Ugly Cookies Recipes

UGLY SWEATER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-1/2-in. sweater-shaped cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake cookies until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely., Place first 5 icing ingredients in a small bowl; beat on low speed just until blended. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, 4-5 minutes. Thin with cream to desired consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring., Pipe icing onto cookies and decorate as desired. (Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture.) Let cookies stand at room temperature several hours or until frosting is dry and firm.

"UGLY" COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375°F.
• Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla together in the bowl of your electric mixer until creamy.
• Add eggs to the butter mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture (still using electric mixer).
• By hand stir in the chopped candies.
• Place rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.
• These will spread a bit and gnarl up where the caramel bits are.
• Be sure to let a cookie sheet cool completely before loading it up with another batch of cookie dough; a hot pan will make the cookies spread too much.
• Cool cookies on the baking sheets on wire racks for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.