Christmas Recipes

Jolly Santa Cookies

These cookies will be the highlight of your holiday cookie tray or the perfect gift for the Santa collector on your list!

Jolly Santa Cookies recipe

Yield: 1 1/2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Frosting and Decorations

  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
  • 3 tablespoons red sugar
  • 18 miniature marshmallows
  • 36 currants or semisweet chocolate chips
  • 18 red cinnamon candies
  • 3/4 cup shredded coconut

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Dough

  1. Beat butter, granulated sugar and lemon peel in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
  2. Stir in egg and milk.
  3. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonsful about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of drinking glass on each until about 1/4 inch and 3 inches in diameter.
  5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
  6. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
  7. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Frosting and Decorations

  1. Spread frosting on cookie (frost and decorate each cookie before starting another).
  2. Sprinkle red sugar over top third of cookie for hat.
  3. Press on miniature marshmallow for tassel.
  4. Press 2 currants for eyes and 1 cinnamon candy for nose into center third of cookie.
  5. Sprinkle coconut over bottom third for beard. (Total time will vary; cook or bake time is per batch.)

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 270 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 7g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 180mg; Total Carbohydrate 3g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 2g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 4%

Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 Fruit; 2 Fat

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker Kitchens



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