Peanut Butter Christmas Light CookiesPeanut Butter Christmas Light Cookies
Peanut Butter Christmas Light Cookies
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 - 823 - LOS ANGELES - CENTURY
Peanut butter cookies topped with M&M's on a plate. Surrounded by holiday decorations and more M&M's.
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
  1. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Beat together brown sugar, butter, peanut butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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Makes 12 servings
1 cup all-purpose flour
First Street All Purpose Flour, Bleached
First Street All Purpose Flour, Bleached - 5 Pound
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1/2 tsp baking powder
Clabber Girl Baking Powder, Double Acting
Clabber Girl Baking Powder, Double Acting - 8.1 Ounce
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1/4 tsp salt
First Street Salt
First Street Salt - 26 Ounce
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1/3 cup brown sugar
First Street Cane Sugar, Pure, Golden Brown
First Street Cane Sugar, Pure, Golden Brown - 32 Ounce
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1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
First Street Butter, Unsalted, Sweet Cream, Sticks
First Street Butter, Unsalted, Sweet Cream, Sticks - 4 Each
$4.99$1.25 each
1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
First Street Peanut Butter, Creamy
First Street Peanut Butter, Creamy - 18 Ounce
$2.59$0.14/oz
1/4 cup granulated sugar
First Street Sugar, Pure Granulated
First Street Sugar, Pure Granulated - 20 Ounce
$2.49$0.12/oz
1 egg yolk
First Street Eggs, Cage Free, Large
First Street Eggs, Cage Free, Large - 12 Each
$6.49 was $7.49$0.54 each
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
First Street Extract, Vanilla, Pure
First Street Extract, Vanilla, Pure - 4 Fluid ounce
$7.99$2.00/fl oz
1/2 cup store-bought vanilla royal icing
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1/2 small tube black gel icing
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3/4 cup M&M’S Peanut, red and green
M&M'S M&M'S Peanut Milk Chocolate Candy Bag
M&M'S M&M'S Peanut Milk Chocolate Candy Bag - 10.05 Ounce
$5.39$0.54/oz

Directions

  1. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Beat together brown sugar, butter, peanut butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.