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Ghost Cookies
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 4 hr 10 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Assorted candies, if desired
- String, if desired
Creamy Glaze
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 to 5 tablespoons milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, shortening and egg until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until blended. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours.
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Step2Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 3x2-inch ghost-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place shapes about 2 inches apart. If cookies are to be hung as decorations, cut a hole at top of each cookie with end of plastic straw or sharp knife; cut out holes for eyes if desired.
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Step3Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In medium bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and spreading consistency. Spread glaze on cookies. Decorate with candies. Thread string through holes to hang cookies.
Nutrition
85
Calories
3 g
Total Fat
1 g
Protein
13 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 85
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 5 mg
- Sodium
- 50 mg
- Potassium
- 30 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 1 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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