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Hanukkah Cutouts

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Nov 1, 2010
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Looking for a delicious dessert? Then check out these cookies decorated with frosting - perfect for Hanukkah.

Hanukkah Cutouts

  • Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 14
  • Servings 60
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Glaze

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Decorator Frosting

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons butter or margarine, softened
  • Blue food color
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, beat 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar and 1 cup butter until light and fluffy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and the egg; blend well. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 375°F. On lightly floured work surface, roll out dough 1/3 at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. Keep remaining dough refrigerated. Cut with lightly floured 2- to 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 6 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, blend glaze ingredients until smooth, adding 2 tablespoons milk for thin spreading consistency. Spread glaze on cooled cookies. Allow glaze to set before decorating.
  • Step 
    5
    In another small bowl, mix all decorator frosting ingredients, adding enough milk for desired piping consistency. Place in decorating bag fitted with writing tip or in small resealable freezer plastic bag with one corner snipped off to make a very small hole for piping. Decorate cookies as desired.

Nutrition

80 Calories
3 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
12g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
80
Calories from Fat
30
Total Fat
3 1/2g
5%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
12g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
7g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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