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Santa's Coming Cookie Puzzle

This clever confection s easy to make with store-bought cookie dough and is entirely edible to boot! Blanched almonds make it simple for little hands to grasp the puzzle Pieces, which are completely removable.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

24 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Blanched almonds
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 to 5 tablespoons whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Assorted food coloring, decorating gels and sprinkles

Directions

In a large bowl, combine cookie dough and flour. On a parchment
paper-lined surface, roll dough into a 14-in. x 11-in. rectangle.
With cookie cutters, cut out puzzle shapes. Slide a baking sheet
under the parchment paper and dough. Chill for 5-10 minutes.
Remove shapes; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Place an almond on
its side into the center of each shape for a handle. Bake shapes at
350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are golden brown. While
still warm, recut shapes with the same cookie cutters to form neat
edges. (If cookies cool too quickly, return to oven until softened.)
Remove to wire racks; cool.
Bake large rectangular puzzle on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet
for 12-13 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Immediately recut
the shapes inside the puzzle to form neat edges. Cool completely on
a wire rack.
In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla

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Santa's Coming Cookie Puzzle (continued)

Directions (continued)

until smooth. Tint frosting with food coloring as desired. Frost
puzzle and shapes; decorate with decorating gel and sprinkles as
desired. Place puzzle shapes inside puzzle. Yield: 1 cookie
puzzle.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 153 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 91 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.