Falling Leaves Sugar Cookies
Fun, quick and delicious these Falling Leaves Sugar Cookies are a fun festive Fall treat that you can make with your kids!
Servings: 16
Calories: 254kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 can Pillsbury vanilla frosting
- Red yellow and orange food coloring
- Sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In bowl whisk together your flour, baking powder and salt until blended.
- Beat your shortening and sugar in large bowl with mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Add in egg, milk and vanilla. Gradually mix in flour mixture.
- Divide dough in half. Roll out each half on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness for crisp cookies or 3/8-inch thickness for softer cookies.
- Cut with 2 to 3-inch maple leaf cookie cutter and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden.
- Remove from oven to cool on wire rack.
- Separate your frosting into 3 separate bowls and add in your food coloring to each bowl.
- Once cookies are cooled spread your frosting on top of cookies, removing any that may get in the cracks of the leaf shape.
- Decorate with sprinkles if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1.2mg