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My Family’s Favorite Cookie Recipe: Criss-Cross Cookies

December 3, 2013 by TheBestDessertRecipes 10 Comments

Even though my family members have never been ones to turn down any kind of dessert, there’s one treat that we make sure we have made for every holiday and get-together: Criss-Cross Cookies. Christmas, New Year’s Day, Easter, birthdays… You name a special event, we probably have at least one batch of these buttery cookies on hand.

Criss-Cross Cookies
The Criss-Cross Cookie madness all started years ago, perhaps before I was even born. My Aunt Nancy showed up to a family event with a tin of the best cookies any of my relatives have ever tasted. The recipe has been copied and recopied over and over again, until pretty much everyone in my family who enjoys baking (myself included) has their own recipe card for it.

Even then, it’s still my Aunt’s special responsibility to make a batch for the holidays, even if other family members are too. In fact, every year, my Aunt Nancy gives my dad a whole tin full of Criss-Cross Cookies as a Christmas gift. Nobody else in my immediate family gets to try one, partially because it was given specifically to him but mostly because the cookies disappear before any of us have a chance to sneak a few.

Criss-Cross Cookies
Anyway, with the holidays coming up, I really wanted to share this recipe with all of you because I really think that you’ll love it. Besides, even though they taste fantastic all year round, these treats make for the best Christmas cookies (especially when you have cookie exchanges). With only four simple ingredients, these cookies couldn’t be easier or more hassle-free to make. Plus, the criss-cross pattern on them makes them look fancier than they actually are.

I really hope you enjoy these cookies as much as I do. Feel free to leave a comment at the end of the post telling me about your experience with these cookies!

Criss-Cross Cookies

Criss-Cross Cookies

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Baking Time: 20-25 minutes

Yield: About 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 5 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Mix all ingredients together with hands until soft. Then, form the dough into one big ball.

Criss-Cross Cookies
3. From the big ball, make smaller dough balls and place them on an un-greased cookie sheet. (The cookies have enough butter in them to keep them from sticking to the cookie sheet while they bake.)

Criss-Cross Cookies
4. Take a salad fork, dip it in flour, and push down lightly on each small of dough. You’ll push down first one way and then another, creating a criss-cross pattern.

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5. Add any kind or color of sprinkles onto cookies if you want them. You can use different colors or shapes of sprinkles for different holidays and events.

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6. Bake cookies at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, or until edges just start to brown.

Criss-Cross Cookies
 

What’s your family’s favorite cookie recipe?

 

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Comments

  1. Mary Weimer says

    December 10, 2013 at 6:39 am

    I have been looking for this recipe for a long time! My Mom made these cookies and never told anyone about them. They were always good and I have tried to recreate them and never quite got it right. But this year, my family will think I found the recipe from my Mom, who by the way has been in heaven for some time now. Maybe she put the thought into your head so that I would find it here. Thank you so much. We will have an old fashioned Christmas!

    Reply
    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      December 12, 2013 at 9:31 am

      I’m so happy that I could help you rediscover these cookies (and I’m excited to hear that they were one of your family’s favorite cookies as well)! I hope they taste just like you remember. Have a wonderful Christmas!

      Reply
  2. Marsha Joy Baker says

    December 11, 2013 at 8:36 am

    These cookies look perfect. Any family favorite that’s been loved for so long HAS to be super. I will be trying these soon. I always love a short ingredient list. So glad I found this.

    Reply
  3. Dot says

    December 15, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    Is that all purpose or self rising flour? Thanks

    Reply
    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      December 16, 2013 at 10:08 am

      Hi Dot,

      My family and I just use regular, all-purpose flour for these cookies. I hope that helps. Happy baking!

      Reply
  4. Rebecca Kapolnek says

    February 28, 2014 at 11:30 am

    These cookies remind me so much of “spritz” cookies my big Italian family makes every single year. I cannot wait to try this new recipe and see the similarities and differences. One of my favorite things about these types of cookies is how creative you can be with the sprinkles and candies chosen to put on top. Depending on the season or if there are any holidays coming up, one can switch it up and let the cookies look a little bit different and festive! Great recipe!

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  5. Liz perry says

    May 2, 2014 at 12:39 am

    These are similar to my Mother’s parker house cookies, only she didn’t mix the dough by hand, she used a mixer but it did take quite a lot of time to get the dough to form together. They are delicious and just begging to be decorated, kids especially like to add choc chips or chopped cherries or just sprinkles.

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  6. Chari Ricciardi says

    December 17, 2014 at 10:04 am

    These sound absolutely divine! The recipe is almost identical to one my grandmother used to make and I’ve been looking for that for years. Thanks so much for sharing, I can’t wait to try it. Here’s an idea, instead of doing the criss crosses, use shortbread stamps to make patterns on them. That’s what I’m going to do, and I think they will turn out really nice.

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  7. Ruth says

    November 21, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    I have had this recipe since the early 1950s and make all the time. Only thing I do different is I bake them with a pecan or chocolate star pressed into the top after crisscrossing. And I roll the baked & warm cookie in white sugar. Makes a lovely tray of cookies!

    Reply
  8. teresa says

    February 1, 2016 at 10:35 am

    can i use a electric mixer instead of my hands

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