M&M'S MINI BAKING BITS 3-D HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla.
• In small bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; blend into creamed mixture.
• Wrap dough and refrigerate 2-3 hours.
• Preheat oven 375°F (190°C).
• Working with half of dough at a time on lightly floured surface, roll to 1/8 inch (3 mm) inch thickness.
• Cut into pairs of desired shapes using 3 inch (7. 6 cm) cookie cutters.
• Re-roll trimmings and cut out more cookies.
• Place cutouts 1 inch (2. 54 cm) apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 7-9 minutes.
• Immediately cut 1 cookie of each pair in half vertically.
• Cool on cookie sheets 1 minute; cool completely on wire racks.
• Prepare Decorating Glaze: By combining powdered sugar and egg whites in medium bowl until smooth.
• Color glaze with food colors as desired.
• Pour glaze over backs of cookies.
• Let set.
• Spread line of glaze down cut edge of cookie.
• Press half cookie to middle of whole cookie.
• Let set.
• Repeat with remaining half of cookie, attaching half cookie to middle back of whole cookie.
• Using glaze to attach, decorate cookies with"M&M's"® Chocolate Mini Baking Bits.
• Store in tightly covered container.