Holiday Sugar Cookies
Holiday Sugar Cookies takes approximately 35 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 57 and costs 63 cents per serving. This hor d'oeuvre has 318 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. 291 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up granulated sugar, vanillan extract, butter, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. With a spoonacular score of 9%, this dish is improvable. Users who liked this recipe also liked Holiday Sugar Cookies, Holiday Sugar Cookies, and Holiday Sugar Cookies.
Servings: 57
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups butter, softened
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 cups confectioners' sugar
3 large eggs
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
Green food coloring
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
Red Hot candies
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Equipment:
bowl
plastic wrap
baking sheet
ziploc bags
Cooking instruction summary:
Directions In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon peel and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into three 10-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and food coloring until smooth; transfer to a resealable plastic bag; drizzle over cookies in the shape of a Christmas tree. Place one Red Hot at the top of each tree. Yield: about 9-1/2 dozen. Originally published as Holiday Sugar Cookies in Quick CookingNovember/December 2003, p68 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-i', container: 'taboola-native-stream-thumbnails', placement: 'Native Stream Thumbnails Redesign', target_type: 'mix' });
Step by step:
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon peel and vanilla.
3. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into three 10-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm.
4. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices.
5. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
6. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
7. Remove to wire racks.
8. In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and food coloring until smooth; transfer to a resealable plastic bag; drizzle over cookies in the shape of a Christmas tree.
9. Place one Red Hot at the top of each tree.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
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