Topped with sprinkles, these sparkly mini Christmas cookies are perfect to give this holiday. 

mini Christmas cookies

I’m a big fan of the mini Christmas cookies. And of sprinkles.

Mini Christmas cookies fit in cute little tins to give for the holidays, and sprinkles add just the right amount of winter “frost.” Plus, sprinkles cover mistakes, so you can put a check in the “easy cookie decorating” column. 

more Christmas cookies ideas

Still baking? Check out these other ideas. 

• easy painted Christmas Oreos 
• peppermint bark cookies 
• simple Christmas wreath and tree cookies 
• melting snowman cookies, the originals
• melting snowman cookies, the quicker way 

video how-tos 

how to make Christmas cookies

you will need:

• cut-out cookie dough
• royal icing
• mini cookie cutters, Christmas and snowflakes 
• food coloring
• disposable decorating bags
• couplers
• decorating tips sizes 3, and sizes 4
• white sprinkles 

Find much of the above at the craft store, or click the links. For food coloring, I suggest Americolor Soft Gel Pastes in Electric Green, Chocolate Brown, Sky Blue, Red Red, and Bright White. 

For tips on basic cookie decorating, click here. For more cookie decorating recipes, click here.

what to do: 

Prepare the cookie dough according to the recipe, chill, roll it out, and cut out your shapes. Bake and let cool.

Prepare royal icing according to the recipe, divide, and tint green, brown (just a little, for the tree trunks), white and red for the candy canes, and blue for the snowflakes. Prepare decorating bags with couplers and tips, fill with each color, and close tightly with rubber bands. 

To decorate the snowy Christmas tree, use a size 4 tip green and pipe the evergreen. Top with a pinch of sprinkles and pipe the tree trunk with a size 3 tip brown. 

To decorate the snowflake, use blue icing with a size 3 tip. Pipe dots around the edges and lines connecting. Cover with sprinkles. 

To decorate the candy cane, alternate dots of red and white, using size 3 tips. Top with sprinkles. 

When working, add sprinkles every two or three cookies to be sure they will stick. Let the cookies dry overnight before packaging. 

Yield: 100 mini cookies

sparkly mini Christmas cookies

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How to decorate mini Christmas cookies to package in tins.

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 57 minutes

Ingredients

• cut-out cookie dough
• royal icing
• mini cookie cutters, Christmas and snowflakes 
• food coloring
• disposable decorating bags
• couplers
• decorating tips sizes 3, and sizes 4
• white sprinkles 
• For food coloring, I suggest Americolor Soft Gel Pastes in Electric Green, Chocolate Brown, Sky Blue, Red Red, and Bright White.

Instructions

Prepare the cookie dough according to the recipe, chill, roll it out, and cut out your shapes. Bake and let cool.

Prepare royal icing according to the recipe, divide, and tint green, brown (just a little, for the tree trunks), white and red for the candy canes, and blue for the snowflakes. Prepare decorating bags with couplers and tips, fill with each color, and close tightly with rubber bands. 

To decorate the snowy Christmas tree, use a size 4 tip green and pipe the evergreen. Top with a pinch of sprinkles and pipe the tree trunk with a size 3 tip brown. 

To decorate the snowflake, use blue icing with a size 3 tip. Pipe dots around the edges and lines connecting. Cover with sprinkles. 

To decorate the candy cane, alternate dots of red and white, using size 3 tips. Top with sprinkles. 

When working, add sprinkles every two or three cookies to be sure they will stick. Let the cookies dry overnight before packaging. 

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

20

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 20Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 10mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g

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