Hot Dog Cookies

Name: Hot Dog Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 servings Flaked coconut; 57 grams 1/2 cup (about confectioners sugar; 397 grams 3/4 cups (about flour; 16 servings Yellow or red decorating icing; 6 drops red food coloring; 16 Tbsps sticks unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Hot Dog Cookies a try. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 358 calories. If you have decorating icing, confectioners' sugar, food coloring, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and confectioners' sugar on high until smooth, about 3 minutes. Beat in the flour and vanilla on low speed until incorporated, about 1 minute.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Remove all but one cup of the dough and set aside.

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Dough

Add red food coloring to the 1 cup left in mixer and knead until well combined. Cover both the tinted and untinted dough in separate bowls; place both in the refrigerator to chill for an hour.

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Red Food Color

Dough

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Bowl

Blender

Near the end of your cooling period, position a rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

For hot dogs, divide red dough into 16 portions. Shape into approximately 2-inch logs; round the ends, and set aside. Divide the untinted dough into 16 portions. Shape into approximately 3-inch logs; make a length-wise groove in each cookie (I did this by pressing my finger into it). Smooth any cracked edges with your fingers. These will be the "buns".

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Hot Dogs

Dough

Roll

Place each "bun" cookie two inches apart on your prepared baking sheet.

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Roll

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Baking Sheet

Place the red "hot dog" cookie dough logs into the "bun" cookies.

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Cookie Dough

Hot Dogs

Roll

Bake until the edges are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Oven

Let cool on the sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Wire Rack

If desired, sprinkle with a garnish of flaked coconut for "saurkraut"; for ketchup or mustard, pipe a stripe of red or yellow frosting down the center of each finished cookie.

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Coconut Flakes