Having a kids birthday party? Decorating already-baked hand cookies makes a fun activity and a delicious take-home treat.
Give-a-Hand Cookies
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 15
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Powdered Sugar Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 3 1/2 tablespoons milk
Decorations, if desired
- Betty Crocker™ decorating icings (in 4.25-oz tubes)
- Assorted small candies
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in vanilla and eggs. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour until firm.
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Step2Make cardboard hand shape by tracing around hand placed on medium-weight cardboard or sturdy plastic designed for crafts; cut out shape.
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Step3Heat oven to 400°F. On lightly floured cloth-covered surface, roll half of dough at a time 3/16 inch thick. Place hand shape on dough (or use hand-shaped cookie cutter); trace around hand with pastry wheel or knife. On ungreased cookie sheet, place hand shapes 2 inches apart.
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Step4Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in center. Carefully remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step5In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Spread glaze over cookies. Decorate as desired with icings and candies.
Nutrition
270
Calories
10g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
42g
Total Carbohydrate
25g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 270mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 40mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 42g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 25g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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