Easy Holiday Cookies Your Family Will Love

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Making cookies for the holidays is a tradition in many households. It’s something the whole family can get involved with and have fun doing. If you want more fun and less work, however, then this no-mess cookie recipe is just the thing you’re looking for. It creates almost no dishes, so cleanup is basically nonexistent.

NO-MESS HOLIDAY COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom, cloves, or nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
  • Colored sanding sugars or royal icing (optional; for decorating)
  • your favorite cookie cutters

DIRECTIONS

  1. Process butter in a food processor until smooth. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar and process until thoroughly blended into butter, about 1 minute. Add egg yolks and vanilla; process until mixture is smooth and looks glossy, about 30 seconds. Add salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, baking powder, and 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. flour; pulse until dough comes together around the blade. Turn out onto a work surface and knead a couple of times to incorporate any floury bits. Divide dough in half; pat into two ½”-thick disks. Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, 45–60 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼” thick. Punch out cookies with cookie cutters and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing at least 1″ apart. Sprinkle with sanding sugar, if using, and press in lightly to adhere. Gather up scraps and reroll once. Chill cookies on baking sheets until firm, 5–10 minutes, then bake until edges are golden brown, 12–18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on baking sheet; transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  3. If using royal icing, decorate cooled cookies and let dry 2 hours.

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