Urban Nest

My mom has been making these Santa cookies since I was a kid, so now I make them every year myself. I love how festive they look and how easy they are to make. Follow the steps below…I just finished a batch that my co-workers will be receiving this week!

{ steps for festive Santa cookies }

You’ll need these ingredients: slice & bake sugar cookie roll (I know, it feels like cheating, but I don’t do a lot of baking from scratch!), red and white frosting in tubes, red gel for nose, chocolate chips.

1. Each cookies takes 2 “slices.” The first slice is the circle of the head.

2. Make your second slice and then cut a triangle out on the diagonal. The center triangle becomes Santa’s hat and the 2 side wedges form the mustache.

3.  Place the pieces on top of one another on a cookie sheet.

4. Before putting in the oven, place the 2 chocolate chips close together to form Santa’s eyes. Follow baking temperatures and times found on your slice & bake packaging.

5. Let cookies cool once out of the oven. When no longer warm, put a dot of red frosting on the hat and spread with a knife. Squeeze white frosting in a line to make the mustache and edges of hat. Lastly, add a dot of red gel for Santa’s rosy nose.

6. Enjoy! And Happy Holidays!

Tags: christmas, santa cookies

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