Santa's Whiskers Cookies are slice and bake butter cookies dotted with pecans, candied red and green cherries, and rolled in coconut. The perfect festive addition to any cookie platter.
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Why you will love these
Making the Cookies
This is a butter cookie and the dough comes together quickly. A stand mixer works perfectly to cream the butter and sugar. Mix in milk and vanilla and then the dry ingredients. Add in chopped pecans and chopped red and green candied cherries. This is such a pretty dough dotted with the bright red and green cherries!
Shape the dough into logs, roll in coconut, and chill for 8 hours. I usually refrigerate the dough overnight. Allowing time to chill cookie dough can sometimes be frustrating, but with all the baking happening at this time of year, it's easy to plan around it. Make two or three cookie doughs that require chilling one day and bake them the next.
Once chilled, the dough slices so easily. It's important to cut even slices for even baking. The firm, chilled dough makes this a piece of cake (or cookie)!!
These cookies make a very pretty addition to any holiday cookie platter. Serve these cookies with a cup of coffee - perfect for dunking too! Happy baking!
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Santa's Whiskers Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon rum or vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¾ cup chopped red and green candied cherries
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ¾ cup flaked coconut
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Blend in the milk and rum or vanilla extract. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until combined. Fold in chopped cherries and chopped pecans.
- Form the dough into two logs, each 2 inches in diameter. Roll the logs in coconut. Wrap in waxed paper and chill for 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375℉. Slice the cookies ¼ inch thick. Place cookie dough on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly brown.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary depending on the exact amounts and specific ingredients used.
Karen
Could these cookies be made with Almond flour to make them gluten free?
Abbey
Hi Karen,
I haven't tested these cookies with almond flour, so I can't validate the results. I believe almond flour has a higher fat content which may change the consistency of the dough. If you try almond flour, I'd love to hear back about how the cookies turned out. Other readers may be interested in the results, too! Thanks!
Dawna
What is the weight measures for this recipe? I only bake using scales to measure with?
Abbey
Weight measurements:
1 cup butter = 227 grams
1 cup sugar = 201 grams
2 1/2 cups flour = 300 grams
1 teaspoon baking powder = 4 grams
1/2 teaspoon salt = 2.85 grams