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    Home » Entertaining

    Sugar Cookie Cups: Easy and Festive for the Holidays

    by Patti Estep · Jan 12, 2018

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    This recipe for sugar cookie cups is super simple and another easy way to add a little festive treat for your next party or get-together.

    Sugar Cookie Cups on cooling rack.

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    We found a mouse that had been trying to eat some plastic on a knife in our utensil drawer. So when I was cleaning everything, I came across this little wooden tart shaper from a pampered chef party I've had for many years, and hardly ever use.

    Since I was getting ready to bake some sugar cookies for the holidays, this mini shaper gave me the idea to try and make sugar cookie cups. This cup recipe gives you a greater frosting to cookie ratio and what could be better than extra frosting.

    Sugar cookie dough pressed into mini muffin tins.

    I used refrigerated sugar cookie dough to save time which made about 3 dozen cookies, but you could certainly use your own recipe.

    One dozen sugar cookie cups on cooling rack.

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    The filling is the same buttercream frosting that I use in my thumbprint cookies and chocolate heart cookies.

    Plate of sugar cookie cups

    They did tend to stick a little to the bottom which is why I suggest spraying the pan with vegetable oil, and make sure that you let them cool first. Use a knife around the edges to help remove the cups from the pan. I stuck to traditional colored frosting for the holidays, but you could place a different filling in the middle, such as a chocolate kiss or jam. Dress them up further with sprinkles or edible glitter. Lots of different ways to make them fun and oh so yummy.

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    Sugar Cookie Cups

    This recipe for sugar cookie cups is super simple and another easy way to add a little festive treat for your next party or get-together.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Additional Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 42 minutes mins
    Course Cookies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 36
    Calories 44 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough

    Buttercream Frosting

    • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
    • 1/2 cup butter softened
    • 1/4 cup milk or more
    • food coloring

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    • Spray mini muffin pan with vegetable oil
    • Slice 1/4 inch of refrigerated cookie dough.
    • Roll into a ball and place in muffin tin.
    • Use wooden plunger to press the dough into the muffin tin and make a cup.
    • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
    • Let cool and remove from muffin tin.
    • Fill with frosting.

    Buttercream Frosting

    • Combine butter and sugar and mix on medium speed until combined.
    • Add milk and continue to beat, add more milk if needed until you get the desire consistency for your frosting.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 44kcalCarbohydrates: 5gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 24mgSugar: 5g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Denise

      January 25, 2018 at 12:25 pm

      5 stars
      I had these and they are phenomenal!

      Reply
    2. Carole

      January 12, 2018 at 9:22 am

      Those mice are something else... hope you got them.
      Anyways these cookies are so cute and would be fun for Valentines - love the bite size option.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        January 12, 2018 at 9:42 am

        Hi Carole,

        We caught a couple and haven't seen any since, so we'll see. I thought the same thing about Valentine's Day. A little pink frosting with glittered sugar would look great.

        Reply
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