SANTA CLAUS COOKIES

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Categories     Cookies     Dessert     Bake     Christmas

Yield 32 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
cherry-flavored round hard candies
green gumdrops, sliced
pearl sugar

Steps:

  • Cream sugar and butter or margarine. Add eggs and vanilla; beat till fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt; blend into creamed mixture. Cover, chill 1 hour. Divide dough into quarteres. On floured surface roll 1 portion of dough to a 9-inch cake pan atop dough; trim edges. With a knife, cut circle into 8 wedges. Transfer wedges to lightly greased cookie sheet. Lift tip of each wedge and fold over to the left about 1inch from top to form Santa's hat. Place 1 cherry-flavored candy near the center of the wedge to form a mount. use gum drops for eyes. Brush bottom edge of triangle, the edge of the hat, the tip of the hat lightly with water. Sprinkle with pearl sugar to form fur on hat and beard. Bat at 375° for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool. Repeat with remaining dough.

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