Santa Cutouts Recipe

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Ingredients
23
Count
Nutrition
2476
Calories
Total time
57
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour you can with the mixer. Stir in andy remaining flour. Cover and chill dough about 3 hours or until easy to handle.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough until 1/8 inch thick. Using desired-shape cookie cutters, cut out dough (see instructions below). Place cutouts 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Paint with Egg Paint as directed below.
  4. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until the bottoms are light brown. Let stand for 1 minute on cookie sheet. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Decorate with Snow Frosting, Powdered Sugar Icing, and/or decorative candies as desired. Let stand until set. Makes 40 cookies.
  5. For Diamond Santas: Using a 2-1/2- to 3-1/2-inch diamond-shape cookie cutter, cut out dough. For smooth, red caps, brush red-tinted Egg Paint on cap areas before baking cookies. For more textured caps, pipe red-tinted Snow Frosting from a decorating bag fitted with a medium star tip in the cap area of baked cookies. Pipe white Snow Frosting for the hatband, mustache, and beard. For fine details, pipe Powdered Sugar Icing from a decorating bag fitted with a writing tip.
  6. For Half-Moon Santas: Using a 2 1/2-inch half-moon cookie cutter cut out dough. For smooth, red caps, brush red-tinted Egg Paint on cap areas before baking cookies. Use Powdered Sugar Icing to frost the beard, then sprinkle with plain sanding sugar. Attach candy for eyes and noses with small dabs of frosting. Makes 45 cookies.
  7. Triangle Santas: Using a 3-inch triangle-shape cookie cutter, cut out dough. Paint coat area with red-tinted Egg Paint before baking. Pipe Snow Frosting from a decorating bag fitted with a star tip where a textured look is desired. For fine details, pipe Powdered Sugar Icing from a decorating bag fitted with a writing tip. Makes 40 cookies.
  8. Star Santas: Using a 4-inch star-shape cookie cutter, cut out dough. Paint the coat and hat areas with red-tinted Egg Paint before baking. Pipe Snow Frosting from a decorating bag fitted with a star tip where a textured look is desired. For fine details, pipe Powdered Sugar Icing from a decorating bag fitted with a writing tip. Use dabs of frosting to attach decorative candies for the buttons and noses. Makes 36.
  9. Egg Paint: In a small bowl stir together 1 egg yolk and 2 drops water. Stir in paste food coloring to make a paint of desired color. Brush paint on cookies before baking so the egg mixture cooks fully.
  10. Snow Frosting: In a small mixing bowl beat 1/2 cup shortening and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Gradually beat in 1 1/3 cups sifted powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in 1 tablespoon milk. Gradually beat in 1 cup powdered sugar and enough milk (3 to 4 teaspoons) to make a frosting of piping consistency. Tint frosting as desired with paste food coloring.
  11. Powdered Sugar Icing: In a medium bowl stir together 4 cups powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and enough milk (3 to 4 tablespoons) to make an icing of drizzling consistency. Tint icing as desired with paste food coloring.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2475.59 Kcal (10365 kJ)
Calories from fat 1132.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 125.87g 194%
Cholesterol 61.18mg 20%
Sodium 2355.48mg 98%
Potassium 5047.8mg 107%
Total Carbs 317.74g 106%
Sugars 193.82g 775%
Dietary Fiber 0.95g 4%
Protein 25.62g 51%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 197.9mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 480.07 Kcal (2010 kJ)
Calories from fat 219.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.41g 194%
Cholesterol 11.86mg 20%
Sodium 456.78mg 98%
Potassium 978.88mg 107%
Total Carbs 61.62g 106%
Sugars 37.59g 775%
Dietary Fiber 0.18g 4%
Protein 4.97g 51%
Iron 0.1mg 3%
Calcium 38.4mg 20%

* 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

  • 59.8
    Points
  • 69
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

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

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