"I Love You" Cookies

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 50 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • About 2 dozen wooden sticks with rounded ends
  • 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting, if desired
  • Assorted candies and Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles or colored sugar, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and salt until blended. Cover and refrigerate dough at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
  • 2
    Heat oven to 375°F. Roll 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured cloth-covered board with lightly floured cloth-covered rolling pin. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut dough with 3- to 3 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Carefully insert 1 inch of wooden stick into bottom of each cookie.
  • 3
    Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Spread with frosting; decorate with candies.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
Saturated Fat
6g
Cholesterol
35mg
Sodium
75mg
Total Carbohydrate
18g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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