Name: White Chocolate Snowflake Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 2 sticks Unsalted butter, softened (8 ounces ); 1 cup Sugar; 1 Egg, large; 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla extract; 3 cups Flour; 2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 pound White Chocolate, melted; 2 tbsp Sprinkles, for decorating

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Everyone loves a great decorated sugar cookie recipe, and these White Chocolate Snowflake Cookies are soft and full of flavor….all they need is a piping of white chocolate and some sprinkles for a festive touch!

A crumbly, vanilla-scented sugar cookie is one of the best things you can eat, ever. I mean, who doesn’t want to eat one?

And if it’s drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkles, I’m done. If you feel the need to add a frothy cup of My Favorite Hot Chocolate with said cookies, well, who am I to argue?

Here’s why this sugar cookie recipe is so good:

The dough on these cookies are thick, but still a little soft when you bit into them. This is a good thing.
There’s an outstanding vanilla and butter flavor, and a little drizzle of melted chocolate sends them over the top. Sprinkles added for cuteness 🙂
Even though these cookies are shaped like a snowflake, they’re plain enough to stand up to a sweet garnish of white chocolate. If you’re a fan of this idea, you’d probably like my White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups.
Yes, the snowflake shape is festive, but other cookie cutter shapes work well too

Ingredients You’ll Need for This Recipe

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Butter: Unsalted and softened for 20-30 minutes on the counter.
Sugar: Just the regular stuff, nothing special here 🙂
Egg: Large, also brought to room temperature (see butter, above)
Vanilla Extract: For a sweetness and depth we can’t get anywhere else.
Baking Powder: It always pays to have a fresh box on hand. When it’s about it expire, I put it in the fridge as natural deodorizer.
Salt: I like Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt for so many reasons, and I keep a big box on hand all the tim

Step-By-Step Instructions

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Make the cookie dough: This is a sugar cookie dough that’s easy to make and work with. Nothing more going on here than butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour baking powder and salt.
Roll: No need to chill this dough before rolling it into a 1/4″ thickness with a rolling pin.
Cut: With a snowflake cookie cutter, or any shape you want.
Chill: After cutting the dough, chill for 20 minutes as extra insurance that the details of your cutouts will stay put and not spread during baking.
Bake: Be sure parchment paper on your cookie sheet, and these babies will come right off after at least five minutes of cooling, then transfer to a cooling rack.
Decorate: Make a homemade piping bag and any favorite icing to frost these cookies, but a squiggle of melted white chocolate warmed to a thin consistency is incredibly fun. Same thing goes for sprinkles 🙂

Expert Tips for Sugar Cookies

This is an easy recipe, and here’s a few tips to make it even easier:

Make the dough ahead of time and freeze it. Just shape the uncooked dough into a lightly flattened disc, wrap well in plastic wrap and foil, and freeze for up to 60 days.
Chilling the dough after you’ve used the snowflake cut-outs is extra insurance that the cookies will retain their shape when baking.
For decorating your snowflake cookies and to keep things from getting messy, use a gallon-sized plastic bag set inside a jar or wide-mouthed glass, then spoon the melted white chocolate inside the bag. Twist the top of the bag when ready to use, then snip off the tip of the bag with scissors and drizzle the chocolate on the cookies.

FAQ’s for Successful Cut-out Cookies

How to make sure you’re cookies are thick enough? The dough in this recipe should be rolled out to 1/4 thickness, so grab a measuring tape to check. (You don’t want these cookies too thin or you’ll sacrifice softness.)
Don’t have a snowflake cookie cutter? You could also use a tree, a candy cane, or even a plain round shape. Any shape looks fabulous!
How to make sure your cookies don’t stick? Be sure to line your baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat liners or parchment paper for easy removal after baking to keep your sugar cookies looking perfect.

Serving Ideas

These cookies look pretty amazing on a big serving platter served with coffee/tea/dessert wine served alongside, and maybe some other nibble-y foods like Veggie Cups with Hummus, Sweet and Spicy Almonds, and Goat Cheese Toasts with Cranberry Compote.
Put a few of these cookies in a clear cellophane bag tied with a red silk ribbon to gift to co-workers and friends
Use as a party favor after a gathering of friends and family…who wouldn’t love this?
White Chocolate Snowflake Cookies are great for a cookie exchange too, so are Ginger Spice Biscotti with White Chocolate and so are these good old Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies.

More Cookie Recipes to Try:

Triple Chocolate Cookies

Butterscotch Shortbread Dipped in Chocolate

Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies

If you’ve tried these White Chocolate Snowflake Cookies, or any recipe on Studio Delicious, please tell me about it in the comments below, I’d love to hear from you!