Santa’s Stuffed Belly Cookies
Santa’s Stuffed Belly Cookies
These Santa’s Stuffed Belly Cookies are not only a delightful treat but also a wonderful gift idea when wrapped in colored paper and tied with a festive ribbon. You can customize the cookies by changing their colors or shapes. The delicious filling of candies and biscuits makes them even more special.
Ingrediënten
Cooking Time: 3 hours 10 minutes / Serving Size: 6
For the Cookies:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter
For the Royal Icing:
- M&M’s milk chocolate in green and red as needed
- Food coloring in gray white, black, and red, as needed
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 5 to 6 tablespoons warm water
- 3 ¾ to 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
Instructies
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, and cream until fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract and eggs.
- In another bowl, whisk together salt, baking powder, and flour.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the cream mixture.
- Divide the dough into 4 pieces, shape into disks, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until firm for 2 hours.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll each dough into ÂĽ-inch thickness.
- Cut with a round cutter, flouring as needed.
- Cut the center out of three-fifths of the cookies to create a window shape.
- Place the window and solid cookies 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
- Bake until the edges are firm, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool.
- For the royal icing, mix confectioners’ sugar, meringue powder, and water.
- Beat on low speed, then increase to high speed until peaks form for about 5 minutes.
- Tint the icing with gray, white, black, and red food coloring.
- Keep unused icing covered.
- If needed, beat on high speed to achieve a good texture.
- Frost half of the solid cookies with red icing and pipe on belts, buckles, and trim using a pastry bag.
- Pipe white icing around the edges of window cookies and remaining solid cookies.
- On each solid cookie, place a window cookie on top, filling it with M&M’s.
- Top with a red cookie.
- Repeat the process with the remaining cookies.
- Allow the frosting to firm and dry at room temperature for several hours.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Store the cookies in airtight containers.
Enjoy these festive and delicious Santa’s Stuffed Belly Cookies!
