Five Christmas Cookies One Dough
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4.6
Five Christmas Cookies One Dough
Description
Five Christmas Cookies One Dough starts with a rich dough combining butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, and a box of vanilla instant pudding mix. The pudding mix adds moisture and tenderness to the cookies. Baking powder and salt help leaven and season the dough.
The dough is divided into five portions, each portion customized differently to create unique cookies. One portion is rolled in sprinkles before baking, another is baked and then frosted, a third has a thumbprint filled with jam, the fourth includes mix-ins like chocolate chips or candies, and the fifth is baked plain or as desired. This versatility stretches one dough into multiple traditional cookie styles common during the holidays.
These cookies offer a mix of textures and flavors ranging from soft with a creamy jam center to slightly crunchy edges from sprinkles and mix-ins. Preparing them from one dough makes batch baking efficient and invites variety. Baking at 350 degrees ensures a tender crumb with gentle browning.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter room temperature
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 box vanilla instant pudding mix 3.4 oz
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, add in the butter, shortening, and sugar. Mix on medium until light and fluffy.
- Add in the vanilla and the eggs one at a time until incorporated. Scrape down the sides and beat to combine any remaining egg mixture.
- Add in the flour, pudding mix, baking powder, and salt. Beat on medium until incorporated.
- Divide the cookies into 5 portions or more. Each will be a different cookie.
- First dough, scoop using a small cookie scoop and roll in sprinkles.
- Second dough, scoop using a small cookie scoop, bake, and frost.
- Third dough, scoop out. Press your finger into the center of the cookie and form a nice hole to add jam in. Add in desired jam. I used strawberry.
- Fourth Dough, add in chocolate chips, white chips, m&m's, snicker bites for baking, cinnamon chips, whatever you prefer. Scoop and bake.
- Fifth Dough, scoop out and bake. Once baked, remove from the oven and let cool for 3 - 5 minutes. Place chocolate candies on top to decorate them.
- Place the scooped dough into the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before placing on a piece of paper towel to cool.
- Wrap up in your homemade cookie boxes and send to your friends and family.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 43cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 104 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 104kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 67mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 23mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 110IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.6
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