Vanilla Glazed Snow Cookies

Vanilla Glazed Cookies Recipe
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3 Reviews
Rich, cake-like cookies with vanilla glaze make a colorful addition to any cookie tray.
25 min
Prep Time
1:15
Total Time
36 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

1/2 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
3/4 cup
sugar
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1/2 cup
buttermilk*
1
large Land O Lakes® Egg
1 teaspoon
vanilla
1 3/4 cups
all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon
baking soda

Glaze

1 3/4 cups
powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon
vanilla
2 to 3 tablespoons
water

Decorations

Hard peppermint candies, coarsely chopped
Holiday nonpareils and/or decorator candies
 
*Substitute 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1/2 cup; let stand 5 minutes.

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine butter, sugar and salt in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add buttermilk, egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until mixed. Add flour and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed.
  3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-9 minutes or until cookies are set and bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to cooling racks; cool completely.
  4. Combine powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla in bowl; stir in enough water for desired glazing consistency. Spread glaze over cooled cookies; sprinkle with decorator candies.

Recipe Tips

Freeze cookies before glazing to prevent moisture from collecting between cookies and frosted layers, which could create a soggy top surface. Glaze and decorate cookies after thawing.

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
90
Cholesterol
15mg
Carbohydrates
15g
Protein
1g
Fat
3g
Sodium
85mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

Easy and tasty! I tinted my frosting orange and decorated them with black sprinkles for Halloween.

Posted October 23, 2014 by Klayter

Rating

Really simple; really tasty. I couldn't find a happy medium with the icing consistency, so they were a little messy, but that's part of what makes it fun for the kids!

Posted December 22, 2010 by Kathryn M.

Rating

Added these to my baking this year. Great cookies! I added peppermint candy cane decorations on half of them - what a hit!

Posted December 22, 2010 by Tammy P.

Rating

This was a good recipe. Simple to make. Cake like cookies, with a little crisp on the bottom. will really be making these a lot.

Posted October 27, 2010 by Kathy

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