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Christmas Lights Cookies

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Updated Apr 28, 2021
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These easy sugar cookies twinkle and shine like a string of Christmas lights! Decorate Pillsbury™ sugar cookies with frosting, sparkling sugar and gumdrops for a fun way to light up the holidays.

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Christmas Lights Cookies

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased large cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Step 
    3
    Measure 1/3 cup frosting into each of 3 small bowls. Tint 1 green and 1 red with food colors to desired colors; leave remaining bowl white. Spread about 2 teaspoons of any color (red, green or white) onto each cookie. Lightly sprinkle with sparkling sugar.
  • Step 
    4
    Using photo as a guide, pipe cookie icing to make light strands, and add gumdrop pieces to make lights. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition

140 Calories
5g Total Fat
0g Protein
24g Total Carbohydrate
17g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Potassium
5mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
24g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
17g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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