Holiday Cookies Doggy Style

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Snoopy Sugar Cookies
Dear Readers,
It’s time to share recipes for holiday treats!  Yum.  A bunch of sexy bloggers are kicking off the holiday season in style with the annual recipe exchange!  Jz from A Reluctant Bitch encouraged us to post a favorite holiday treat recipe today.  Bless her heart and many thanks for pulling this together! So you can see holiday treats all over this the blogosphere!  And drool over something other than my cleavage today!  
I adore cookies!  Cookie Monster is my favorite Sesame Street muppet.  Om nom nom.  I am not much of a baker, but I used to help my mom make hundreds of cookies for church events – from lebkuchen (that had to be started a month ahead of time), to sugar cookies, currant bars, icebox cookies, shortbreads, thumbprints with raspberry jam, molasses cookies, spritz, ginger bread men, and something she called “snowballs.”  See my cookie post from 2012 about those!  Ever since I’ve been hooked on eating balls of all kinds!  
In 2013, I shared Noreen’s easy recipe for Oreo Cookie Balls.  There was even a video to make prep extra easy!  Last year,  I posted an amazing recipe for toffee cookie balls from Snackworks!  With only four ingredients!  And three steps!  And NO BAKING!  I could do that!  More balls made of cookies! With chocolate and toffee!  
This year we’re going a little more exotic with doggy style cookies.  Don’t worry – they still have balls on them!
You have two options: 
1) Order the cookies

Melissa Vergel sells them at SweetFlanDeCoco on Etsy.  They’re pricy but will make a big impression at your holiday party!  I am not connected with her and it’s probably best if you don’t tell her where you heard about her!  You found her…. “online somewhere…”   Yeah… that’s the ticket.

They come in two sizes:

a. mini-cookies

https://www.etsy.com/listing/256862717/snoopy-christmas-decorated-mini-cookies?ref=related-1
b. regular size
https://www.etsy.com/listing/249210156/snoopy-christmas-decorated-cookies-a?ref=market
I am not a baker, so that’s what I’m going to do!  
2) Make them yourself
If you are more kitcheny and oveny than I am, here are some clues in four easy steps. 
First step

Get a plastic cookie cutter.  You want the one of Charlie Brown’s dog Snoopy lying on his dog house.  I found two online for about $7: 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Snoopy-Christmas-Cookie-Cutter-3D-Printed/262135709701?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34576%26meid%3D9ce7485620f64c9082f63c8c66ae6738%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D252029488299
OR 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Snoopy-Christmas-Cookie-Cutter-3D-Printed/262135709701?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34576%26meid%3D9ce7485620f64c9082f63c8c66ae6738%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D252029488299
Second step

Make sugar cookies and icing

Here’s the easy recipe:
      from http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/
Vanilla-Almond Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
   3 c unbleached, all-purpose flour
   2 tsp baking powder
   1 c sugar (I use sugar that I’ve stored vanilla beans in)
   2 sticks (salted) butter, cold & cut into chunks
   1 egg
   3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
   1/2 tsp pure almond extract
Instructions:
Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350.
Combine the flour and baking powder, set aside. Cream the sugar and butter. Add the egg and extracts and mix. Gradually add the flour mixture and beat just until combined, scraping down the bowl, especially the bottom.  The dough will be crumbly, so knead it together with your hands as you scoop it out of the bowl for rolling. 
Roll on a floured surface to about 1/4″ to 3/8″ thick, and cut into shapes. Place on parchment lined baking sheets (I recommend freezing the cut out shape on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before baking) and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let sit a few minutes on the sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Royal Icing

follow the recipe here 
http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/2010/01/royal-icing-102-or-201-or-whatever.html

When the icing is beginning to reach a stiff peak, add a drop or two of almond extract and beat until stiff peaks form.  Transfer icing to three separate containers and color (white, black and red – she likes AmeriColors. Press plastic wrap down onto the icing.

Third step
Decorate!

Spread on the red icing to cover the dog house.
Spread on the white icing to cover the dog. 
Let dry for at least an hour. 
Using a #2 decorating tip, pipe the dog’s feature and stripes and swags.  Then press little decorative balls to form the “lights” on the swags.  You can find them in many larger grocery stores or craft stores. 
Fourth step
Display elegantly on a plate or tray, serve and enjoy!
Happy Holidays Dear Readers!  Extra hugs with groping! 
-Sassy
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16 thoughts on “Holiday Cookies Doggy Style

  1. rose says:

    The snoopy cookies are adorable! Somehow I don't think mine would end up looking like that! Better leave such things to professionals, huh? 😉

    -r x

  2. ronnie says:

    Sassy Girl,

    I absolutely loves these cookies. Don;t think mine would come out anything like them. Thanks for sharing.

    Love,
    Ronnie
    xx

  3. Terpsichore says:

    the snoopy cookies look very cute…thanks 🙂

  4. Jz says:

    I have a royal icing curse but still… these make me want to rise to the challenge! Very, very fun, thank you!

    (And thank you for continuing to play along!)

  5. Cat says:

    Oh these are cute cookies but don't know if mine would end up looking this good…might just have to save up my pennies and order some of the pricey but pretty ones. 😉 Thanks for sharing.

    Hugs and blessings…Cat

  6. Hiya Rose! Thanks for stopping by, and swapping recipes! If you can pipe, I bet these would be easy for you!

  7. Hiya Ronnie! Thanks for stopping by, and swapping recipes. I buy digestive biscuits from the international section of the grocery store all the time here in the U.S., so your idea sounds delicious!

  8. You are most welcome T. Thanks for stopping by. So fun to swap recipes!

  9. Hiya Jz! Thanks ever so much for running this exchange, and for stopping in. It is bunches of fun!

  10. Misty says:

    How crazy is it that I just got done making the very same royal icing recipe? I'm not exaggerating either! I still have the dirty bowl prove it. 🙂 My sugar cookie recipe is a bit different, but it's one my mom has used my entire life, so I'm afraid I'm stuck with it.

    These are so cute! And I think I could pull them off, just need to buy the cookie cutter. How long did shipping take? Wonder if I could find one locally…

    Thanks so much for sharing. It is just so ironic because I planned on making cookies to hand out for Christmas but couldn't decide how I wanted to decorate.

  11. lindy thomas says:

    Sassy girl you cookies look amazing. I'm not that talented to make such things. thanks for sharing.
    Hugs Lindy

  12. Those are adorable! I don't think I'd attempt them though … at least not the decorating part. lol Thanks for sharing! 🙂

  13. Hiya Lilli! Thanks for stopping by. I thought that at first, and then I ordered them online and it was easy. 😉 Merry Christmas! And a very sexy new year!

  14. Hiya Cat! Thanks for stopping by and joining in the exchange. You had a very special recipe.

  15. Hiya Lindy! Thanks! I thought that at first, then ordered them online. It was easy. 😉 Happy holidays!

  16. HIya Misty! Thanks for stopping by, and with such an interesting coincidence. Wow! That is too funny! Hope it bodes well for your baking. Great exchanging with you! Happy holidays!

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