King Arthur Holiday Butter Cookies and Icing That Hardens Recipe

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King Arthur Holiday Butter Cookies and Icing That Hardens
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
6299
Calories
Total time
44
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup butter , plus 2 tbsp at room temperture
  • 1 egg yolk , large
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • food coloring (optional)

Directions:

  1. COOKIES:.
  2. Beat together sugar, butter, egg youlk, salt and flavor.
  3. Stir in flour to make a chohesive dough, adding a couple teaspoons of water if necessary.
  4. Divide dough in half, shape each in a flattened disk and wrap in plastic.
  5. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
  6. Let dough soften for about 20 to 30 minutes before rolling.
  7. Roll dough 1/8 inch to 3/16 inch thick.
  8. Cut shapes with a cutter.
  9. Place cookies on ungreased or parchment lined baking sheets and bake in preheated 350 oven for 12 to 14 minutes, until set and barely browned around edges.
  10. Remove from oven, cool on the pan.
  11. Repeat with remaining pice of dough.
  12. ICING:.
  13. Combine sugar, corn syrup and milk to make a soft spreadable icing.
  14. Tint icing with food color as desired.
  15. Spread icing on cookies.
  16. Sprinkle with colored sugar or other decorations.
  17. Allow icing to harden before storing cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 6299.19 Kcal (26373 kJ)
Calories from fat 1730.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 192.31g 296%
Cholesterol 674.05mg 225%
Sodium 1301.24mg 54%
Potassium 510.09mg 11%
Total Carbs 1123.87g 375%
Sugars 845.55g 3382%
Dietary Fiber 10.31g 41%
Protein 43.15g 86%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 18.2mg 101%
Calcium 140.6mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 420.82 Kcal (1762 kJ)
Calories from fat 115.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.85g 296%
Cholesterol 45.03mg 225%
Sodium 86.93mg 54%
Potassium 34.08mg 11%
Total Carbs 75.08g 375%
Sugars 56.49g 3382%
Dietary Fiber 0.69g 41%
Protein 2.88g 86%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 76%
Iron 1.2mg 101%
Calcium 9.4mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 141.2
    Points
  • 175
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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