Recipe: M&m's® Colorful Sugar Cookie Cutouts
For 1 Persons
Category: None
1/2 c (1 stick) butter
1/4 c Solid vegetable shortening
1 c Granulated sugar
2 lg Eggs
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
2 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt vanilla icing; (recipe
-follows)
M&m's chocolate mini baking
-bits for decoration
In large bowl cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy;
beat in eggs and vanilla. In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder,
baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Wrap and refrigerate
dough 2 to 3 hours. Preheat oven to 350øF. Working with half the dough at a
time on lightly floured surface, roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into
desired shapes using 3-inch cookie cutters. Using rigid spatula carefully
transfer to ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely
on wire racks. Frost with Vanilla Icing and decorate with M&M's(r)
Chocolate Mini Baking Bits. Store in tightly covered container. If stacking
cookies, place parchment or waxed paper between layers.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Vanilla Icing: Beat 6 tablespoons butter and 4 cups powdered sugar until
well blended; add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Blend in 3 to 4 tablespoons milk,
one tablespoon at a time, until of spreading consistency.
Divide icing evenly into small bowls, one per color. Add food coloring
until mixtures are of desired color.
Short cut: Roll out store-bought refrigerated dough and cut out shapes with
cookie cutter. Bake and cool as directed. Add food coloring to instant
frosting; frost cookies.
Decorate with M&M's(r) Mini Baking Bits. Store in tightly covered
container. If stacking cookies, place parchment or waxed paper between
layers.
Recipe by 1996 Mars, Incorporated
Posted to brand-name-recipes by Barbra
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