Beth's Cut Christmas Cookies for Gifting!

Learn how to make these charming cut Christmas cookies with my Chocolate Sugar Cookie and Vanilla Sugar Cookie recipes. These "Hole in the Heart" cookies are a great way to send your love to family and friends that you may not able to see this Christmas, and let them know you are thinking of them! I'll also show you two fun Cookie Box DIYs for packaging these cute cookies up for gifting. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRODUCTS SEEN IN THIS VIDEO: These links go to Amazon where I am compensated for products sold at no cost to the consumer Kitchen Aid Mixer https://amzn.to/3ou5CC6 Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter https://amzn.to/37H9f17 Heart Cookie Cutter Set https://amzn.to/3gdEeW6 House Cookie Cutter https://amzn.to/36IwZSV Red Cookie Tin https://amzn.to/2VFBCa7 Natural Raffia Filling https://amzn.to/2VHHuzG White Grosgrain Ribbon https://amzn.to/33N0aT1 Faux Evergreen https://amzn.to/37GHuW6 Parchment Gift Tag Set with Natural Twine https://amzn.to/37Ag30p Red Gift Tage Set with Baker's Twine https://amzn.to/2JGY9AW Rose Gold Cookie Tin https://amzn.to/3oqRx8O Mauve Grosgrain Ribbon https://amzn.to/36HSGT9 Silver Snowflake Decoration https://amzn.to/2Lc3ReH Silver Berries on Branch Decoration https://amzn.to/2JROreK Plastic Treat Bags https://amzn.to/3qxuBq4 Fine Mesh Sieve https://amzn.to/2VGy9rY Pyrex Mixing Bowls https://amzn.to/3orJ05g Pre-Cut Parchment Sheets https://amzn.to/39KHHKE SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE MY NEWEST VIDEO IN YOUR INBOX EACH WEEK! https://bit.ly/2NTPD08 #CutChristmasCookies #ChocolateCutOutCookies #ChocolateSugarCookies CHOCOLATE SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE Makes approximately 24 3-inch Cookies PRINT RECIPE HERE https://entertainingwithbeth.com/choc... INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (240g) butter, softened 1 1/4 cups (250g) white sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 tsp (7.5ml) vanilla extract 1 cup (100g) cocoa powder 2 cups (240g) flour 1/4 tsp (1.25ml) baking powder 3/4 tsp (3.75ml) salt METHOD: Beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine. In a large bowl, sift together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk further to combine. Add the dry ingredients a little at a time, to the butter mixture, scraping down the bowl as needed. Divide the dough into 2 balls, flatten into disks and wrap up in the parchment paper. Refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours. Roll cookies out to 1/8" thick (3 mm) leaving the dough on the parchment paper. Cut out the cookies, transfer to a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350F (175C) for 12 minutes for a 3-inch (7.6cm) Christmas tree. Bake 8-9 minutes for the 2-inch (5 cm) hearts. VANILLA SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE Makes approximately 24 3-inch Cookies PRINT RECIPE HERE https://entertainingwithbeth.com/choc... INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (240g) butter, softened 1 cup (200g) white sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 tsp (7.5ml) vanilla extract 3 cups (360g) flour 1/4 tsp (1.25ml) baking powder 3/4 tsp (3.75ml) salt METHOD: Beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients a little at a time, to the butter mixture, scraping down the bowl as needed. Divide the dough into 2 balls, flatten into disks and wrap up in the parchment paper. Refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours. Roll cookies out to 1/8" thick (3 mm) leaving the dough on the parchment paper. Cut out the cookies, transfer to a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350F (175C) for 12-14 minutes for the House. Bake 8-9 minutes for the 2-inch (5 cm) hearts. ABOUT THIS CHANNEL Hi! I'm Beth Le Manach and I believe food tastes better when shared. Subscribe to my cooking channel, Entertaining with Beth, to learn holiday recipes, party planning tips and easy recipes for weeknight meals! New recipe videos post every Saturday! SUBSCRIBE HERE! http://bit.ly/BethsEntertaining.