These lemon-glazed Christmas wreath sugar cookies are the easy-to-make, soft Christmas cookies you’ve been looking for. Festive and pretty, they are perfect for ringing in the holidays with joy and cheer!
Add the softened butter, cream cheese, caster sugar, egg, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and beat well, using an electric beater, until light and fluffy.1/2 cup Butter, softened, 1/3 cup Caster sugar, 1.5 ounces Cream cheese, at room temperature, 1 Egg, 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Add all-purpose flour to this mixture and mix until all flour is well incorporated.1.5 cups All-purpose flour
Flatten the dough into a disc and wrap it in cling film. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 180 C / 350 F . Line a baking tray with parchment paper or Silpat.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about 1/4" thickness. Cut with a 2.5" fluted round cookie cutter. Use a small 1/2" cutter to cut out the center of each cookie.
Carefully place on the prepared baking tray and bake at 180 C / 350 F for 10-12 minutes until pale golden in color.
Let the cookies cool completely, then spoon the glaze over the cookies and decorate with the sprinkles.
Let the cookies set for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Lemon Glaze
Combine the icing sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until a thick, smooth glaze is formed.1/3 cup Icing sugar, 2 tbsp Lemon juice
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Notes
The perfect size for Christmas wreath sugar cookies is 1/4 of an inch. Thinner cookies will break. Thicker cookies will be too dense.
Work quickly when decorating the cookies. The glaze sets fast. I like to work with 2 cookies at a time.
This dough can also be frozen for up to 1 month. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap or baking paper, and place in a freezer-friendly container. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.