Best Santa Hat Cookies Recipes

SANTA HAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in the whole egg and vanilla and peppermint extracts. Reduce the speed to low; beat in the flour mixture. Increase the speed to medium high; beat until combined.
• Transfer 1/3 cup dough to a medium bowl and 1 cup dough to a separate bowl; leave the remaining dough (about 2 cups) in the mixer. Using a rubber spatula, fold 1 teaspoon white food coloring into the 1/3 cup dough. Fold 3/4 teaspoon red food coloring into the 1 cup dough. Fold 3/4 teaspoon green food coloring into the 2 cups dough. Transfer each color of dough to a separate piece of plastic wrap, flatten into disks and wrap. Refrigerate until firm, 1 to 2 hours.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap the white dough and roll one-quarter of the dough into a 12-inch rope; shape the remaining white dough into a 1-by-12-inch rectangle. Place both on the prepared baking sheet; freeze until ready to use. Shape the red dough into a 1-by-12-inch rectangle (it will be thicker than the white one). Remove the white dough from the freezer, brush the top of the white rectangle with the beaten egg white and top with the red dough, pressing to adhere. Use your hands to shape the top of the red dough to make it triangular. Attach the white rope to the top of the red dough (it should look like a Santa hat from the side of the dough block). Freeze until firm, 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, roll the green dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper into an 8-by-13-inch rectangle. Remove the red and white dough from the freezer and place on the green dough. Wrap the green dough around the hat, pressing into a triangular log. Roll the log in green sanding sugar. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350˚. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Unwrap the dough; trim a thin slice off each end. Slice the dough 1/4 inch thick; arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared pans. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are firm but not browned, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely on the pans.

SANTA HAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut each cookie in half. Roll each half into a ball. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets before removing to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• To make frosting, in large bowl, beat marshmallow creme and softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in powdered sugar until fluffy. Add food color, and beat until well combined.
• Place frosting in resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off 1 tiny corner of bag. Pipe frosting, piling up in hat shape, on top of each cookie.
• Top each hat with miniature marshmallow. Gently press sprinkles around bottom edge of each hat so they stick to frosting.

SANTA HAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make cookie dough as directed on pouch for cutout cookies. On work surface sprinkled lightly with flour, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Use 2-inch round cutter to cut out 24 cookies. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Dip top one-third of each cookie into melted candy coating. Place dipped cookies on waxed paper-lined surface. Sprinkle three-fourths of the coating with red sprinkles, leaving small border of white at bottom to look like a hat. Place marshmallow on side of each hat. Allow to set completely, about 1 hour.

JELL-O SANTA HAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 225ºF.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in small bowl with mixer on high speed 1 to 2 min. or until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time, until stiff peaks form. Gently stir in dry gelatin mix until blended.
• Pipe tablespoonfuls of egg white mixture (in shapes of Santa hats) onto parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Bake 50 min. Turn oven off. Prop oven door open slightly; let cookies stand in oven 1 hour or until completely cooled.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package. Dip bottoms of cookies, 1 at a time, into chocolate to come about 1/4 inch up side of cookie. Gently scrape bottom of cookie against edge of bowl to remove excess chocolate; immediately roll chocolate-covered edge in coconut. Return to baking sheet.
• Use kitchen shears to cut small slit in each marshmallow. Place marshmallows over tips of hats, securing with remaining melted chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is firm.