Tasty Table Light Cookies
Get into the holiday spirit with a batch of these Holiday Christmas Light Cookies! These sugar cookies are topped with M&Ms for a fun look!
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 295kcal
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup flour
- 18 oz. roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1½ cups prepared vanilla frosting
- 3 cups M&M’S® Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend
- 4 strands red licorice laces
- Resealable plastic bags
- Drinking straw
- Christmas light shaped cookie cutter small
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Knead the flour into the cookie dough until smooth.
- Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. By hand, or using a Christmas light cookie cutter, cut out shapes.
- With a spatula, gently transfer the cookies to a baking sheet. Using a drinking straw, press a hole at the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
- Separate different colors of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies, and set aside.
- Spread vanilla frosting on top of each cookie. Arrange a solid color of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies on top of each cookie.
- Let the cookies dry for 30 minutes. Run licorice laces through each hole, connecting the cookies into one continuous strand.
- Tip for a quicker and lighter version: Tint frosting to match the M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies. Frost the cookies and then decorate with color coordinated M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
