COOKIES AND CREAM STUFFED SANTA BELLIES

Cookies and Cream Stuffed Santa Bellies image

These cute cookies are a great conversation starter on a cookie tray, and the kids love 'em! If your kitchen is warm from baking all day, chill your dough for a bit before rolling it out. -Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, CO

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h5m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 to 7 Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme candy bars (1.55 ounces each), broken into 3-section pieces
2-1/2 cups vanilla frosting
Red, black and yellow paste food coloring

Steps:

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Wrap and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, at least 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. round cutter., Place half of the circles 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; top with candy bar pieces. Top with remaining circles, pinching edges to seal., Bake until bottoms are light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely., Tint 1-2/3 cups frosting red; spread over cookies. Tint 2/3 cup frosting black; pipe belts and buttons over top. Tint remaining frosting yellow; pipe buckles on belts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Fat 16g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 202mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.