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Ginger Elf Christmas Cookies

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 11, 2020
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Looking for a Christmas cookie that is as cute as it is festive? Then check out these ginger elf cookies decorated with Betty Crocker® icing.

Ginger Elf Christmas Cookies

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 26
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs

Decorations

  • 1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing chocolate icing
  • 1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing white icing
  • 1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing red icing
  • 13 green or red Betty Crocker™ Fruit Roll-Ups® [from 2 (5-oz boxes)], unwrapped
  • 52 mini brown candy-coated milk chocolate candies (from 12-oz bag)
  • 52 mini red and green candy-coated milk chocolate candies (from 12-oz bag)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture until soft dough forms.
  • Step 
    2
    Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before decorating.
  • Step 
    3
    To Decorate Cookies: Using chocolate icing, pipe hair. Using white icing, pipe two small dollops for eyes; press 1 brown milk chocolate candy on each. Using red icing, pipe pea-sized dot for nose; press on 1 red milk chocolate candy. Pipe on ears and mouth. To make hats, cut fruit snacks in half vertically into rectangles. Fold rectangles in half, creating squares. Fold squares in half diagonally to create triangles . To create hat brims, slightly roll up 1 edge of each triangle. If necessary, gently pull and stretch hat to fit cookie. Fold hat tip down, at an angle, to meet brim (see photo). Using white icing, pipe small dot where tip of hat meets brim; press 1 red milk chocolate candy on dot. Let stand until frosting is set. Store in airtight container, using waxed paper between cookie layers.

Nutrition

80 Calories
4g Total Fat
1g Protein
11g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
80
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
12%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
100mg
4%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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