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Three-in-One Holiday Cookie Dough

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by: Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Aug 26, 2019
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Struggling with cookie-indecisiveness? We have a fix for that. This three-in-one holiday lifesaver starts as a classically delicious sugar cookie and can be transformed into both a rich chocolate and a nutty gingerbread cookie. This dough is perfect for cookie-decorating parties or for adding a little variety to your holiday spread. Each cookie is divine—we couldn’t pick a favorite flavor if we tried!

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Three-in-One Holiday Cookie Dough

  • Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 15 min
  • Servings 7
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

Basic Sugar Cookies

  • 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 3 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For Chocolate Cookies

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

For Gingerbread Cookies

  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, mix powdered sugar, softened butter, vanilla, egg and egg white until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Divide dough into thirds, and place each third into 1 of 3 medium bowls.
  • Step 
    2
    Add cocoa to one-third of the dough; stir to combine.
  • Step 
    3
    Add molasses, ginger, allspice, cinnamon and cloves to one-third of the dough; stir to combine.
  • Step 
    4
    Cover all 3 doughs; refrigerate at least 2 hours.
  • Step 
    5
    Heat oven to 375°F. On lightly floured surface, shape refrigerated dough (one-third at a time) into flattened round, without cracks. Using a ruler or sticks as a guide, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes with 2- to 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters. On ungreased large cookie sheets, place cookies 2 inches apart. After cutting as many cookies as possible, lightly press scraps of dough together; reroll doughs, and cut additional cookies.
  • Step 
    6
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

Nutrition

70 Calories
3 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
8g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
30
Total Fat
3 1/2g
5%
Saturated Fat
2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
65mg
3%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
8g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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