Elf Cookies Recipe
Source: Originally published as Elf Cookies in Quick Cooking November/December 2005, p20
Recipe type: Seasonal
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Serves: 28
Ingredients
- ½ tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided
- 3 tablespoons milk, divided
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract, divided
- 6 drops red food coloring, divided
- 140 milk chocolate M&M’s (about ⅔ cup)
- 56 almond slices (about 4 teaspoons)
- 56 brown M&M’s miniature baking bits (about 1 tablespoon)
- 28 red M&M’s miniature baking bits (about 1-1/2 teaspoons)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined.
- Roll out on a lightly floured surface to ⅛-in. thickness.
- Cut with a floured 1-3/4-in. x 3-1/4-in. diamond cookie cutter.
- Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.
- For one batch of glaze, in a small bowl, combine ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar, 4-1/2 teaspoons milk and ¼ teaspoon extract.
- Remove 1 tablespoon glaze to another bowl.
- Tint remaining glaze with 3 drops food coloring.
- Working with one cookie at a time, spread red glaze over top half of cookie.
- Place one M&M at top for tassel and four M&M’s across edge of glaze for hat brim.
- For ears, place two almonds above M&M’s on each end.
- Dip baking bits in plain glaze; place brown bits on cookie for eyes and a red bit for nose. Repeat with 13 more cookies.
- Make second batch of glaze with remaining confectioners’ sugar, milk, extract and food coloring.
- Decorate remaining cookies as above.
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These are super cute but I have no clue where to find a diamond cookie cutter haha
Really do not think you have to have a diamond cutter – since they are being rolled out – you could use a pizza cutter or knife and cut your diamond shaped cookies.
I agree!
How cute! The grandkids would love these!
I agree with Maralea – we are going to see the grandkids this weekend and I think we might just have to make some elf cookies.
These are adorable!
Great for my kids!
so super cute these would be hit of any holiday party come see my share at http://shopannies.blogspot.com/2011/12/almond-snowballs.html
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