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"Share the glow of Christmas with good friends and family."

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submitted by: Bright Ideas
  • Prep Time: 10 min.
  • Bake Time: 45 min.
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Yield: Makes 24 cookies.

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1 18 oz. roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 1½ cups prepared vanilla frosting
  • 3 cups M&M’S® Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend
  • 4 strands red licorice laces
  • Resealable plastic bags
  • Drinking straw
  • Christmas light shaped cookie cutter (small)

Directions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • 2. Knead the flour into the cookie dough until smooth.
  • 3. Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. By hand, or using a Christmas light cookie cutter, cut out shapes.
  • 4. With a spatula, gently transfer the cookies to a baking sheet. Using a drinking straw, press a hole at the top of each cookie.
  • 5. Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  • 6. Separate different colors of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies, and set aside.
  • 7. Spread vanilla frosting on top of each cookie. Arrange a solid color of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies on top of each cookie.
  • 8. Let the cookies dry for 30 minutes. Run licorice laces through each hole, connecting the cookies into one continuous strand.
  • 9. Tip for a quicker and lighter version: Tint frosting to match the M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies. Frost the cookies and then decorate with color coodinated M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies.

Nutrition

  • Calories per serving 307
  • Total Fat 13 g
  • Saturated Fat 5 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Cholesterol 10 mg
  • Sodium 147 mg
  • Carbohydrates 46 g
  • Dietary Fiber 1 g
  • Sugars 31 g
  • Protein 2 g
  • Vitamin A 0%DV
  • Vitamin C 0%DV
  • Calcium 0%DV
  • Iron 0%DV
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