Christmas Light Bulb Cookies

 

I'm joining a group of talented, creative ladies sharing their delicious Christmas cookie recipes for this awesome hop Twelve Days of Cookies Recipes starting on December 1st! It's sponsored by  Janet @Try It - Like It! From December 1-12, a brand-new cookie recipe will be shared daily, offering a delicious lineup of treats to inspire your holiday baking. Stay tuned for mouthwatering creations you won’t want to miss! This is such a unique hop concept which is active for 12 days!. A brand-new cookie recipe will be shared daily, offering a delicious lineup of treats to inspire your holiday baking.   

Be sure to visit each and everyone on their designated day. The links will be updated each day so don’t forget to visit often to access each recipe

 Twelve Days of Christmas

Cookie Blog Hop  

Dec 1	Birds of a Feather	Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe
Dec 2	Tales of Belle	Danish Pebernødder Cookies
Dec 3	Jenron Designs	Movie Night Toffee Pretzel & Popcorn Cookies
Dec 4	Sum of their Stores	Chocolate Orange Porridge Oat Cookies
Dec 5	Esme Salon	Easy and Fun French Macarons Recipe!
Dec 6	Our Hopeful Home	Belgian Butter Waffle Caramel Sandwich Cookies
Dec 7	Purple Hues and Me	Christmas Light Bulb Cookies
Dec 8	Rose Bakes	M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dec 9	Painting in the Dark	Sugar Balls
Dec 10	Get Inspired by Faith	No-Bake Candycane Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Dec 11	Jupiter Hadley	Chewy Lemon Cookies
Dec 12	Save Money Fever	Piped Butter Cookies

Today, December 7th is my recipe sharing day for Christmas Light Bulb Cookies:

If you're coming over from Kathleen @ Our Hopeful Home, welcome! Doesn't her Belgian Butter Waffle Caramel Sandwich Cookies look delicious!

I'm not much of a pastry baker but every now and then I'll try out a recipe that looks interesting and inviting! Sometime ago, I was intrigued by an adorable picture and recipe of cookie light bulbs I saw on Pinterest. They looked quite pretty and unique - perfect for Christmas - so I decided to give it a try!

How to Make Christmas Light Bulb Cookies 

Gather: 

• 3 cups of all-purpose Flour
• 1/2 tsp. kosher Salt
• 2 sticks Butter (room temperature)
• 2 oz Cream Cheese (room temperature)
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 large Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• Plastic wrap, parchment paper, bulb shaped cookie cutter, skewer
• Frosting and asst. Sprinkles 
• Shoestring Licorice 

Directions:

Whisk together flour and salt. Beat butter, cream cheese, and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy for 2-3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until combined. Divide dough in half, flatten into batches and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill at least 1 hour.

Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. On a floured surface, roll one batch of dough to 1/4" thick. Cut out cookies with a 3" light bulb shaped cookie cutter.  

Make a hole in the top of each cookie with a skewer - spinning it around to make sure the hole is large enough for the licorice shoestring.

Bake until edges are golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pan for 5 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

Spread a thin layer of frosting on each cookie and .  .  .

decorate with different kinds of sprinkles.

Thread licorice strings through holes for an edible version of a cookie garland!

Can you tell my cookie decorating skills are somewhat lacking! Lol!

A delicious treat .  .  .

or a homemade tree decoration!

December 8th features Rose Bakes sharing her recipe for M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies! Hmmm, sounds yummy! You must check this recipe out!

Happy Christmas Cookies Baking!!!!