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Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Homemade Elf Cookies

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October 21, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Elf on the Shelf Ideas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Seasonal, Social Media Leave a Comment

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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!

Here at Frugal Coupon Living, we celebrate Elf on the Shelf for 2 months, the month of November and the month of December all the way through Christmas Eve. We like to share a few weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, when Elf comes, to give you idea and then we like to join you with ideas when the Elf arrives in your home.

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Elf on the Shelf Cookies

Yield: about 80 tiny cookies

Ingredients:

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:

  1. Preheat your oven to 325° and line a baking sheet of parchment paper.
  2. Beat your softened butter and sugar together.
  3. Then add in your almond and vanilla extract and egg then mix.
  4. Now mix in your flour and salt.
  5. Knead the dough in your hands until it starts sticking together.
  6. Lay down a piece of parchment paper then flour a rolling pin and roll your dough out, keep a little thick.
  7. Use a small 1-2″ cookie cutter to cut your round circles out.
  8. Use a spatula to transfer your dough to your baking pan.
  9. Bake for 8-10 minutes, color will be light.
  10. Let your cookies cool on your pan.
  11. Frost and top with sprinkles

Frosting:

  1. Using a hand mixer, beat together your butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  2. Now mix in your powdered sugar one cup at a time.
  3. Then mix in your almond extract
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Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Homemade Elf Cookies

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 80 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 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

  1. Preheat your oven to 325° and line a baking sheet of parchment paper.
  2. Beat your softened butter and sugar together.
  3. Then add in your almond and vanilla extract and egg then mix.
  4. Now mix in your flour and salt.
  5. Knead the dough in your hands until it starts sticking together.
  6. Lay down a piece of parchment paper then flour a rolling pin and roll your dough out, keep a little thick.
  7. Use a small 1-2″ cookie cutter to cut your round circles out.
  8. Use a spatula to transfer your dough to your baking pan.
  9. Bake for 8-10 minutes, color will be light.
  10. Let your cookies cool on your pan.
  11. Frost and top with sprinkles
  12. Frosting:
  13. Using a hand mixer, beat together your butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  14. Now mix in your powdered sugar one cup at a time.
  15. Then mix in your almond extract

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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

Online you can find ENDLESS Elf on the Shelf Accessories, Books, Games and Toys. Be sure to Follow Frugal Coupon Living on Pinterest where there are many Pinterest Elf on the Shelf Ideas.red-frugal-coupon-living-signature

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Last Updated on October 21, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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