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Merry Christmas and welcome to “Dough Holy Night!” This is a fun and interactive experience designed for your family to do at home. Together, you’ll bake a batch of Christmas cookies and, along the way, hear the story of the very first Christmas. Best of all, there’s a video that walks you step-by-step through the entire experience. It’s so simple!
Directions
Step 1: Gather the ingredients. David and Casey (a.k.a. “The Cookie Crew”) will show you how to make snickerdoodle cookies. You can see the list of ingredients and baking instructions below.
Step 2: Press play on the video. The video will walk you step-by-step through the entire experience. Occasionaly, the Cookie Crew will tell you press pause and do something. When you’re finished, press play again.
Step 3: Eat cookies. Possibly the best step ever! When the timer goes off, enjoy your cookies while David and Casey remind your family why Jesus is the sweetest part of Christmas.
Video and Materials
Coloring pages
Snickerdoodle recipe
Ingredients
1 cup butter (softened)
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cream of tartar
½ cup sprinkles
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cream together butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Then blend in flour, cream of tartar, salt, and baking soda until a soft dough forms.
3. Form dough into 1 inch balls and roll through sprinkles. Place 2 inches
apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set (but not too hard).
Music Playlist
Christmas music makes everything better.
Here’s a family-friendly Spotify playlist with Christmas tunes you can play before and after “Dough Holy Night.” Also, consider playing it when you pause the video to make your cookies.
Whenever and however you choose to use the playlist, we hope it brings the hope and joy of our Savior to your Christmas season.