Penguin Slice And Bake Cookies Recipes

YUMMY SLICE-AND-BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the flour, instant coffee, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Stir together and set aside. Cream together the butter with the brown and granulated sugar, scraping the bowl once while mixing. Add the eggs, mixing one at a time, and then the vanilla. Add the chocolate-hazelnut spread and peanut butter and mix. Add the dry ingredients in increments, mixing gently after each addition. Scrape the bowl once and mix again. Add the chopped chocolate candies and pecans and mix gently to combine. Add more of either ingredient if needed.
• Spoon the dough on a long piece (or 2 shorter pieces) of waxed paper or plastic wrap. Carefully roll the dough inside the wrap, pressing gently to get it to form into a firm cylinder. Refrigerate for at least 3 to 4 hours, or place in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Slice off as many cookies as you'd like and lay the slices on a baking sheet. (The thicker the slices, the farther apart the cookies will need to be; they bake up flat.) Bake until nice and golden brown, about 10 minutes.

SLICE-AND-BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in 1-1/2 cups "extras". Shape into a 15x2-in. roll; wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Chill 2 hours or up to 1 week. , To bake, cut into 1/2-in. slices. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes; remove to wire racks.

SLICE-AND-BAKE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Set out four 12x14-inch long pieces of waxed paper or plastic wrap.
• Cream shortening, white sugar, brown sugar, and peanut butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in vanilla extract and eggs until light and fluffy.
• Mix together flour and baking soda in a separate bowl until well combined. Gradually add flour mixture into the egg mixture, stirring until blended.
• Divide dough into 4 pieces and form each piece into an 8 to 10-inch roll. Wrap rolls in prepared waxed paper or plastic wrap and place in the freezer until ready to bake.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Remove dough from freezer and cut into 1-inch thick slices. Cut each slice into quarters and roll each piece into a ball. Place on the prepared baking sheet and use a fork to flatten with a nice crisscross design.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly brown around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on racks.

HOLIDAY PENGUIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make cookie dough as directed on pouch for Cutout Cookies. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using table knife, cut out 12 ovals (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches) and 12 small circles, slightly larger than a quarter, gently pressing together and rerolling dough scraps as necessary.
• For each cookie, arrange 1 oval and 1 circle, edges touching, on ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies. Bake 7 to 9 minutes until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; carefully remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before frosting.
• Spread frosting evenly over cooled cookies. For each cookie, using teaspoon, carefully sprinkle white sugar in center of frosted oval, creating belly. Carefully sprinkle black sugar over remainder of frosted cookie. Using white icing, pipe small dollops for eyes; press 1 milk chocolate candy on each. Press into frosting 1 candy corn, flat side down, for nose and 2 jelly beans for feet.