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Viewed: 50 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg
- 1 tablespoon Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
- Mini chocolate covered pretzels
- Brown candy-coated chocolate pieces
- Red gumdrops, cut in half or red candy-coated chocolate pieces
Method
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves in bowl; set aside.
- Combine sugar and 1/2 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add egg, whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
- Add flour mixture gradually, beating at low speed after each addition.
- Divide dough in half.
- Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly.
- Wrap each in plastic food wrap; chill at least 2 hours or overnight until firm.
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Roll out dough, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Cut with 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Place 1 inch apart onto large ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is set.
- Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.
- Cool completely.
- Combine powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla in bowl; beat at low speed, adding enough milk for desired frosting consistency.
- Reserve 1/4 cup frosting.
- Add melted chocolate to remaining frosting; continue beating until well mixed.
- Frost cooled cookies.
- Set 2 pretzels on top of heart to form antlers.
- Create 2 eyes using reserved white frosting; top with brown candy-coated chocolate piece.
- Place red gumdrop onto frosting for nose, cut-side down.
