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Santa Sugar Cookie Decorations Recipe

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  • Author: Villerius
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 12 cookies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: American

Description

These Santa Sugar Cookies are a festive and fun holiday treat made with store-bought sugar cookies decorated with vanilla frosting, candy eyes, cinnamon candies, red sugar sprinkles, shredded coconut, and miniature marshmallows. Perfect for holiday parties or a cheerful activity with kids, these no-bake decorated cookies bring a whimsical Santa face to your dessert table with minimal prep and easy steps.

Ingredients

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Cookies and Frosting

  • 12 store-bought sugar cookies
  • 1 can (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Frosting Vanilla

Decorations

  • 24 candy eyes
  • 12 cinnamon imperial candies
  • Red sugar sprinkles (approximately 1/4 cup)
  • Approximately 1/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 12 miniature marshmallows
  • Black edible marker

Instructions

  1. Attach Face Features: Using a small knife or a toothpick dipped in frosting, attach 2 candy eyes and 1 cinnamon imperial candy to the top of each sugar cookie to form Santa’s eyes and nose.
  2. Frost Top Portion: Spread frosting over the top third of each cookie evenly to create Santa’s hat base.
  3. Apply Red Sprinkles: Carefully sprinkle red sugar sprinkles on top of the frosting, leaving a line of visible white frosting to mimic the hat’s brim.
  4. Frost Bottom Portion: Spread frosting over the bottom third of each cookie to prepare for Santa’s beard.
  5. Add Coconut Beard: Press sweetened shredded coconut onto the frosting on the bottom of the cookie to create Santa’s fluffy beard texture.
  6. Add Marshmallow Pom-Pom: Attach one miniature marshmallow to the top of each cookie as the pom-pom on Santa’s hat using a dab of frosting.
  7. Draw Santa’s Smile: Use the black edible marker to draw a smile on each cookie beneath the nose, completing Santa’s friendly face.

Notes

  • For best results, let frosting soften slightly before spreading to avoid tearing cookies.
  • Use a steady hand with the edible marker to create neat smiles.
  • These cookies are perfect to make with kids as a fun holiday activity.
  • Store decorated cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 150
  • Sugar: 15g
  • Sodium: 90mg
  • Fat: 6g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.5g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 22g
  • Fiber: 0.5g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 5mg

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