Holiday Cookie Packages

No rolling or shaping required—these cute, beribboned boxes start out as a pan of bars. Wrap up your Christmas baking in no time!

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Servings 64

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( 13 ) Ratings

13 Ratings

5 Stars 12%

4 Stars

3 Stars 18%

2 Stars 47%

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ingredients 10
Prep Time 1 hr 40 min
Total Time 1 hr 40 min

Ingredients

Cookies

1: cup butter, softened

1/2: cup packed brown sugar

1/4: teaspoon ground cinnamon

1: teaspoon vanilla

2 1/4: cups all-purpose flour

Frosting

2: cups powdered sugar

1/3: cup butter, softened

1/2: teaspoon vanilla

1: to 2 tablespoons half-and-half or milk

: Food color

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Directions

1 Line 8-inch square pan with plastic wrap. In large bowl with electric mixer, beat all cookie ingredients except flour at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour, scraping bowl occasionally, until mixture forms a dough. Press dough firmly and evenly in pan. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
2 Heat oven to 350°F. Using edges of plastic wrap, lift dough from pan. With sharp knife, cut into 8 rows in each direction to make 64 squares; carefully place squares 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3 Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
4 In medium bowl, mix all frosting ingredients except food color until smooth, adding enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency. In small bowl, mix 1/3 cup of the frosting and enough food color until desired color and well blended; place in small resealable food storage plastic bag and partially seal.
5 Spread uncolored frosting over cooled cookies. Cut small hole in bottom corner of bag of colored frosting. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting onto each cookie to resemble bows.

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Bring these buttery, delicious cookies to a cookie exchange or give as a gift.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 75
Calories from Fat: 35),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4g; 4%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% ),
Cholesterol: 10mg; 10%;
Sodium: 25mg; 25%;
Total Carbohydrate: 9g; 9%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 5g 5% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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bingobabemi

report Posted Jul. 24, 2012 5:35 PM

Just tasted like a sugar cookie & a lot of work - cute, but the taste was nothing special.

tabithagood

report Posted Jan. 8, 2012 3:17 PM

I also thought these were going to be more cake like. i made them the right size but they weren't as thick and they were a little dry and bland. I wouldn't recommend these.

Teepee817

report Posted Jan. 8, 2011 11:45 AM

These little "packages" made a big hit at my work Christmas party. I've made them alot since. I was leary about the size and how to bake them, but they were worth it. They look really great on a plate of different kinds of Christmas cookies.

Kmurph14

report Posted Dec. 23, 2010 12:02 AM

When I tried these they didnt turn out very well. The pieces were extremely small, and they turned out very dry. I thought they would have been a little more cake like. I think if i tried them again, they would be bigger peices and i would maybe cook them on a lower setting.