SANTA-ON-A-STICK COOKIES

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Beautiful Christmas cookies decorated with Betty Crocker® frosting! Perfect dessert for a timeless treat!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h15m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
14 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)
Small round candies or chocolate chips
1/2 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
Betty Crocker™ red gel food color, if desired
Betty Crocker™ colored sugar, if desired
Miniature marshmallows
Flaked coconut, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, milk, almond extract and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until dough forms.
  • Shape dough by 2 tablespoonfuls into 1 1/2-inch balls. Remove about 1/2-inch piece of dough from each. On ungreased cookie sheets, place larger balls about 3 inches apart. Flatten to 1/2-inch thickness with floured bottom of glass. Insert wooden stick into side of each. Shape small pieces of dough into triangles; press and flatten onto rounds opposite sticks to form hats.
  • Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Insert candies into cookies for eyes, nose and mouth. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Tint about 1/4 cup frosting with red food color. Frost hats; sprinkle with colored sugar. Add miniature marshmallows to tips of hats. Use additional frosting and candies, granulated sugar and coconut for brims of hats. Use about 1/4 cup white frosting and additional coconut for beards.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 285, Carbohydrate 44 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 135 mg

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