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Snow Cookies

Snow Cookies

Course Bread, Cookies & Pastries
Cuisine British, Scottish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 232
Author Christina Conte
A shortbread biscuit sandwiched with raspberry jam, topped with icing and coconut. Perfect for the holidays.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter softened, good quality (I use Kerrygold)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour sifted, good quality
  • 13 oz raspberry jam as needed (good quality, like Mackay's or Bonne Maman)
  • 4 cups confectioner's sugar sifted
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup unsweetened coconut finely shredded, as needed (I like Let's Do Organic brand, which is propylene glycol free)
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Instructions

Cookies:

  • Cream butter and sugar together, then add flour and mix until a dough forms.
  • Place half of the dough onto to a well-floured surface, and roll out to about ¼" thickness. Cut with a round cookie cutter (I use a 2" or 2 ½" cutter.)
  • Using a metal spatula or turner, lift each cookie then place onto a prepared cookie sheet (I like to use a silicone sheet) and bake in a 350℉ oven for 8-10 minutes.
  • They should not start to brown. (I turn my trays around halfway through baking to make sure they cook evenly.)
  • Remove the tray from the oven and set aside for a few minutes before transferring cookies onto a cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Allow to cool completely, then pair off similar shaped cookies together, placing the smoothest cookie on top.

Prepare the icing:

  • Mix together confectioner's sugar and milk; the icing should be the consistency of Elmer's Glue (it will look like it too!) Color it into pastel colors of your choice.
  • Spread or pipe some icing on each top cookie only; do not ice all of them. I love to use a condiment style bottle to do the outline, then fill in the center. Sprinkle with coconut.
  • Set aside with its mate and let these dry overnight; they need at least 6 hours for the icing to set.
  • When the icing is dry, sandwich the cookies together with some raspberry jam. Place a few on a festive plate, or box them up for a lovely gift!

Notes

  • Invest in a good-quality jam, it will make your cookies taste better!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
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