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Santa Grahams

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  • Prep 30 min
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  • Servings 12
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Dessert ready in 30 minutes! Enjoy these wonderful Santa cookies made in a creative way - perfect for Christmas occasion.
Updated Dec 16, 2011
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Ingredients

  • Betty Crocker™ red gel food color
  • 1 1/4 cups vanilla frosting (from 16-oz. can)
  • 12 (2 1/2-inch-square) graham crackers
  • 1 cup (about 75) miniature marshmallows, halved crosswise
  • 6 small red gumdrops, halved crosswise
  • 24 Betty Crocker™ red cinnamon decors

Steps

  • 1
    Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In small bowl, stir 1/4 teaspoon red food color into 1/4 cup of the frosting; blend well. In separate bowl, stir 1 small amount red food color into remaining 1 cup frosting; blend well.
  • 2
    For each cookie, frost 1 inch of one corner of cracker with dark red frosting for Santa's hat. Place 1 marshmallow piece in corner for pom-pom.
  • 3
    Frost remainder of cracker with pink frosting. Place marshmallow pieces on pink frosting around 2 sides for beard. Add gumdrop for nose and cinnamon candies for eyes. Place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Use your favorite flavored graham cracker for these Santas. Break the graham cracker squares in half at the center perforation.
  • tip 2
    Use kitchen scissors lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray to cut gumdrops and marshmallows.
  • tip 3
    Kids can wrap individual Santa Grahams in festive colored plastic wrap to leave as a treat for Santa, or to give to grandparents and teachers.

Nutrition

170 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 30g Total Carbohydrate, 23g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
30g
10%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
23g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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