Gingerbread Wreaths

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prep time

20 min

total time

47 min

makes

28 servings, 1 cookie (46 g) each

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recipe by: kraft

What You Need

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O Butterscotch Instant Pudding

2 eggs

2-1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

4 tsp. ground ginger

1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

2/3 cup green decorating icing

2 Tbsp. red decorating gel

2 pkg. (64 g each) Maynards Mini Fruit Gums

Make It

BEAT butter, sugar and dry pudding mix in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs. Mix next 5 ingredients. Gradually add to pudding mixture, beating well after each addition. Refrigerate 15 min.

HEAT oven to 350°F. Place dough between 2 sheets of parchment or waxed paper; roll to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into circles with 3-inch cookie cutter, rolling dough scraps as necessary. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 10 to 12 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand on baking sheets 3 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely. Decorate with remaining ingredients.

kraft kitchens tips

Fun Idea

To make these cookies into holiday decorations, use a straw to make hole near top of each unbaked cookie. Bake as directed. Cool cookies, then decorate and thread a ribbon through the hole in each cookie to use for hanging.

Family Fun

Try cutting the Maynards Mini Fruit Gums into pieces to make lots of little multi-coloured decorations that can be sprinkled over the icing. You can also use Maynards Swedish Berries , or other Maynards Candies, cut into pieces.

Family Fun

Prepare using any shape of cookie cutter you like, such as gingerbread people, holly leaves, stars or teddy bears. (Note: Nutrition is for 3-inch cookies only.)