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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Kids love to help making these. It is good for keeping them busy during sleepovers and parties. LOL! There may not be any left when they've finished... Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter |
3/4 cup icing sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 1/2 cups flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
cut dates |
candied cherries or maraschino cherry |
chocolate, chunks or chocolate chips |
nuts |
1 cup icing sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
2 1/2 tablespoons light cream |
food coloring (optional) |
colorful candy sprinkles (optional) or chocolate sprinkles (optional) |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Mix butter, sugar, and vanilla (add food coloring if you want).
3. Work in flour and baking powder, if too dry add 1-2 tbsp milk.
4. Make balls of about 1 tbsp of dough.
5. Wrap around a few filling items, such as chocolate pieces or cherries.
6. Place cookies about 1-inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
7. Bake 12-15 minutes until set but not brown.
8. For the icing:.
9. Mix icing sugar, cream and vanilla until smooth.
10. Add food color if desired.
11. Dip the tops of the cookies into icing.
12. Decorate with colorful or chocolate sprinkles if desired.
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