Ugly Holiday Sweater Cookies
Decorating these shortbread cookies together is a great way to create some fun family memories during the holidays.
duration
1 hour 5 minutes
yield
6
difficulty
easy
Recipe Ingredients:
- 2 pkg (42 g each) M&M’S Holiday Milk Chocolate, divided
- 1 cup all-purpose flour Pinch salt
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- 2 egg yolks Colored frosting tubes
Directions:
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes (+ 40 minutes chilling time)
- Chop half of the M&M’S Holiday Milk Chocolate; set aside.
- Whisk together flour and salt; set aside. Using electric mixer, beat together butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Stir in chopped M&M’S Holiday Milk Chocolate. Pat dough into disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough into 1/4-inch thickness. Using 2-inch sweater-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 6 sweaters, rerolling scraps as needed. (Reserve any remaining dough for another use.).
- Place cookies on parchment paper–lined baking sheet, spacing at least 2 inches apart. Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly golden and tops are set. Transfer to rack and let cool completely. Decorate with frosting and remaining M&M’S Holiday Milk Chocolate.
Tip: :
- Alternatively, use mitten cookie cutters for cookies and decorate festive holiday mittens.
Nutrition Facts
Per 1 cookie
- Calories 250
- Fat 12g
- Saturated Fat 7g
- Cholesterol 70mg
- Sodium 45mg
- Carbohydrate 34g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 21g
- Protein 3g