The Best Buddy the Elf Cookie Recipe
These are the best Buddy the Elf Cookies – totally easy and fun to make, great for Christmas time! These Elf inspired cookies are the perfect festive treat for the holidays.
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Inspired by the movie, Elf, these cookies are sure to delight! Delicious sugar cookies, shaped into fun Buddy the Elf hats, finished off with a red frosting feather.
We love this christmas movie as clearly demonstrated by these Elf Party Ideas, Elf Punch Board Advent and Elf Activity Printables. Be sure to poke around the blog a bit for more fun holiday crafting ideas.
Why use sugar cookie dough?
Pre-made sugar cookie dough can be found at the grocery store and is super versatile. It can easily be rolled into fun shapes and ingredients like holiday sprinkles can be added for a fun pop of color.
As a busy mom, I like to take short cuts like this during the busy holiday season. You could also use cake batter mix as a cookie base for a quick alternative for these delicious cookies.
This holiday cookie recipe is so much fun for kids of all ages to make and take to holiday parties or events.
I love, love, love how these adorable Elf cookies turned out! They would be fun to pack up individually, wrap with a bit of baker’s twine and gift to friends and family.
How to make this Elf cookie recipe:
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Ingredients:
- 1 – 17.5 oz package sugar cookie mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- Green food coloring
- Yellow food coloring
- Red icing
Tip: homemade sugar cookie dough works just as well as store bought. Check out my grandmas classic sugar cookie recipe for our favorite homemade dough.
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl mix your sugar cookie dough, butter and egg until combined.
4. Split the dough into thirds.
5. Mix 12 drops of yellow food coloring into 1/3 of the dough. Mix 24 drops of food coloring into the other 2/3 of the dough.
6. Refrigerate the dough balls for 30 minutes.
7. On a lightly floured surface, roll two green dough logs of equal size and one yellow dough log.
8. Place the dough logs together in a, green, yellow, green pattern.
9. Use a floured rolling pin to roll the cookie dough flat into a rectangle shape that is about 1/4″ thick.
10. Cut triangle shapes from the dough using a knife. Be sure to have a stipe of green at the top and bottom of the triangle with yellow dough in the center.
11. Place dough triangles on the prepared baking sheet.
12. Bake until cookies are lightly brown around the edges, 8-10 minutes.
13. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool (optional).
14. Use red frosting to add a feather to the front of the cookie hat.
How to store these Elf treats:
Store these sweet treats in a large freezer bag or airtight container for a week or in the freezer for up to three months. They are a fun addition to a holiday cookie exchange!
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Some of my kitchen essentials:
- I love using this non-stick bakeware for all of my baking.
- These silicone mitts are perfect for grasping hot pans and baking dishes.
- This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
- These parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging and these large Rubbermaid food storage containers are great for storing baking in the freezer.
How darling are these Elf hat cookies?! I absolutely love how they turned out and can’t wait to serve them to guests at our annual Elf party this year!! This Elf cookie recipe is not only delicious but totally fun too!
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Elf Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 – 17.5 oz package sugar cookie mix
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- Green food coloring
- Yellow food coloring
- 1 tsp red icing
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
- 2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 3. In a large bowl mix your sugar cookie dough, butter and egg until combined.
- 4. Split the dough into thirds.
- 5. Mix 12 drops of yellow food coloring into 1/3 of the dough. Mix 24 drops of food coloring into the other 2/3 of the dough.
- 6. Refrigerate the dough balls for 30 minutes.
- 7. On a lightly floured surface, roll two green dough logs of equal size and one yellow dough log.
- 8. Place the dough logs together in a, green, yellow, green pattern.
- 9. Use a floured rolling pin to roll the cookie dough flat into a rectangle shape that is about 1/4" thick.
- 10. Cut triangle shapes from the dough using a knife. Be sure to have a stipe of green at the top and bottom of the triangle with yellow dough in the center.
- 11. Place dough triangles on the prepared baking sheet.
- 12. Bake until cookies are lightly brown around the edges, 8-10 minutes.
- 13. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool (optional).
- 14. Use red frosting to add a feather to the front of the cookie hat.
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