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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 16 Minutes |
Ready In: 76 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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These kid-friendly cookies are a cinch to make and call for an rich vanilla frosting that can be prepared in the microwave. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
2 egg yolks |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
wooden craft sticks or lollipop sticks |
easy microwave frosting |
decorations: colored sugar, pastel nonpareils, pastel confetti, pastel eggs, pastel jimmies |
Directions:
1. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer about 5 minutes or until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla, beating until blended. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended after each addition. Cover and freeze 30 minutes.
2. Roll dough to a 3/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut desired shapes using favorite seasonal cutters; place on lightly greased baking sheets, allowing space for craft sticks. Insert 1 craft stick into bottom of each cookie.
3. Bake at 350° for 10 to 16 minutes or until edges are golden. (Baking times may vary with different cookie shapes and sizes.) Cool 5 minutes on baking sheets. Slip a metal spatula under cookies to loosen; cool completely on baking sheets.
4. Spread a generous amount of Easy Microwave Frosting where each stick and cookie are joined to ensure stability. Let dry about 30 minutes. Spread a thin layer of Easy Microwave Frosting on front side of each cookie, and sprinkle with desired decorations before frosting dries; then dry completely. Store in a cool, dry place.
5. Chocolate Cookies on a Stick: Reduce all-purpose flour to 1 3/4 cups, and add 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa. Proceed with recipe as directed.
6. Note: Do not substitute refrigerated cookie dough for this recipe. It contains leavening and tends to spread as it bakes, distorting cookie shapes.
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