Holiday Painted Cookies

Name: Holiday Painted Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened; 1 egg; 2 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 2 containers (16 each ounces) white frosting

Make a quick and easy glaze for cookies by warming canned white frosting in the microwave. Then paint colorful designs on the cookie shapes using Flavor Paints – a fragrant mix of vanilla or lemon extract and food color.

45m

PREP TIME

10m

COOK TIME

313

CALORIES

10

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 24

Ingredients

2 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 egg
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
2 containers (16 each ounces) white frosting

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually stir in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
2 Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll dough on generously floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes with holiday cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
4 Spoon 1 container of the frosting into medium microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds. (Frosting should be a pourable consistency.) Dip tops of cookies into frosting. Microwave remaining container of frosting as needed. Place frosted cookies on wire rack set over foil-covered baking sheet. (The baking sheet will catch drips.) Let stand 10 minutes or until frosting is dried.
5 Prepare desired colors of Holiday Flavor Paints (see below). Using small clean paint brushes, paint designs on cookies.
6 Holiday Flavor Paints: Winter Sky: 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lemon Extract and 2 drops McCormick® Blue Food Color. Holly Berry: 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract and 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Red Food Color. Rosy Cheeks: 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract and 5 drops McCormick® Red Food Color. Coal: 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract and 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Black Food Color. Evergreen: 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lemon Extract and 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Green Food Color. Candle Light Yellow: 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lemon Extract and 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Yellow Food Color. Tinsel: 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract and 1 drop McCormick® Black Food Color.