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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 6, 2025
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Nothing says Christmas quite like the timeless charm of A Charlie Brown Christmas! These Charlie Brown Ornament Cookies start with easy sugar cookie dough and are decorated like the iconic yellow shirt with its black zigzag design.

Charlie Brown Ornament Cookies

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

Decorations, as desired

  • Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
  • Yellow gel food color from 1 box Betty Crocker™ Classic Gel Food Color
  • Betty Crocker™ Black Cookie Icing or Betty Crocker™ Chocolate Cupcake Icing
  • Miniature milk chocolate-covered peanut butter cup candies, unwrapped and cut in half

Instructions

  • Step 
    1

    Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 12 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

  • Step 
    2

    Bake 17 to 19 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

  • Step 
    3

    Mix frosting with yellow food color to make yellow frosting. Using the photo as a guide, frost and decorate the cookies as desired. Let stand until set, about 1 hour. Store in airtight container.

Nutrition

240 Calories
10g Total Fat
2g Protein
35g Total Carbohydrate
20g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie (undecorated)
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
6g
29%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
125mg
5%
Potassium
5mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
12%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
20g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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