Santa Claus Sugar Cookies are the ultimate addition to your Christmas cookie tray. Fun and easy to make with refrigerated cookie dough and fondant, they’re almost too cute to eat!
Can these Santa Claus Sugar Cookies be any cuter? Can ANYTHING be cuter than these Santa cookies?
We’re on week two of our month-long holiday extravaganza and every time I post a new Christmas craft or fun food such as this marshmallow snowman or this reindeer chocolate bark, I am blown away by how adorable they are. And then the next one comes along and easily topples the previous as my favorite!
These Santa cookies definitely takes the cake as the ultimate Christmas goodies. They’re made with refrigerated sugar cookie dough and decorated with fondant and buttercream frosting for holiday cookies that are both tasty and pretty.
The recipe below yields about 16 cookies but I suggest doubling the batch as these are sure to be a hit with adults and kids alike. They’re a fabulous addition to your dessert table and make great holiday gifts, too!
How to Make Santa Claus Sugar Cookies
Like our snowman sugar cookies, this Santa version is made of refrigerated sugar cookie which you can swap with your favorite from-scratch if you like. If you want to skip the baking altogether, you can also use pre-made from your favorite bakery.
You can also use commercial buttercream frosting or make homemade following the recipe below.
Ingredients
- sugar cookie recipe or refrigerated cookie dough (16.5-ounce package yields 16 cookies)
- Red fondant
- buttercream frosting
- Red decorating frosting
- Black decorating frosting
Instructions:
Using a rolling pin, roll the refrigerated dough (or your cookie dough from scratch) to about 1/4-inch thick. With a cookie cutter, cut into circles.
Arrange dough in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake in the oven according to recipe or package directions. Allow baked cookies to cool completely before decorating.
Sprinkle some cornstarch on a clean working surface, as well as on the rolling pin. Roll out the fondant to about ¼-inch thick.
Using the same size cutter for the cookies, cut out 6 fondant circles.
Cut each circle in half and press the demi-circles fondant onto the cookies to resemble Santa’s hat.
In a piping bag fitted with a star tip, spoon in buttercream frosting.
On each cookie, pipe a border around the edge of the fondant to resemble “fur”. Pipe a small dollop on the top of fondant to resemble a pompom.
Pipe on the lower edge of the cookies to make a beard.
Using the red decorating frosting, pipe a small dollop to resemble a face. Using the black frosting, dot two eyes between the beard and the hat.
Ingredients
- 1 package (16.5 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 8 ounces red fondant
- cornstarch
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Red decorating frosting
- black decorating frosting
Instructions
- Using a rolling pin, roll the refrigerated dough (or your cookie dough from scratch) to about 1/4-inch thick. With a cookie cutter, cut into circles.
- Arrange dough in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake in the oven according to recipe or package directions. Allow to cool completely.
- Sprinkle some cornstarch on a clean working surface, as well as on the rolling pin. Roll out the fondant to about ¼-inch thick.
- Using the same size cutter for the cookies, cut out 6 fondant circles.
- Cut each circle in half and press the demi-circles fondant onto the cookies to resemble Santa’s hat.
- In a bowl, combine, butter, sugar, and milk. Beat at medium speed, gradually increasing to high until smooth and form stiff peaks.
- In a piping bag fitted with a star tip, spoon in buttercream frosting.
- On each cookie, pipe a border around the edge of the fondant to resemble “fur”. Pipe a small dollop on the top of fondant to resemble a pompom.
- Pipe on the lower edge of the cookies to make a beard.
- Using the red decorating frosting, pipe a small dollop to resemble a face.
- Using the black frosting, dot two eyes between the beard and the hat.
Nutrition Information
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Rebecca Steckly says
These Santa Cookies are so cute. Made them with my 3 yr old Grandson. He loved every minute of it! Definitely going to be a Christmas Slumber Party Tradition!
Lalaine says
Aren’t they so fun to make? 🙂