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Holiday Penguin Cookies

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  • Prep 1 hr 10 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
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A sugar cookie base, lots of decorative sprinkles and a little bit of creativity make these fun winter-time cookies!
Updated Aug 29, 2023
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Ingredients

Cookies

Decorations

  • 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 2 tablespoons coarse white sparkling sugar
  • 1/4 cup coarse black sparkling sugar
  • 1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing white icing
  • 24 brown mini candy-coated milk chocolate candies
  • 6 candy corn, cut in half vertically
  • 24 black jelly beans

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Make cookie dough as directed on pouch for Cutout Cookies. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using table knife, cut out 12 ovals (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches) and 12 small circles, slightly larger than a quarter, gently pressing together and rerolling dough scraps as necessary.
  • 2
    For each cookie, arrange 1 oval and 1 circle, edges touching, on ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies. Bake 7 to 9 minutes until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; carefully remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before frosting.
  • 3
    Spread frosting evenly over cooled cookies. For each cookie, using teaspoon, carefully sprinkle white sugar in center of frosted oval, creating belly. Carefully sprinkle black sugar over remainder of frosted cookie. Using white icing, pipe small dollops for eyes; press 1 milk chocolate candy on each. Press into frosting 1 candy corn, flat side down, for nose and 2 jelly beans for feet.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    To make dough easier to handle when rolling, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 15 minutes.
  • tip 2
    A 3-inch plastic or paper cup squeezed into oval shape works well as a cookie cutter for the penguin body.

Nutrition

450 Calories, 17g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 71g Total Carbohydrate, 52g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
450
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
9g
47%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
220mg
9%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
71g
24%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
52g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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