Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Homemade Elf Cookies
Are you following all of Frugal Coupon Living’s Elf on the Shelf Ideas? We have a new one for you and we are very excited over it. Make these Homemade Elf Cookies. You can either have Elf watch (if you don’t touch elf), Elf participate, or have Elf with them when the kids get up in the morning. This recipe is good for minis or larger cookies- your choice! If you are making minis, we think it’s a fun idea and they make a lot – about 80 cookies, that is no typo. Enjoy!
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Elf on the Shelf Cookies
Yield: about 80 tiny cookies
Ingredients:
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Cookies:
- 3/4 Cup softened unsalted butter
- 3/4 Cup sugar
- 1 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Frosting:
- 1/2 cup softened butter, not melted
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Directions:
Cookies:
- Preheat your oven to 325° and line a baking sheet of parchment paper.
- Beat your softened butter and sugar together.
- Then add in your almond and vanilla extract and egg then mix.
- Now mix in your flour and salt.
- Knead the dough in your hands until it starts sticking together.
- Lay down a piece of parchment paper then flour a rolling pin and roll your dough out, keep a little thick.
- Use a small 1-2″ cookie cutter to cut your round circles out.
- Use a spatula to transfer your dough to your baking pan.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, color will be light.
- Let your cookies cool on your pan.
- Frost and top with sprinkles
Frosting:
- Using a hand mixer, beat together your butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Now mix in your powdered sugar one cup at a time.
- Then mix in your almond extract
Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Homemade Elf Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 80 1x
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup softened unsalted butter
- 3/4 Cup sugar
- 1 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Frosting:
- 1/2 cup softened butter, not melted
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325° and line a baking sheet of parchment paper.
- Beat your softened butter and sugar together.
- Then add in your almond and vanilla extract and egg then mix.
- Now mix in your flour and salt.
- Knead the dough in your hands until it starts sticking together.
- Lay down a piece of parchment paper then flour a rolling pin and roll your dough out, keep a little thick.
- Use a small 1-2″ cookie cutter to cut your round circles out.
- Use a spatula to transfer your dough to your baking pan.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, color will be light.
- Let your cookies cool on your pan.
- Frost and top with sprinkles
- Frosting:
- Using a hand mixer, beat together your butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Now mix in your powdered sugar one cup at a time.
- Then mix in your almond extract
Also enjoy these Elf Rice Krispie Treats. Pin to Pinterest.
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What is Elf on the Shelf?
Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD
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Last Updated on October 21, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living