These cookies will be the highlight of your holiday cookie tray or the perfect gift for the Santa collector on your list!
Easy Santa Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 3 tablespoons red sugar
- 18 miniature marshmallows
- 36 currants or semisweet chocolate chips
- 18 red cinnamon candies
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Beat butter, granulated sugar and lemon peel in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in egg and milk. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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Step2Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of drinking glass on each until about 1/4 inch and 3 inches in diameter. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3Spread frosting on cookie (frost and decorate each cookie before starting another). Sprinkle red sugar over top third of cookie for hat. Press on miniature marshmallow for tassel. Press 2 currants for eyes and 1 cinnamon candy for nose into center third of cookie. Sprinkle coconut over bottom third for beard.
Nutrition
270
Calories
10 g
Total Fat
2 g
Protein
3 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7 g
- Cholesterol
- 25 mg
- Sodium
- 180 mg
- Potassium
- 60 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 3 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 2 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 Fruit; 2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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