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# Santa's Christmas Cookie Recipes

Posted by [August](https://blog.carolinatrust.org/blog/author/august) on Dec 22, 2025 11:01:25 AM

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Can you believe it's almost Christmas? I feel like there are still so many things left to do. Luckily, I was able to cross baking cookies for Santa off of my to-do list. Growing up, we'd make a big batch of Christmas cookies a day or two before Christmas to take to different Christmas gatherings, and we would always save a few to set out for Santa. Santa wasn't the only one who got a treat; we always made sure to leave carrots for the reindeer too! We may have even left carrots for Santa instead of cookies a few years because my mom insisted that Santa was dieting.

This year, I requested cookie recipes from Carolina Trust employees at our annual cookie exchange so that Santa could have a new variety. I'm not going to lie this close to Christmas, I may have snuck a few cookies, but they were specifically for taste testing purposing. I wouldn't want to give Santa a nasty cookie. He would put me on the naughty list for sure!

## Peanut Butter Blossoms

### Ingredients

- 1 Bag of Hershey's Kisses (I used the almond ones for a little added crunch)
- 1/2 Cup of Butter
- 3/4 Cup of REESE's Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/3 Cup of Sugar
- 1/3 Cup of Packed Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 Tablespoons of Milk
- 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 Cups of All- Purpose Flower
- 1/3 Cup of Sugar for Rolling

**Step ****1:** Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.

**Step 2:** Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.

**Step 3:** Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.

**Step 4:** Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes 48 cookies.

 

## Cinnamon Roll Cookies

### Ingredients

- 1 Cup of Butter
- 1 Cup of Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla
- 3 Cups of Flour
- 3 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
- 2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon

### Icing:

- Equal Parts Cream Cheese and Butter (Leave out for about an hour to soften)
- 3/4 Cup of Powdered Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla
- 1/4 Cup of Milk
- 1 Tablespoon of Cinnamon

**Step 1:** Preheat oven to 350 Degrees

**Step 2:** Combine all ingredients 

**Step 3:** Use a glass to flatten and cut the dough

**Step 4:** Bake on non-stick cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes

**Step 5:** Remove from cookie sheet and lay on wire rack to cool.

**Step 6:** Once cooled, frost cookies or drizzle icing across the top

 

## Santa Sugar Cookies

### Ingredients

- 1 Box Betty Crocker Super Moist French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 2 Eggs
- ½ Cup Oil 
- ¼ Cup Sugar

**Step 1: **Combine cake mix, eggs, and oil together in bowl

**Step 2: **Chill dough for an hour in refrigerator (covered with plastic wrap)

**Step 3: **Once dough has chilled, roll cookie dough in smalls balls

**Step 4: **Put the ¼ cup sugar in a small bowl

**Step 5: **Toss the cookie dough balls in the sugar

**Step 6: **Place on parchment paper / nonstick cookie sheets

**Step 7:** Bake for 7-9 mins at 350 (or until done)

 

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