Mrs. Claus' Mittens

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) roll refrigerated gingerbread cookie dough
• 1 (12 ounce) container fluffy whipped ready to spead frosting
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red food coloring
• 4 teaspoons nonpareils

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 work with half of the cookie dough at a time, refrigerate remaining dough.
• 3 cut dough into 8 (1/2 inch) slices.
• 4 for each cookie,cut off 1/3 of 1 slice.
• 5 place larger piece of dough lengthwise on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 place smaller piece slightly at a diagonal next to larger piece.
• 7 press dough into 4 inch mitten shape.
• 8 repeat with remaining dough, placing cookies 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
• 9 bake 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown and set.
• 10 cool 2 minutes, remove from cookie sheets.
• 11 cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• 12 in small bowl, place 1 cup of the frosting and stir in red icing color until well blended.
• 13 frost mittens with frosting.
• 14 place remaining frosting in small resealable food storage bag, seal bag.
• 15 cut 1/8 inch hole in bottom corner of bag.
• 16 pipe frosting at bottom of each mitten.
• 17 sprinkle each with 1/4 teaspoons nonpereils.
• 18 let stand until frosting is set,about 30 minutes.
• 19 store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.