Ingredients
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- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 2¼ cup flour
- 1½ tsp ground ginger
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup mini m & ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix together the powdered sugar, butter and vinegar.
- Mix in the flour, ground ginger, baking soda and salt until coarse crumbs are formed.
- Using your hands knead the dough crumbs into a ball. If the dough is too dry, add in some milk or cream 1 tsp at a time.
- Place the ball of dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll the dough out ⅛ inch thick.
- Cut out Christmas tree shapes with the cookie cutter.
- Place on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
- Allow to cool a few minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- When the cookies have cooled, place the white chocolate chips in a Ziploc bag.
- Seal the bag tightly and place in a bowl of hot water until the chips have melted.
- Snip a tiny hole in the corner of the Ziploc bag and drizzle the chocolate over the cookies to make it look like a string of lights.
- Place candy coated chocolate bits on the drizzled chocolate.
- Allow chocolate to set before serving.
Notes
You can freeze the unbaked cookie dough ahead of time for convenience. See post for instructions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 336
- Sugar: 19
- Sodium: 255
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 41
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 42