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Shortcut Christmas Sugar Cookies

These Christmas Sugar Cookies are perfect for the busy holiday season. They are super easy to make, look festive, and taste great!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 6.5 oz. Sugar Cookie Mix
  • Ingredients Called for on package: 3 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp water
  • 1 16 oz. can vanilla frosting
  • Red & Green food coloring

Method
 

  1. Add the cookie mix, butter, and water to a mixing bowl and mix with a spatula until well combined.
  2. Form the cookie dough into small balls and place on greased baking sheet.
  3. Cook according to package (about 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees F).
  4. Let cool.
  5. Remove about 2-3 tbsp of the frosting from the can into two different small bowls.
  6. Add a few drops of the food coloring to the small bowls of frosting and mix until the desired shades of both red and green.
  7. Add the colored frosting into two small zip-lock bags and cut a small piece of the corner out with scissors.
  8. Frost all of the cookies with the white frosting.
  9. Pipe a little of the red in one direction and the green frosting in the opposite direction onto each cookie.