Charlie Brown Ornament Cookies
| Time | Servings |
|---|---|
| 1 Hour 15 Minutes | 12 cookies |
Ingredients
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1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
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Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
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Decorations, as desired
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Yellow gel food color from 1 box Betty Crocker™ Classic Gel Food Color
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Miniature milk chocolate-covered peanut butter cup candies, unwrapped and cut in half
Instructions
Nothing says Christmas quite like the timeless charm of A Charlie Brown Christmas! These Charlie Brown Ornament Cookies start with easy sugar cookie dough and are decorated like the iconic yellow shirt with its black zigzag design.
- Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 12 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 17 to 19 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Mix frosting with yellow food color to make yellow frosting. Using photo as a guide, decorate cookies. Frost cookie tops with yellow frosting. Decorate with black icing to form zig zag. Add peanut butter cup half for ornament top. Let stand until set, about 1 hour. Store in airtight container.
Kitchen Tips
- For smaller sugar cookies, shape dough into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
- Flat baking sheets are the best choice for making cookies. The flat sheets allow the air to circulate around the cookies, so they bake evenly and become the right shade of light golden brown. Lining baking sheets with baking parchment makes clean up a breeze.
- Store cookies (frosting side up) in a covered airtight container with waxed paper between layers.
1 Cookie (undecorated) Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 125mg; Total Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 20g); Protein 2g
% Daily Value: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 6%;
Exchanges: 1/2 Starch, 2 Other Carbohydrate, 2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choice: 2