Frosted Sugar-'n'-Spice Cookies

Name: Frosted Sugar-'n'-Spice Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 79 milliliters butter, softened; 142 grams cream cheese, softened; 2 egg yolks; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 12 servings Red and blue sprinkles; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosted Sugar-'n'-Spice Cookies requires roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 282 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of sprinkles, granulated sugar, egg yolks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Stir together first 6 ingredients in a bowl.

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Bowl

Beat butter and next 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

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Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add cream cheese, orange zest, and vanilla; beat until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.

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Cream Cheese

Orange Zest

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Divide dough in half, shaping into 2 flattened disks. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill 2 to 24 hours.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Place 1 dough disk on a floured surface.

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Dough

Roll to 1/4-inch thickness; cut with a 4-inch star-shaped cutter.

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Roll

Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat procedure with remaining dough disk.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes or just until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 3 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool 30 minutes or until completely cool.

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Wire Rack

Spread cookies with a thin layer of Simple White Frosting; top with sprinkles.

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Sprinkles

Frosting

Spread

Note: To make ahead, prepare recipe as directed through Step Freeze cookies in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic freezer bag up to 1 month. Thaw completely at room temperature before icing.

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Icing