Description
Brighten your holiday season with our delightful Vanilla Bean Christmas Lights Cookies. Crafted with love and festivity, these cookies feature the aromatic allure of vanilla and are adorned to resemble the twinkling lights of a Christmas tree.
Ingredients
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) salted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder or 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon hazelnut liquor (optional)
1 egg, at room temperature
2 to 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
For Vanilla Icing:
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup melted chocolate chips
Mini holiday M&M’s and vanilla sugar for decorating
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Mix in vanilla and egg (hazelnut liquor if using).
Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to wet mixture. If sticky, add extra flour.
Roll out, cut into festive shapes, and chill for 30 mins.
Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes until golden.
Cool, then decorate with icing, melted chocolate, and M&M’s.
Notes
For a non-alcoholic version, replace hazelnut liquor with almond extract. Ensure cookies are fully cooled before decorating to prevent the icing from melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg