Simple Santa Cut-Outs
Ingredients
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened ⓘ
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar ⓘ
- 1/4 cup sugar ⓘ
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar ⓘ
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon Land O Lakes Butter, softened ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup ⓘ
- Miniature marshmallows, sliced ⓘ
- Red decorator sugar ⓘ
- Coconut ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine all cookie ingredients except flour in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add flour; beat at low speed until well mixed.
- Divide dough in half.
- Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly.
- Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 30 minutes until firm or overnight.
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Cut with 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned.
- Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack.
- Cool completely.
- Combine powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon butter and corn syrup in bowl.
- Beat at low speed until powdered sugar is moistened.
- Beat at medium speed until smooth, adding additional water, if necessary, for desired spreading consistency.
- Frost pointed part of 1 cookie to make Santas hat.
- Place cut marshmallows onto frosting for hat trim; sprinkle hat with red sugar.
- Repeat with remaining cookies.
- Frost curved portions of cookie.
- Sprinkle with coconut; press down lightly to make Santas beard.
- Use glaze to attach chocolate chips and/or chocolate pieces for eyes and nose.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
912
kcal
46% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).