Description
Homemade Christmas Cookies invite festive cheer with their delightful blend of warm spices and sweet memories. Crafted with love, these treats promise to delight family and friends during holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons hot water
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Set the oven temperature to 350F (175C) to prepare for baking.
- Using an electric mixer, blend butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the mixture, then introduce vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly.
- Dissolve baking soda in hot water, then integrate into the batter along with salt, ensuring complete combination.
- Gradually fold flour into the wet ingredients, creating a consistent dough, then gently mix in chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
- Distribute dough onto ungreased baking sheets using a spoon, maintaining approximately 2-inch spacing between cookie portions.
- Bake for 10 minutes, monitoring until cookie edges turn golden brown and centers appear fully set.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheets for several minutes, then carefully transfer to wire cooling racks for complete cooling.
Notes
- Prevent spreading by chilling the dough for 30 minutes before baking, ensuring thicker and more uniform cookies.
- Replace walnuts with alternative mix-ins like dried cranberries or white chocolate chips for festive seasonal variations.
- Use parchment paper or silicone baking mats to prevent sticking and ensure easy cookie removal from the sheet.
- Create gluten-free version by substituting all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour blend for those with dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 209 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 99 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg