Description
Festive Christmas Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies blend seasonal cheer with classic sweetness. Rich chocolate morsels and delicate sugar crystals create a merry treat that delights winter celebrations with homemade comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups (345 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs, large
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup (180 g) mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup (80 g) red and green holiday sprinkles
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Ignite the oven to 350F (175C), establishing a warm sanctuary for your festive chocolate chip sugar cookies.
- Dough Fusion: Whip softened butter and sugar into a cloud-like, creamy consistency, creating a luxurious foundation for your sweet confections.
- Liquid Integration: Introduce eggs and vanilla extract, blending seamlessly to craft a harmonious flavor profile and binding agent.
- Dry Ingredient Incorporation: Gently fold flour, baking powder, and salt into the mixture, transforming the blend into a smooth, uniform dough without overworking.
- Chocolate Infusion: Tenderly fold chocolate chips throughout the dough, ensuring each morsel promises a delectable chocolate revelation.
- Cookie Formation: Lovingly drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them generously to allow elegant expansion.
- Decorative Touch: Artfully scatter additional chocolate chips across cookie surfaces, creating a festive and tempting visual appeal.
- Baking Transformation: Slide trays into the preheated oven, baking 10-12 minutes until edges achieve a golden, crisp perfection.
- Cooling Ritual: Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack, enabling them to cool and develop an irresistible texture.
Notes
- Soften Butter Strategically: Remove butter from refrigerator 30-45 minutes before baking to achieve the perfect creamy consistency without melting.
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir dry ingredients gently just until combined to maintain a tender, soft cookie texture and avoid tough, dense results.
- Control Chocolate Distribution: Freeze chocolate chips briefly before folding into dough to prevent excessive melting and ensure even chocolate spread throughout cookies.
- Customize for Dietary Needs: Substitute all-purpose flour with gluten-free blend, use plant-based butter, and swap eggs with flax eggs for alternative diet-friendly versions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg