Holiday Sugar Cookies

Name: Holiday Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 49
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 14 red M&Ms miniature baking bits; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 79 milliliters flaked coconut; 355 milliliters confectioners sugar; 79 milliliters light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 egg; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 49 servings Shoestring licorice; 28 miniature marshmallows, halved; 28 miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 49 servings Assorted sprinkles; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Holiday Sugar Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 134 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 49. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have vanillan extract, m&m's baking bits, sprinkles, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 35 minutes. Holiday Sugar Cookies, Holiday Sugar Cookies, and Holiday Sugar Cookies are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts.

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Egg

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Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill in the freezer for 25 minutes or until easy to handle.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

For lights: On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness.

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Dough

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Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. light-shaped cookie cutter.

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Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using a plastic straw, make a hole 1/2 in. from the top of each cookie.

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Drinking Straws

Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Use a plastic straw to reopen holes in cookies.

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Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Roll remaining dough directly on an ungreased baking sheet into an 11-in. x 8-in. rectangle.

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Cut lengthwise into two strips, but do not separate.

Cut each strip into seven triangles (do not separate).

Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes; cut around cookies to separate.

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Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

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To decorate: Microwave corn syrup for 6-8 seconds or until thinned. Working with a few cookies at a time, brush corn syrup over the surface. For lights, decorate with sprinkles as desired. Thread licorice through holes.

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Corn Syrup

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Licorice

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For Santas, press coconut onto faces for beards. Attach chocolate chips for eyes and baking bits for noses. For hats, coat top of cookie with sprinkles; attach marshmallow halves for pom-poms.

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Coconut

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Servings:

1teaspoons

almond extract 14

red M&M's miniature baking bits 1teaspoon

baking soda 237milliliters

butter, softened 79milliliters

flaked coconut 355milliliters

confectioners' sugar 79milliliters

light corn syrup 1teaspoon

cream of tartar 1

egg 591milliliters

all-purpose flour 49servings

Shoestring licorice 28

miniature marshmallows, halved 28

miniature semisweet chocolate chips 49servings

Assorted sprinkles 1teaspoon

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco, Port, Moscato Dasti

Sugar Cookies works really well with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "