Make Ahead
Christmas Icebox Cookie Rounds
Prep Time: 35 Minutes Start to Finish: 3 Hours 35 Minutes 5 dozen cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 to 3 tablespoons candy sprinkles or colored sugars
1 In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon until well blended. Stir in flour.
2 Divide dough in half. Shape each half into roll, about 2 inches in diameter and 6 inches long. Roll in candy sprinkles. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours or until firm.
3 Heat oven to 350°F. Unwrap rolls; cut into ⅛-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
4 Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
1 Cookie: Calories 50; Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 25mg; Total Carbohydrate 5g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 0g Exchanges: ½ Other Carbohydrate, ½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: ½
Make-Ahead Magic The dough can be mixed, rolled and refrigerated up to 24 hours before baking.
Kitchen Secrets Start with 3 tablespoons of the candy sprinkles or colored sugar to get good coverage on the rolls. You’ll end up with about 1 tablespoon leftover.
