Merry Grinchmas Cookies

Name: Merry Grinchmas Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 4 dozen
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1-1/4 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon green food coloring; 2 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 48 heart-shaped gumdrops

Baking cookies around the holidays is a big deal in our house. Some are a must every year and we also come up with new recipes. This one is simple, delicious and fun to make with the kids!—Angela Lemoine, Howell, New Jersey

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon green food coloring
2 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
48 heart-shaped gumdrops

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla, food coloring and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm enough to shape.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake until tops are cracked and edges are set, 12-15 minutes. Immediately press a gumdrop into each cookie. Cool cookies 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

Test Kitchen Tips

These also make adorable Valentine's Day treats: Just tint the cookie dough pink instead of green.

Heart-shaped gummies are typically available at candy stores. If you have a hard time finding them, try cutting shapes from Fruit Roll-Ups or fruit leather with a small heart-shaped cookie cutter.

If the cookies won't crackle, make sure your oven is fully preheated. That initial blast of heat creates a crust that cracks as the cookies rise.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 112 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 67mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Christmas Cream Cheese Cookies in Ultimate Cookie Swap 2016 Bookazine

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blondemom74037

Dec 24, 2018

I made these this Christmas season , and I could not give them away! My husband, kids, and grandkids would not eat them. I even took 41 of them to work. After 9 hours there are still 29 left.
heidiclark1

Dec 20, 2016

I have not tried this recipe yet, but my Walmart store just stocked Valentines candy... just in time for Christmas! It's December 20.
pillotopp

Dec 8, 2016

Havcent made yet but just wanted to say these are SO CUTE! What a cute idea for the heart and grinchmas :)

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