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    We used sanding sugar in shades of silver and blue -- the perfect palette for a Hanukkah celebration or New Year's party.
    Holiday Cookies, December 2010
    • Yield Makes about 2 dozen
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
    • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • Sanding sugar, in assorted colors
    • Creamy Ginger Filling

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down side of bowl as necessary. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add flour, and mix just until combined. Shape into 3/4-inch balls (chill dough if too sticky). Place sanding sugar in shallow bowls. Roll each ball in sanding sugar, and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
    2. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are lightly golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on a wire rack. Spread 2 cookies with just enough filling to allow them to stick together.

    Recipe Reviews

    • natemoney
      17 Nov, 2011

      These cookies turned out great! I just picked up baking, so I'm still a beginner, but they weren't too difficult for me! The creamy ginger filling is AMAZING, but I thought the (great) taste of the cookie overpowered it a bit. The recipe says to just use enough filling to to allow them to stick together, but I ended up with 1/2 cup extra. Next time I'll use more filling and probably taste it more.
      I will definitely make these again and give them as gifts!

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