GINGERBREAD SANTAS RECIPES

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GINGERBREAD COOKIE CUTOUTS RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT



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Add a little snow hat (complete with a pompom) to a classic gingerbread shape to create adorable gingerbread Santas. —Christy Thelen, Kellogg, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Total Time 40 minutes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
3/4 cup molasses
4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Vanilla frosting of choice
Red paste food coloring

Steps:

  • Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to roll, 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut 60 gingerbread men using a floured 3-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. If desired, cut sixty 1-1/4-in. triangles for hats; attach to gingerbread cutouts, pressing edges to seal. If desired, cut sixty 1/4-in. circles; attach to hats for pompoms. , Bake cookies until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely., Tint some of the frosting red; use red frosting for hats and buttons. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry bag or heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; insert #3 round pastry tip. Fill bag with white frosting; pipe faces and trim on hands and feet. Using a #16 star pastry tip, pipe decorations on hats.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 78 calories, FatContent 2g fat (2g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 9mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 64mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 1g protein.

SANTA CLAUS COOKIES RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT



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Store-bought peanut butter sandwich cookies become jolly Santas with white chocolate, colored sugar, mini chips and red-hot candies. —Mary Kaufenberg, Shakopee, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Total Time 45 minutes

Prep Time 40 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Yield 32 cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 6

12 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
1 package (1 pound) Nutter Butter sandwich cookies
Red colored sugar
32 vanilla or white chips
64 miniature semisweet chocolate chips
32 Red Hots candies

Steps:

  • In a microwave, melt white chocolate at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth., Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on wire racks. For Santa's hat, sprinkle red sugar on top part of chocolate. Press one vanilla chip off-center on hat for pompom; let stand until set., Dip other end of each cookie into melted chocolate for beard, leaving center of cookie uncovered. Place on wire racks. With a dab of melted chocolate, attach semisweet chips for eyes and a Red Hot for nose. Place on waxed paper until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, FatContent 6g fat (2g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 1mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 59mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 2g protein.

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