Four Christmas Cookies From One Basic Dough

• Produce

  • 1/2 cup Cranberries, dried

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 2 cups Buttercream frosting and sprinkles
  • 4 7/8 cups Flour
  • 3 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 cup Semi sweet chocolate chip
  • 2/3 cups Shortening
  • 8 cups Sugar cookie dough, basic
  • 4 tsp Vanilla
  • 1/2 cup White chocolate chips

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 cups Butter

• Desserts

  • 4 tbsp Candy canes
  • 2 cups Peppermint buttercream frosting and extra crushed candy canes

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Ingredients

• 1½ cups butter, softened
• ⅔ cups shortening
• 2½ cups granulated sugar
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 tsp vanilla
• 4¾ cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups buttercream frosting and sprinkles, optional
• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted for drizzle, optional
• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• ½ cup white chocolate chips
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• 2 cups basic sugar cookie dough
• 4 tbsp crushed candy canes
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 cups peppermint buttercream frosting and extra crushed candy canes, optional

Directions

• In a large stand mixer, combine butter and shortening.
• Cream in the sugars until light in color and fluffier in texture about 2-3 minutes.
• Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Stir the flour mixture into the creamed sugars.
• Separate the dough into four bowls, about two cups in each bowl.
• Add the extra ingredients to each separate bowl following the instructions below.
• Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough.
• Place in freezer for a couple of hours, until firm, and then put into freezer bags or containers.
• Store in freezer until ready to use.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes.
• Scoop tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough, roll into balls and coat in granulated sugar.
• Mix the melted and cooled chocolate and the semi-sweet chocolate chips into the basic sugar cookie dough.
• Mix the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries into the basic sugar cookie dough.
• Mix the crushed candy canes and flour into the basic sugar cookie dough.