SUGAR DOVES RECIPE

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"I enjoy making these beautiful cookies and I love to spend a cold evening decorating them." Pretty little sugar doves are sure to get you into the holiday spirit! - Peggy Preston, Fenton, Iowa

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/2 cup shortening
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons water
4-1/2 cups sliced almonds
3-1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts
Miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. bird-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the shortening, confectioners' sugar, milk, extracts and enough water to achieve spreading consistency.
  • Frost cookies. Arrange almonds over the bodies and walnuts over the heads. Add chocolate chip eyes.
  • Yield: 7-1/2 dozen.
  • Originally published as Sugar Doves in Taste of Home
  • December/January 2009, p52
  • Nutritional Facts
  • cookie equals 145 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 32 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
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