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Buddy the Elf Sugar Cookie Recipe

Elf Cookie Recipe

These are the best Buddy the Elf Cookies - totally easy and fun to make, great for Christmas time! These Elf inspired cookies are the perfect festive treat for the holidays
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Author: Heather Painchaud
Servings: 24
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Ingredients

  • 1 - 17.5 oz package sugar cookie mix
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 egg
  • Green food coloring
  • Yellow food coloring
  • 1 tsp red icing

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
  • 2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • 3. In a large bowl mix your sugar cookie dough, butter and egg until combined.
  • 4. Split the dough into thirds.
  • 5. Mix 12 drops of yellow food coloring into 1/3 of the dough. Mix 24 drops of food coloring into the other 2/3 of the dough.
  • 6. Refrigerate the dough balls for 30 minutes.
  • 7. On a lightly floured surface, roll two green dough logs of equal size and one yellow dough log.
  • 8. Place the dough logs together in a, green, yellow, green pattern.
  • 9. Use a floured rolling pin to roll the cookie dough flat into a rectangle shape that is about 1/4" thick.
  • 10. Cut triangle shapes from the dough using a knife. Be sure to have a stipe of green at the top and bottom of the triangle with yellow dough in the center.
  • 11. Place dough triangles on the prepared baking sheet.
  • 12. Bake until cookies are lightly brown around the edges, 8-10 minutes.
  • 13. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool (optional).
  • 14. Use red frosting to add a feather to the front of the cookie hat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 109mg | Sugar: 9g