Sugar cookies, chocolate cookies, butter cookies and more will add a little sparkle, a little dazzle and lots of memories to your holiday season.

Snowflake cookie

Happy-face cookie

Create the smiling snowman’s face with white frosting, a trimmed fruit leather hat, candy-coated milk chocolate eyes, a gumdrop nose, licorice whip mouth and sugar sprinkles.

Basic Sugar Cookie Dough

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 3 – ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine flour and cornstarch; set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. For a plain sugar cookie, follow the instructions in Holiday Sugar Cookie Cutouts.

Make Ahead Tip

• To store the cookie dough, pack it into an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month. Take frozen cookie dough from the freezer a day before using and thaw in the refrigerator.

Storage

• Storing Baked Cookies: Place plain unfrosted and unfilled cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Frost or till as directed before serving.