Holiday Painted Cookies Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Holiday Painted Cookies Recipe). Make a quick and easy glaze for cookies by warming canned white frosting in the microwave. Then paint colorful designs on the cookie shapes using Flavor Paints––a fragrant mix of vanilla or lemon extract and food color.

Brief

Prep 45 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 6 dozen

Holiday Painted Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

2 ⅓ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon McCormick® Cinnamon

Ground

¼ teaspoon McCormick® Nutmeg

Ground

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ¼ cups sugar

1 cup butter

softened

1 egg

2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

2(16 ounce) containers white frosting

Tips

Directions

Step 1

Mix flour baking soda cinnamon nutmeg and salt in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually stir in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Roll dough on generously floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes with holiday cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Step 4

Spoon 1 container of the frosting into medium microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 seconds stirring every 10 seconds. (Frosting should be a pourable consistency.) Dip tops of cookies into frosting. Microwave remaining container of frosting as needed. Place frosted cookies on wire rack set over foil-covered baking sheet. (The baking sheet will catch drips.) Let stand 10 minutes or until frosting is dried.

Step 5

Prepare desired colors of Holiday Flavor Paints (see tips). Using small clean paint brushes paint designs on cookies.

Nutritional Information

Holiday Painted Cookies Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 312.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.6g 3%

Carbohydrates: 45.2g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 0.4g 2%

Sugars: 34.1g

Fat: 14.1g 22%

Saturated Fat: 6.1g 30%

Cholesterol: 28.1mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 246.8IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.1mg 9%

Folate: 26.5mcg 7%

Calcium: 7.7mg 1%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 3.6mg 1%

Potassium: 32.1mg 1%

Sodium: 203.1mg 8%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 126.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.