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Holiday Cookie Ornaments

Candy canes are the sweet baked-in hooks for this easy-mix sugar cookie.
Prep Time: 1 hour 15 min
Total Time: 2 hours 15 min
Makes: About 3 dozen cookies
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1pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/3cup butter or margarine, melted
2tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1egg
36small candy canes
2containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy creamy white or vanilla frosting
1.Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour and egg until soft dough forms.
2.On floured surface, roll dough until about 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 3- to 3 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
3.Bake 5 minutes. Meanwhile, break off top of each candy cane to create loop for hanging cookies.
4.Remove cookies from oven; press 1 candy piece on top of each cookie to make a loop. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
5.Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place 1 container of frosting at a time in 2-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Dip each cookie in frosting, allowing excess to drip off. Place cookies on parchment paper. Decorate as desired. Let stand until frosting is set, about 1 hour.
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How-To
To evenly break candy canes, cut with scissors while still in the wrapper, then unwrap and use.
Substitution
No parchment paper? Just use nonstick foil.

Nutrition Information:

1 Cookie: Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, Trans Fat 2 1/2g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 110mg; Total Carbohydrate 29g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 23g); Protein 0Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0Exchanges: 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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