SANTA FACE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

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Relish these Santa faced oatmeal shortbread cookies frosted with Betty Crocker® decorating icing - a distinctive Christmas dessert.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 cans (6.4 oz each) Betty Crocker™ Easy Flow white decorating icing
6 miniature marshmallows, cut in half
1 tablespoon Betty Crocker™ red sugar
24 blue miniature candy-coated chocolate candies
12 red miniature candy-coated chocolate candies

Steps:

In large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Stir in flour, oats and baking powder. Gather dough into ball. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 350°F. On well-floured surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 3- to 3 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely.
Turn cookies so pointed ends are up. Using desired tip, pipe frosting on upper 1/3 of cookie. Place 1 marshmallow half at tip of each cookie for hat; sprinkle with red sugar. Using small dots of frosting, attach 2 blue candies on each cookie for eyes. Pipe small frosting mustache below eyes; place red candy in center for mouth. Pipe frosting on lower 1/3 of each cookie for beard. Store in single layer, loosely covered.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 0 g