Are you baking your Christmas cookies yet? Here is a delightful and versatile Cookie Dough recipe! One basic dough = many delicious varieties! Enjoy experimenting this holiday season!
It’s not just for cutting out shapes, but for all kinds of delightful shortbread cookies in every imaginable shape and variation. You can easily add ingredients like cocoa powder, cinnamon sugar, chopped nuts, poppy seeds, and much more to create unique flavors! Enjoy the endless possibilities this holiday season! Buy my recommended Cookie Cutter Set here on Amazon!
Basic Cookie Dough recipe:
(large batch, approx. 4 baking sheets of cookies)
4 cups (500g) flour
2.2 stick (250g) very soft butter (almost melted)
2 cups (220g) powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt
2 whole eggs
Knead all the dough ingredients together until you have a soft and smooth dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes, or in the freezer for 10 minutes.
Divide the dough according to what you’d like to make with it, or leave it as is. Add any desired ingredients such as poppy seeds, nuts, cocoa powder, etc.
After chilling, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and proceed with your project. Depending on your kitchen surface, I don’t need any flour, for example. 
Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes 350 F or 320 F convection. Don’t overbake them! This is always very important for me when baking cookies. As soon as the edges of the cookies start to brown, take them out of the oven.
I look forward to seeing your cookie variations. Have fun baking! 
Easy basic Cookie Dough – many Varieties
Ingredients
- 4 cups (500g) flour
- 2.2 stick (250g) very soft butter (almost melted)
- 2 cups (220g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 whole eggs
It’s not just for cutting out shapes, but for all kinds of shortbread cookies in every shape and variation. Add ingredients like cocoa powder, cinnamon sugar, nuts, poppy seeds and much more 😊
Basic recipe: (large batch, approx. 4 baking sheets of cookies)
Instructions
- Knead all the dough ingredients together until you have a soft and smooth dough.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes, or in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Divide the dough according to what you’d like to make with it, or leave it as is.
- Add any desired ingredients such as poppy seeds, nuts, cocoa powder, etc.
- After chilling, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and proceed with your project.
- Depending on your kitchen surface, you might not need flour.
- Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes 350 F or 320 F convection. Don’t overbake the cookies! As soon as the edges of the cookies start to brown, take them out of the oven. 😊
Notes
After cooled decorate to your liking
