These marbled star cookies are so festive and magical.
I love making these marbled star cookies for Christmas and although I always use the same recipe, I change the icing colors depending on my mood. This year I envisioned a snowy night, so I went with blue and white and I really love how they turned out!
It’s especially fitting since I woke up this morning to a six-inch blanket of snow with more coming down every minute.
Marbled Star Cookies
Sponsored items used in this recipe: Dixie Crystals granulated and powdered sugar, butter from Cabot Cheese and sprinkles from Sweets and Treats Boutique.
Prepare the cookie batter and roll out on a floured surface. Cut out into stars and bake. Cookies will puff up slightly, but they won’t spread.
Let them cool completely before icing.
Prepare the icing and remove half to a separate bowl. Leave one bowl white and tint the other one a wintry shade of blue. Keep a wet paper towel over the tops of the bowls when not using icing so it doesn’t dry out.
Dip half the cookies in white,
and the other half in blue. I just press the top of the cookie into the icing letting the extra fall back into the icing bowl.
Because the icing firms up rather quickly, I work in small batches dipping about six at a time.
Using a toothpick dipped into the opposite color icing, place dots onto your solid colored star, then draw the toothpick out to pull the color out in a marbled design.
There’s no right or wrong way to do this. It’s all going to look pretty!
Immediately add some colored sprinkles for the perfect wintry finish.
Then let the cookies dry completely before moving and stacking them.
Aren’t they pretty?
I’m just so in love with these marbled star cookies, I can hardly take it!
Pin the marbled star cookies recipe for your own Christmas cookie celebrations.
Marbled Star Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Powdered Sugar Glaze
- 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- ¼ cup milk
- Gel food paste 3 drops royal blue, 3 drops violet, 1 drop black
- sweet sprinkles mix: silent night
Instructions
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- In electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until combined. Beat in egg. Add flour until combined.
- Roll half of the dough at a time out onto a floured surface until about 1/8" thick. Cut with star-shapped cookie cutter. Reroll trimmings and cut again. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 6-7 minutes. Transfer to wire grid to let cool completely.
- Glaze cooled cookies with white or tinted powdered sugar glaze. Before it sets, dot icing with contrasting color glaze and pull a toothpick through to create marbling. Let dry completely.
Yona Williams says
Every holiday, we make our family CHocolate Ball recipe. Depending on who makes them, they’ll have rum in them.
Krystel says
This looks really good but not sure If I can make it. That icing looks special
Jennifer says
Those cookies look so festive and easy to make! I love the look of marbled cookies
Sherry says
These marbled star cookies are so pretty. I haven’t attempted decorating my cookies like this before. I need to try making these.
LaCinda Brooks says
My favorite is a cheesecake but I just love a good sugar cookie. These cookies look so good, real butter makes such a difference. I have to say that is the most gorgeous shade of periwinkle blue. So lovely. Thank you for the recipe and Merry Christmas!
Rachel says
Russian tea cookies are my favorite Christmas cookie. I am going to have to try to make some this year with my kids.
reesa says
What a great blog hop! I am going to save this post to give a try on my sugar cookies this holiday season!
Amy Desrosiers says
I think these cookies are super pretty! I want to make some cookies to decorate too. Maybe some shortbread ones with almond flavor?
Kathy says
Those cookies look amazing. I’ve always wondered how everyone got them to look so nice like this. Now I know and can make them myself.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
I love this recipe! My grandson would be so happy to eat these star shaped cookies. The frosting is perfect too. I will save this recipe for sure. It would also be nice to serve on the 4th of July. I will just have to change the colors of the frosting.
Ann says
Liz, these are some of the prettiest Christmas cookies I’ve ever seen!
Liz says
What a sweet thing to say! Thank you, Ann! I hope our paths cross this next year again. 🙂
Ann Fisher says
Me, too! Will drop you an email.
Jeffrey says
I make a jello dessert every year that was a staple on my Grandma’s holiday table.
robin rue says
Those cookies are very festive. I should make some for the cookie swap I’m going to this weekend.