Wreath

These thick and cakey sugar cookies decorated with vanilla buttercream wreaths are easy to bake and decorate and the perfect Christmas sugar cookie!

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Confectioners' Sugar

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

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Cream butter and sugar by first beating butter until smooth then adding sugar and beating until light and fluffy.

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Add egg, cream, and vanilla and beat until combined.

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Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir just until blended.

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Scoop cookie dough into balls and place at least 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

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Bake the cookies at 350°F for 12 minutes or until the cookies are just golden at the edges.

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Make the buttercream frosting. Beat butter before adding vanilla and sugar. Add cream and beat until light and fluffy.

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Use a small star piping tip to pipe green frosting in a circle on top of each cookie to create a wreath.

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Use a tiny round piping tip to pipe tiny dots of red frosting onto the wreath like holly berries.

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Use the same tiny round piping tip to pipe red frosting bows at the bottom of each wreath.

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Wreath

Sugar Cookies

These thick and cakey sugar cookies decorated with vanilla buttercream wreaths are easy to bake and decorate and the perfect Christmas sugar cookie!

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Confectioners' Sugar

Baking Soda & Powder

Egg

Vanilla

Butter

Heavy Cream

Flour

Salt

Sugar

Butter

Heavy Cream

Vanilla

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

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Cream butter and sugar by first beating butter until smooth then adding sugar and beating until light and fluffy.

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Add egg, cream, and vanilla and beat until combined.

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Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir just until blended.

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Scoop cookie dough into balls and place at least 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

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Bake the cookies at 350°F for 12 minutes or until the cookies are just golden at the edges.

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Make the buttercream frosting. Beat butter before adding vanilla and sugar. Add cream and beat until light and fluffy.

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Use a small star piping tip to pipe green frosting in a circle on top of each cookie to create a wreath.

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Use a tiny round piping tip to pipe tiny dots of red frosting onto the wreath like holly berries.

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Use the same tiny round piping tip to pipe red frosting bows at the bottom of each wreath.

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