UGLY SWEATER COOKIE KIT RECIPES

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. 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. Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-1/2-in. sweater-shaped cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake cookies until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely., Place first 5 icing ingredients in a small bowl; beat on low speed just until blended. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, 4-5 minutes. Thin with cream to desired consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring., Pipe icing onto cookies and decorate as desired. (Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture.) Let cookies stand at room temperature several hours or until frosting is dry and firm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, crumble cookie dough, and add flour, kneading until well blended. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.)
• On floured surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut shapes with floured 3 1/2- to 4-inch sweater-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts at least 2 inches apart. Reroll dough, and cut additional cutouts.
• Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Using photo as a guide, decorate cookies. Let stand at least 30 minutes until set.