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Christmas Lights Cookies

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Brighten your holiday season with these adorable Christmas Lights Cookies! Made from a classic sugar cookie base and decorated with vibrant icing, they’re a fun and festive treat perfect for sharing.

Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • For the Icing:
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup milk (or water)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Food coloring (black, red, green, blue, yellow, etc.)
  • For Decoration:
  • Mini M&M’s or other colorful small round candies
  • Black edible marker or black icing in a fine tip

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined and a soft dough forms. Do not overmix.
  4. Divide the dough into two disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days).
  5. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  6. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disk of dough to about ¼-inch thickness. Use a small, narrow rectangle cookie cutter (or cut strips and trim) to create the “light bulb” shape, or simply cut out circles and pinch one end to make a bulb shape.
  7. Place cookies on prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1 inch between them.
  8. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Let cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. Prepare the icing: In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Adjust consistency with more milk (for thinner) or powdered sugar (for thicker) as needed.
  10. Divide the icing into several small bowls. Add different food colorings to each bowl to create your desired “light bulb” colors (red, green, blue, yellow, orange). Keep a small amount of black icing for the “wire.”
  11. Once cookies are completely cool, frost each cookie with a colored icing, leaving a small, un-iced section at the bottom for the “base” of the light bulb. Let the icing set for at least 30 minutes.
  12. Use the black edible marker or black icing to draw a squiggly “wire” connecting the light bulbs on the cookies. You can draw individual wires or one long wire across multiple cookies.
  13. If desired, you can use the black icing to create a small “filament” detail at the base of each colored bulb.
  14. Let the cookies set completely before storing in an airtight container.

Notes

For an extra touch, use a small star cookie cutter to make a “star” cookie, decorate it with yellow icing, and place it at one end of your cookie “string” to resemble the top of a Christmas tree.

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