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Country Santa Cookies




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List of Ingredients




COOKIES
1 Cup butter or Marj softenen
3 pkgs (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened
2 eggs, beaten
1t maple extract
3 Cups all-purpose flour
2 t baking powder
1 C granulated sugar
1/4 t. salt

ICING
4 C confectioners sugar
6 T milk
Red and gree paste food coloring.
Purchased white decorator icing


Recipe



For cookies, beat butter and cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in eggs and maple extract. In another large bowl, sift together next 4 ingredients. Blend flour mixture into butter mixture. Cover and chill at least one hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Use a triangle pattern (recipe comes with a pattern with a triangle with a 3-1/2 " base and 4-1/2 " sides, but you can use any size that suits your needs). Place paper pattern on dough and use a sharp knife to cut around pattern. Transfer cookies to greased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown.

For icing, beat sugar and milk together in a large bowl. Divide icing in half. tint red and green. Spread icing on cookies for coat and hat. Use decorator icing to decorate cookies (beard, fur on hat, buttons).

Yield: about 3 dozen cookies.