cut each one in half.

  4. Press the semi-circles onto the cookies – they will act as Santa’s hat.

  5. Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, sugar and milk on medium speed, gradually increasing to high. Once the ingredients are well combined, smooth and form stiff peaks, scoop it into a piping bag with a star tip.

  6. On each cookie, frost a ‘fur border’ around the edge of ‘Santa’s hat.’ As well, give ‘Santa’s hat’ a little pompom on the top.

  7. Frost a ‘beard’ on the bottom portion of the cookie.

  8. With the red decorating frosting, give each Santa a nose. With the black, dot two eyes between the beard and the hat.