Snow Globe Cookie

  • Prep 55 min
  • Total 1 hr 25 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 16

Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheet with foil. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in 1/4 cup flour until well blended. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Remove half the dough, and refrigerate remaining dough until needed. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour onto work surface. To form top of globe, shape dough into ball; roll in flour to coat. On cookie sheet, place ball on one end. Press or roll into 10-inch round.
  • 2
    Remove remaining half of dough from refrigerator. Cut dough in half. To form base of globe, shape one half into ball; roll in flour to coat. Press or roll into 8-inch round. Cut round in half; place half round next to 10-inch round on cookie sheet, rounded edges touching.
  • 3
    Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Carefully peel foil from back of cookie; place cookie on tray or foil-covered cardboard.
  • 4
    Grease cookie sheet. Coat remaining dough with flour; roll to 1/8-inch thickness. With floured cookie cutters, cut two 3 1/2- to 4-inch trees, one 3 1/2- to 4-inch snowman and three 1 1/4-inch stars. Bake stars 2 to 3 minutes; bake trees and snowman 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 5
    Use 1/3 cup vanilla frosting to frost base of globe. Frost stars and snowman with vanilla frosting. In small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons frosting and green food color until blended. Frost trees. Mix remaining frosting and blue food color until blended. Frost globe.
  • 6
    Arrange trees, snowman and stars on blue-frosted globe. Sprinkle coconut to look like snow-covered ground; sprinkle some in "sky" for falling snow. Decorate snowman and trees as desired with candy.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Undecorated)
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
13g
19%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
19%
Trans Fat
3 1/2g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
150mg
6%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
27g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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