Name: Christmas Sugar Cookie Shots
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Shortening; 1/3 cup Sugar; 1 Large Egg; 2/3 cup Honey; 1 tsp Lemon Extract; 2 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Red Sugar Sprinkles; 2 tbsp Green Sugar Sprinkles; Almond Bark or Candy Melts; Sprinkles for Topping; Milk, Egg Nog, or Ice Cream for Filling

Christmas sugar cookie shots are baked sugar cookie shot glasses topped with sprinkles and filled with milk, eggnog, mousse, pudding, or ice cream.

These are a sweet treat others will remember! They’re so unique and can easily be customized for baby showers, birthdays, or other holidays besides Christmas.

I used Wilton’s cookie shot mold called Sweet Shooters. Wilton’s pan set comes with a chocolate chip cookie shot recipe to try too.

Shortening
Sugar
Large Egg
Honey
Lemon Extract
All-Purpose Flour
Salt
Red Sugar Sprinkles
Green Sugar Sprinkles
Almond Bark or Candy Melts
Sprinkles for Topping
Milk, Egg Nog, or Ice Cream for Filling

What else can they be filled with?

If milk, egg nog, or ice cream is not what you are looking for try vanilla cheesecake mousse, pudding, or an actual alcoholic shot for adults.

This delicious sugar cookie cocktail recipe can be added to the cookie shots.

A sugar cookie shot with a bite taken out

Cookie shots are made with cookie dough but without any levening agents like baking powder or baking soda.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray the shot pan set and the inserts with non-stick cooking spray.

In a stand mixer or a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Add egg, honey, and lemon extract and mix on a low speed until well blended.

Add salt and flour and both red and green sugar sprinkles to the dough and mix.

Scoop 2 heaping tablespoons of dough into your hand and form a ball. Place the ball in the bottom of one shot mold.

Press the insert straight down into the dough evenly so that the insert does not push into the sides to create holes. Repeat this step with the remaining molds.

Once all of the inserts are placed, evenly trim any overflowing cookie dough from the tops. If the dough does not reach the top, that is okay, it will rise a little as it bakes.

Bake in the oven for 16-18 minutes until they are lightly golden brown.

Cookie shot pan set with baked sugar cookies inside

Allow to cool on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes and then carefully twist the inserts out of the mold and remove the cookie shot from the insert.

A hand pulling a cookie shot out of the pan

If you are planning to fill the cookie shots with a liquid, melt almond bark or candy melts to coat the inside so they do not leak or become soggy before serving. Spread it with a knife, brush, or small spatula.

Coating the rim of the cookie shot with red sugar

Use additional melted almond bark or candy melts to dip the rim of each shot glass in and then dip in sprinkles for decoration.

Cookie shots with vanilla almond bark lining the inside

Allow them to dry/cool before adding milk, egg nog, or ice cream. I recommend filling the liquid below the sprinkles around the rim otherwise the colorful sugar will dissolve into the liquid and change its color.

Sugar cookie shots with red, green, and gold sugar on the rims and milk inside

1. There can be some trial and error with these so I will mention these tips to save you some trouble!

2. Be sure to press the insert straight down otherwise you risk putting holes in the sides of your cookie shots.

3. I was able to press the insert all the way to the bottom until I met resistance and still had cookie dough on the bottom. Others have stated that it left the bottom without any dough.

To avoid this, simply do not press the insert all the way to the bottom.

5. Be sure to remove the excess dough sticking out the top of the molds before baking. It helps keep an even cookie shot top and also avoids a “muffin top” that overflows onto the pan set.

6. Avoid using any large pieces with dough. Large sprinkles or regular-sized chocolate chips make it difficult to place the insert and they turn out uneven.

7. Be sure to grease the inserts in addition to the pan itself for easy removal.

Christmas Sugar Cookie Shots Filled with Milk

If you do not have a cookie shot mold use a regular-sized muffin pan and place a ball of dough in the tins.

Press the dough down with a shot glass or with your fingers. Ensure there is dough pressed against the sides evenly.

The cookie shots will be shorter in a muffin pan and more like a “cookie cup” but everyone will love how cute they are!

Enjoy!