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Christmas Cookie Pops
Source: Betty Crocker
They’re a cookie--they’re a treat--they’re super pops! Kids love making and
eating them.

1 pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted
1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 egg
Green food color
12 wooden sticks with rounded ends
1/2 tub Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy ready-to-spread frosting (any white
variety)
Assorted decorations, as desired (see ideas below)
Heat oven to 375ºF.
Stir cookie mix, melted margarine, flour and egg in medium bowl until soft dough
forms. Divide dough in half. Stir green food color, a drop at a time, into part
of dough used to make Christmas Trees until desired color is reached. Roll dough
on floured surface until about 1/4 inch thick. Cut green dough with 3 1/2- to
5-inch Christmas tree cookie cutter; cut white dough with 3 1/2- to 5-inch
snowman cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Carefully
insert a wooden stick into bottom of each cookie.
Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute
before removing from cookie sheet. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Decorate
as directed below.
Christmas Trees: Leave frosting white OR stir a few drops green food color into
frosting if desired; spread baked cookies with frosting. Sprinkle with colored
sugar. Press tiny candies into frosting for tree decorations. To make star for
top of tree, flatten large yellow gumdrop by rolling with rolling pin; cut into
star shape with sharp knife. Place on cookie.
Snowmen: Spread baked cookies with frosting. To make hat, flatten large black
gumdrop by rolling with rolling pin; cut into hat shape with sharp knife. Place
on cookie. To make scarf, cut long strip from any red variety Betty Crocker
Fruit by the Foot® chewy fruit snack roll; cut small slits into ends of scarf
with scissors to look like fringe. Place around neck of snowman. Use raisins or
candy for eyes, nose and buttons. Attach small unwrapped candy cane to snowman.