Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 233
  • Fat:
  • 12 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 7 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 42 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 114 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 30 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g


After-School Gingersnaps

These cookies were always my favorite after-school treat. I could hardly wait to get home for my snack of... View this recipe »


 

Freezing Holiday Cookies

I make my holiday cutout cookies ahead and freeze them without frosting. They keep better that way. Before a... Read more »


White Velvet Cutouts

Taste of Home - try a FREE ISSUE today!

We make these cutouts every Christmas and give lots of them as gifts. Last year, we baked a batch a week all through December to be sure we'd have plenty for ourselves, too. These rich cookies melt in your mouth! — Kim Hinkle, Wauseon, Ohio

SERVINGS: 42

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:
  • 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk, divided
  • Red and/or green food coloring, optional

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sugar, egg yolks and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour. Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm.
    Roll out on a floured surface to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into 3-in. shapes; place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set (not browned). Cool 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool.
    For frosting, combine 1-1/2 cups sugar, butter, shortening, vanilla and 3 tablespoons milk in a mixing bowl; beat until smooth. Gradually add remaining sugar; beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add enough remaining milk and food coloring until frosting reaches desired consistency. Frost cookies. Yield: about 7 dozen.


  • Re: White Velvet Cutouts

    These are the best! I make these every year at Christmas. We keep some for ourselves and give some to all our neighbors (they love them to!).

    mom2tek
  • Re: White Velvet Cutouts

    The best sugar cookie I ever made. Have had this recipe for over 5 years and it's the only one I make each year. Rolls out like velvet, cut great and taste delicious!

    Rooter_Id_F_43
Read All Comments

Post a Comment

Taste of Home - Try it Risk Free
Simple & Delicious - Free Issue Offer
Free issue offer

FREE Light Dessert Newsletter

Get deceptively delicious light dessert recipes emailed to you weekly.