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Christmas Ornament Cookies- Country Living

Make Christmas Ornament Cookies- Country Living at home with Butter Softened, Sugar, Unsifted All Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1 1/3 cup
• 3 1/2 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

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   In large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and shortening until well blended; add sugar and beat until light.

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   Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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   In medium-size bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.

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   With mixer on low speed, add half of flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until soft dough forms.

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   Shape dough into 3 equal balls; wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

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   3. To cut and bake cookies: Heat oven to 350F.

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   4. Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.

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   Cool 5 minutes on baking sheets, then remove to wire racks and cool completely before decorating.

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   Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking with remaining balls of dough and trimmings.

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    Mix one small bowl of icing with burgundy food coloring, another with teal food coloring, and the last bowl with violet food coloring.

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    Spoon icings (except yellow) into separate small pastry bags fitted with small (#1) writing tips.

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    With pastry brush, paint the front of each cookie with a think coat of the yellow icing, being sure not to cover pierced hole; let dry and paint again.

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    When yellow icing has dried, pipe decorateive lines, dots and curls on front of cookies using other colored icings.

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    To store cookies, place them in a single layer in airtight containers.

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    ROYAL ICING: In large bowl, with electric mixer on low speed, beat two 1-lb packages confectioners' sugar, 6 large egg whites (if cookies will be eaten, use meringue powder and follw package instructions for Royal Icing: see Note), and 1 teaspoon cream of tartar until mixed.

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    Increase speed to high, beat until very thick and fluffy-about 6 minutes.

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    Cover tightly with plastic wrap to prevent drying until ready to use.