Peanut Butter Christmas Light Cookies
Chewy peanut butter cookies are decorated with royal icing and PB Christmas M&M’S to resemble festive Christmas lights.
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Recipe - 522 - Montebello
Peanut Butter Christmas Light Cookies
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup store-bought vanilla royal icing
1/2 small tube black gel icing
3/4 cup M&M’S Peanut, red and green
Directions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Beat together brown sugar, butter, peanut butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolk until incorporated; beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough into large round, about 1/8-inch thick. Using 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 12 cookies (reserve remaining dough for another use). Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until tops are set and golden around edges. Let cool on baking sheet on rack for 5 minutes; transfer directly to rack. Let cool completely.
- Spread royal icing evenly over bottom of each cookie for smooth surface. Pipe black gel icing in zigzag pattern to imitate string of lights. Decorate with M&M’S to resemble Christmas lights.
Tip: Bake and decorate these cookies with the whole family for a fun Christmas activity.
20 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 12 servings
First Street All Purpose Flour, Bleached - 5 Pound
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$2.69 was $2.89$0.54/lb
Clabber Girl Baking Powder, Double Acting - 8.1 Ounce
$3.79 was $3.99$0.47/oz
First Street Salt - 26 Ounce
$0.79$0.03/oz
First Street Cane Sugar, Pure, Golden Brown - 32 Ounce
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$2.50 was $2.69$0.08/oz
First Street Butter, Sweet Cream, Unsalted - 16 Ounce
$4.99$0.31/oz
First Street Peanut Butter, Creamy - 18 Ounce
$2.59$0.14/oz
First Street Sugar, Pure Granulated - 20 Ounce
$2.49$0.12/oz
First Street Eggs, Grade AA, Large - 12 Each
$4.99$0.42 each
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Betty Crocker Decorating Icing, Black - 4.25 Ounce
$5.79$1.36/oz
M&M'S M&M'S Peanut Milk Chocolate Candy Bag - 10.05 Ounce
$5.69$0.57/oz
Directions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Beat together brown sugar, butter, peanut butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolk until incorporated; beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough into large round, about 1/8-inch thick. Using 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 12 cookies (reserve remaining dough for another use). Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until tops are set and golden around edges. Let cool on baking sheet on rack for 5 minutes; transfer directly to rack. Let cool completely.
- Spread royal icing evenly over bottom of each cookie for smooth surface. Pipe black gel icing in zigzag pattern to imitate string of lights. Decorate with M&M’S to resemble Christmas lights.
Tip: Bake and decorate these cookies with the whole family for a fun Christmas activity.