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Snowman Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

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Making cut out sugar cookies is one of my most favorite holiday traditions.  This year I made these really cute Frosty the Snowman cookies using chocolate frosting for his hat, white frosting for his body and M&M candies for his nose and buttons down the front. Decorator frosting gave him a nice smile and scarf. I finished it off with two chocolate chips, just perfect for his little eyes.

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ROLLED SNOWMAN Cut Out SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt

Tub of vanilla frosting
Tub of dark chocolate frosting
Bag of MARS Milk Chocolate M&M’s®s
Decorator frosting in little tubes

Preparing the Dough
Cream softened butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla, mixing on medium speed.
Add baking powder, salt and flour (add flour one cup at a time) and blend.
Separate into two sections of dough.
Wrap in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 1 hour up to 24 hours.

classic wood rolling pin for baking

Baking Directions
Preheat oven 400°
Lightly flour a clean counter.
Roll one section of dough, using a rolling pin, to about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut out with cookie cutters
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 6-8 minutes till very lightly brown on the edges.
Cool completely.
Frost and decorate.

Snowman Cookie Decorations
Vanilla frosting: body and face
Dark chocolate frosting: top hat
Mini-chocolate chips: eyes
MARS Milk Chocolate M&M’s®s: buttons and nose
Decorator frosting tubes: pink (mouth), red (band on hat), green (scarf)

Frosty the snowman cutout sugar cookies

 

 

insulated baking sheets

Frosty the Snowman cookies

Enjoy!

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Rolled Sugar Cookies for the Holidays

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Cut-out sugar cookies have to be my all-time favorite holiday treat. They are most often seen as Christmas cookies but there are so many cookie cutter shapes available that you can have them year round!

 

I’ve tried many recipes but this one, by far, is the simplest to produce and tastiest, too! Here is the recipe and a really great how-to video for inspiration. You’ll be baking like a champ the very first time.

 

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Sugar Cookie Recipe followed by the How-To Video
(below)

Rolled Sugar Cookies

Ingredients
·        Butter (softened) 1 ½ cups
·        Sugar2 cups
·        Eggs  4 large
·        Vanilla Extract  1 tsp.
·        All-Purpose Flour  5 cups
·        Baking Powder 2 tsp.
·        Salt 1 tsp.
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°
Cream together sugar and butter, in a large bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla extract, beat.
Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 1 hour or more (even overnight)
Flour your work surface.
Cut the dough in half or thirds.
Roll out a piece of dough using a rolling pin, making the dough ¼ to ½ inch thick.
Tip: Keep counters clean – easy cleanup – with silicon baking mats.
Cut shapes out of the dough using cookie cutters.
Bake them on an ungreased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart, for 6 – 8 minutes until lightly golden brown on the edges D not overbake. 
Tip: I tend to burn cookies so I use AirBake Natural Cookie Sheets. 
Perfect every time!
Cool.

Frost / Decorate.

Video

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Recipe adapted from The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies on All-Recipes
Photo: Christmas Tree Cut Out Cookies by scanlime on Flickr CC