Christmas Surprise Sugar Cookies

Name: Christmas Surprise Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix; 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour; Red and green food colors; 16 thin rectangular crème de menthe candies, cut into thirds; Assorted Betty Crocker™ colored sprinkles, sugars, decors and decorating gels

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Prep 1 hr 15 min
Total 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 48

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Easy cookie mix jump-starts holiday cookie baking. Surprise family and friends with these sweet treasures.

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
Red and green food colors
16 thin rectangular crème de menthe candies, cut into thirds
Assorted Betty Crocker™ colored sprinkles, sugars, decors and decorating gels

Directions

1

Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg and flour until dough forms. Divide dough into thirds. Tint one-third red and one-third green with food colors; leave one-third plain. Keep dough covered tightly until ready to use.
2

On floured surface, roll each third of dough until 1/8 inch thick. For round cookies, cut with 1 1/2-inch cookie cutter; for square cookies, cut into 1 1/2-inch squares using sharp knife. (Dip cutter or knife in flour for easier cutting.)
3

On ungreased cookie sheet, place half the cookies 1 inch apart. Place 1 candy piece on center of each cookie; top with another cookie. Gently press edges together to seal, using tines of fork. To decorate before baking, sprinkle cookies with colored sprinkles, sugars or decors as desired.
4

Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Decorate with gels as desired.

Expert Tips

tip 1
Instead of the crème de menthe candies, use one of the following in each cookie: Piece of a milk chocolate candy bar (1.55 ounces), separated into small rectangles, each cut into thirds (larger baking or candy bars will be too thick) Small round chocolate-covered creamy mint 1/4 teaspoon toffee bits.
tip 2
Surprise someone special with a box of these holiday cookies.

Nutrition Information

70 Calories, 3 1/2g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 10g Total Carbohydrate, 6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 70

Calories from Fat: 30

Total Fat: 3 1/2g; 5%

Saturated Fat: 1 1/2g; 7%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 10mg; 3%

Sodium: 35mg; 2%

Potassium: 15mg; 0%

Total Carbohydrate: 10g; 3%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 6g

Protein: 0g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 0%; 0%

Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 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

1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Easy cookie mix jump-starts holiday cookie baking. Surprise family and friends with these sweet treasures.