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Glittered Snowflake Cookies

The dough for these sugar cookies won't spread while baking, making if great for cookie cutters with intricate designs. They can also be drizzled with semisweet chocolate.—Kimberly DeWalt, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

41 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 ounces white baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
Edible glitter

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt;
gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate
for 1-2 hours or until firm.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut
with a floured 3-in. snowflake cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on
greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until
edges are golden brown. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire
racks to cool completely.
In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle over
cookies; sprinkle with edible glitter. Let stand until set. Store in
an airtight container. Yield: about 3 dozen.

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Glittered Snowflake Cookies (continued)

To Make Small Snowflakes: Cut dough with a floured 1-1/2-in. snowflake cookie cutter. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 109 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 80 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.