Decorate-Before-You-Bake Cookies

Simply delicious sugar cookies are decorated before baking. So they come out of the oven ready to be added to your cookie tray!

Prep Time: 50 min
Total Time: 1 hour 40 min
Makes: 6 dozen cookies

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Cookies
3/4	cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2	cup sugar
1	egg
1 3/4	cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2	teaspoon baking soda
1/4	teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4	teaspoon salt
2	tablespoons sugar
Decorating Mixture
1/2	cup butter or margarine, softened
3	teaspoons milk
1/2	cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
4	drops red food color
4	drops green food color

1.	In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Stir in 1 3/4 cups flour, the baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Knead dough into smooth ball. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
2.	Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix 1/2 cup butter, the milk and 1/2 cup flour with fork until well mixed. Divide mixture in half. Stir red food color into 1 half and green food color into other half. Spoon each mixture into decorating bag fitted with small writing tip; set aside.
3.	Heat oven to 375°F. Shape 1 half of the cookie dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. In small bowl, measure 2 tablespoons sugar. Dip bottom of glass into sugar, and use to flatten each ball into 1 1/2-inch round. Pipe colored mixture from decorating bags on each cookie in various holiday designs. Repeat with remaining half of dough.
4.	Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Immediately remove to cooling rack.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Kitchen Tips

If you don't have decorating bags and tips, use small resealable food-storage plastic bags. Cut off the tip of one corner for piping.

Need inspiration? Pipe on a tree, star, candy cane, gift, holly, garland, snowflakes or holiday tree decorations.

Nutrition Information:

1 Cookie: Calories 50 (Calories from Fat 30); Total Fat 3 1/2g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 40mg; Total Carbohydrate 5g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 2g); Protein 0g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0% Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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