Red & Green Christmas Sugar Cookies
Recipe: #14498
October 07, 2014
"This cookies are soft and chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside and they just that melts in your mouth. Perfect for the Holiday season and I make them every year! Adapted from Betty Crocker"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (44.9 g)
- Calories 190.2
- Total Fat - 8 g
- Saturated Fat - 5 g
- Cholesterol - 29 mg
- Sodium - 124.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.4 g
- Sugars - 13.1 g
- Protein - 2 g
- Calcium - 6.6 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
Step 3
Divide dough in half. Place one half in mixing bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of Red Food Coloring and mix on low speed until incorporated. Remove red dough, clean bowl and beater and repeat using Green Food Coloring to second roll of dough.
Step 4
Roll each half 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Using a small circle cookie cutter (or any size you prefer) Cut out circles.
Step 5
Roll each circle in the palm of your hands until sticky and all flour is removed, then dip in sparkling sugar to coat evenly on all sides.
Step 6
Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.
Tips
No special items needed.