3-D Holiday Cookies

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
Decorating Glaze (recipe follows)
Assorted food colorings
1/2 cup "M&M's"® Chocolate Mini Baking Bits


In large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In small bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Wrap and refrigerate dough 2 to 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Working with half of dough at a time on lightly floured surface, roll to 1/8-inch thickness.

Cut into pairs of desired shapes using 3-inch cookie cutters. Reroll trimmings and cut out more pairs. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 5 to 7 minutes.

Immediately cut 1 cookie of each pair in half vertically. Cool on cookie sheets 1 minute; cool completely on wire racks.

Prepare Decorating Glaze. Tint glaze with food colorings as desired. Spread line of glaze down cut edge of half cookie. Press half cookie to middle of whole cookie; let set. Repeat with remaining half cookie, attaching half cookie to middle back of whole cookie. Spread glaze over entire 3-D cookies; let set. Using glaze to attach, decorate cookies with "M&M's"® Chocolate Mini Baking Bits. Store in tightly covered container.

Decorating Glaze: In large bowl combine 4 cups powdered sugar and 1/4 cup water until smooth. If necessary, add additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make a medium-thick pourable glaze.


Helpful Tips

Store 3-D cookies upright in a tall plastic container. Crumble pieces of waxed paper and arrange between cookies as cushions to keep them from breaking.