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Updated Sep 21, 2020
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Decorated in 3-D with frostings and coconut whiskers, these santas are edible art!

Easy Santa Cookies

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 34
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Ingredients

  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
  • 2 to 3 drops red food color
  • 68 semisweet chocolate chips (about 1/4 cup)
  • 34 red cinnamon candies
  • 2/3 cup coconut
  • 34 miniature marshmallows

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in flour until well blended. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Reshape into log. If too soft to cut into slices, refrigerate up to 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 350°F. Cut dough into 34 (1/4-inch) slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 3 inches apart.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter and enough milk until smooth and spreadable. In small bowl, place half of frosting. Add red food color; stir until blended.
  • Step 
    5
    Frost cooled cookies with red and white frosting. Use small amount of frosting to attach chocolate chips for eyes and cinnamon candy for nose. Gently press coconut into white frosting for beard. Press marshmallow into red frosting for tassel on cap. Let stand until frosting is set. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

Nutrition

120 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
14g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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