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Viewed: 48 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 Land O Lakes Eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- Red and green food color
- Decorator sugars and candies
Method
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Combine sugar, 1 cup butter and sour cream in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
- Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets; flatten slightly with palm of hand.
- (Dough will be soft and sticky.
- If dough sticks to hands, lightly flour hands.)
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until set.
- Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.
- Cool completely.
- Combine all frosting ingredients in bowl.
- Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Combine 2 cups powdered sugar and enough milk in bowl for thin glazing consistency.
- Divide glaze into 2 bowls; tint red and green with food color.
- Frost two or three cookies at a time.
- Apply drops of glaze using small paintbrushes; create swirled design using toothpick.
- Sprinkle with decorator sugars or candies, if desired.
- Repeat with remaining cookies.
