Crafty Holiday Cookies for Kids 3D Present Cookies

Santa is going to be jumping for joy when he comes down the chimney to find these!

If you have been following Family Fresh Meals, you know that I have the honor of being a Betty Blogger for Betty Crocker.  For the  holiday season, Betty Crocker puts together a Red Hot Holiday Trends list each year. I was overjoyed to be paired with the  Crafty Cookies for Kids trend.

One of my favorite  childhood memories during the holidays would be baking cookies with my Grandmother and Mother.  I am excited to carry on this memory-making tradition with my girls.

When I asked Big D & Little D what their favorite part of Christmas was, they were both in agreement…Presents and COOKIES. I thought it would be fun to blend the two and make present cookies 🙂

These 3D present cookies  are not only adorable, but are a blast for kiddos to make.  There are endless ways to have fun while getting creative with cookie decorations and present fillers.

Crafty Holiday Cookies for Kids 3D Present Cookies

• 1 ( 17.5 oz) Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon flour (plus more for rolling out dough)
• 1 (12oz) tub of Betty Crocker Vanilla Frosting
• Food coloring of your choice
• A variety of Fruit Roll-ups, candy and food sprinkles for decorations

1. Prepare cookie dough according to package. If you are coloring your dough like we did, I found it easiest to mix food coloring in with the egg before adding it to the mix. This make the color blend in much smoother than adding it in at the end.
   
2. 2. Roll the dough out to 1/4″ thickness.
   
   3. Cut out squares using a cookie cutter and place  on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Use a small square cookie cutter or a knife to cut the centers out of one third of your cookies. You are going to need 2 full squares and 2 hollow squares for each present.
   
3. In the meantime, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
   Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes, until just the edges begin to brown.  To trim up any uneven edges, I used my square cookie cutter to make even edges while cookies are still warm.
   
4. Allow cookies to cool completely before assembling your cookie presents.
5. Next, color your frosting with food coloring  to match the color of your presents.  Fill a pastry bag or plastic bag with frosting. Pipe a thin line of frosting on squares to act as the “glue” for your presents.
6. Each present should be a full square, then 2 hollow squares, {fill with candy here } and topped with a solid square .
   
7. Have fun filling the presents with candy, sprinkles or even a special holiday message!  After you are done filling, use frosting to attach the top cookie.
   
8. To complete our presents, we used some Fruit Roll-ups and frosting for ribbons.
   

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Crafty Holiday Cookies for Kids 3D Present Cookies

Get creative & make some Crafty Holiday Cookies for Kids 3D Present Cookies. These 3D Sugar Cookie Presents are adorable & a blast to make!

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Serves:12

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Ingredients

• 1 17.5 oz Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon flour, plus more for rolling out dough
• 1 12oz tub of Betty Crocker Vanilla Frosting
• Food coloring of your choice
• A variety of Fruit Roll-ups, candy and food sprinkles for decorations

Instructions

• Prepare cookie dough according to package. If you are coloring your dough like we did, I found it easiest to mix food coloring in with the egg before adding it to the mix. This make the color blend in much smoother than adding it in at the end.
• Roll the dough out to 1/4" thickness.
• Cut out squares using a cookie cutter and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use a small square cookie cutter or a knife to cut the centers out of one third of your cookies. You are going to need 2 full squares and 2 hollow squares for each present.
• In the meantime, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes, until just the edges begin to brown. To trim up any uneven edges, I used my square cookie cutter to make even edges while cookies are still warm.
• Allow cookies to cool completely before assembling your cookie presents.
• Next, color your frosting with food coloring to match the color of your presents. Fill a pastry bag or plastic bag with frosting. Pipe a thin line of frosting on squares to act as the "glue" for your presents.
• Each present should be 1 full square, 2 hollow squares, {fill with candy here } and topped with a solid square
• Have fun filling the presents with candy, sprinkles or even a special holiday message! After you are done filling, use frosting to attach the top cookie.
• To complete our presents, we used some Fruit Roll-ups and frosting for ribbons.

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Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

Keyword:3D Present Cookies

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Post Updated September 2020