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Christmas: 3-D Cookies

Source of Recipe

M&M'S


List of Ingredients

Cookie:
1 stick butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
1½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt

Glaze:
3 cups powdered sugar
3 egg whites
Assorted food coloring
1/3 cup M&M’S chocolate mini baking bits




Recipe

Cookies:
In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In small bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; blend into sugar mixture. Wrap dough and refrigerate 2-3 hours. Working with half of the fought at a time on floured surface, roll dough until 1/8” thick. Cut into pairs of desired shapes using 3” cookie cutters. Place 1” apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7-9 minutes. Immediately cut 1 of the cookies of each pair in half vertically. Cool on sheet 1 minute; cool completely on wire rack.

Glaze:
Combine sugar and egg whites in medium bowl until smooth. Separate into smaller bowls and color glaze with desired shades. Pour glaze over back of cookies; let set. Spread line of glaze down cut edge of cookie. Press “half” of cookie to middle of “whole” cookie; let set. Repeat with remaining “half” of cookies by attaching them to the middle of the cookie on the opposite side. Using glaze to attach, decorate with M&M’s.