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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Hidden Mickey Candy Cane Cookies

    Published: Nov 4, 2015 · Modified: Dec 12, 2022 by Kelly Stilwell · This post may contain affiliate links Leave a Comment

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    It's no secret that we love Disney! And combining Disney, Christmas, and food? That's always a good thing!

    These Hidden Mickey Candy Cane Cookies are the perfect dessert for Disney fans! Need a dessert for school? Your child's classmates will love seeing these delivered to their class party! Can you find the Hidden Mickey?

    How to Make Hidden Mickey Candy Cane Cookies

    Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.

    Butter and sugar with beaters in glass bowl.

    Add all 4 eggs at one time. Continue to mix.

    Butter, sugar, and eggs in glass bowl.

    Add the vanilla. Continue mixing.

    Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.

    Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.

    Cookie dough batter in white bowl with beaters.

    Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.

    Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees.


    Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.

    Put flour out on the wood cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work a small amount of flour into the batter just to firm it up again.

    Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the  cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.

    Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.

    Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.

    Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes.  Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.

    Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely.

    How to Make the Royal Icing

    Combine all ingredients except food coloring in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes.

    If icing is  not stiff enough add ¼ C powder sugar.

    Take out 2 tablespoon of icing, placing in a separate bowl, and add several drops of black gel food coloring. Mix well.

    Take out 5 tablespoon of icing and add several drops of green gel food coloring.  Mix well.

    Divide the remaining icing in the bowl into half.

    In the first bowl add several drops of red gel food coloring.  Stir well to mix the color.

    In the second bowl the icing remains white.

    Spoon each color of icing into individual  frosting bags with a #5 tips. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.

    The Candy Cane:

    Refer to  the picture of the candy cane cookie follow the red and white stripes.

    Outline each red strip first of the cookie then fill it in. 

    Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before starting to outline the white stripe.

    Outline and fill in the white stripe.  Allow at least 30 seconds for the white stripe to dry.

    These Hidden Mickey Candy Cane Cookies are the perfect dessert for Disney fans! Need a dessert for school? Your child's classmates will love seeing these delivered to their class party! Can you find the Hidden Mickey?

    Using the green icing draw two sprigs of holly filling them in as you go along. Again, allow 30 seconds for this to dry before adding the three black dots as the Hidden Mickey.

    Allow the cookies to dry from 5-10 hours.

    These Hidden Mickey Candy Cane Cookies are the perfect dessert for Disney fans! Need a dessert for school? Your child's classmates will love seeing these delivered to their class party!

    Top Tips

    Letting the dough chill is key to making cookies like these. Don't skip that step!

    Always let cookies cool before icing or you'll end up with a mess.

    Take your time when decorating cookies. If you feel rushed, freeze some of the cookie dough for later. It will thaw quickly and you can pick up where you left off. Pour a glass of wine and chill out while those cookies are cooling completely. You may even find yourself a little more creative! (I know I do!)

    These Hidden Mickey Candy Cane Cookies are the perfect dessert for Disney fans! Need a dessert for school? Your child's classmates will love seeing these delivered to their class party!

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    Looking for more Disney themed desserts? Check out this roundup of 17 Disney cupcakes or these Santa Mickey Sugar Cookies!

    Looking for amazing Christmas sugar cookies to make this year? I'm sharing some of the best holiday sugar cookies I’ve found so far!

    Hidden Mickey Disney Christmas Cookies Cookies

    These adorable Christmas Cane Cookies are so fun, especially for Disney fans! Ask your kids to find the Hidden Mickey!
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 1 hour
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Chill time: 6 hours
    Servings: 48 cookies
    Calories: 146kcal
    Author: Kelly Stilwell

    Ingredients

    Cookies

    • 5 C flour
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 ½ C soft unsalted butter
    • 2 C granulated sugar
    • 4 eggs
    • Candy Cane Cookie cutter

    Royal Icing Ingredients

    • 2 egg whites
    • 1 C powder sugar
    • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
    • Red black and green gel food coloring

    Instructions

    Cookie directions:

    • Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
    • Add all 4 eggs at one time. Continue to mix.
    • Add the vanilla. Continue mixing.
    • Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.
    • Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
    • Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
    • Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
    • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
    • Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
    • Put flour out on the wood cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into 
the batter. (if needed)
    • Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the  cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
    • Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
    • Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
    • Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes.  Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
    • Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely.

    Royal Icing Directions:

    • Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
    • If icing is  not stiff enough add ¼ C powder sugar.
Place the icing in a bowl.
    • Take out 2 tablespoon of icing and add several drops of black gel food coloring. Mix well
    • Take out 5 tablespoon of icing and add several drops of green gel food coloring.  Mix well.
    • Divide the remaining icing in the bowl into half.
    • In the first bowl add several drops of red gel food coloring.  Stir well to mix the color.
    • In the second bowl the icing remains white.
    • Spoon each color of icing into individual  frosting bags with a #5 tips. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.

    Candy Cane directions:

    • Refer to  the picture of the candy cane cookie follow the red and white stripes.
    • Outline each red strip first of the cookie then fill it in.  Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before starting to outline the white stripe. Outline and fill in the white stripe.  Allow at least 30 seconds for the white stripe to dry.
    • Using the green icing draw two sprigs of holly filling them in as you go along. Again, allow 30 seconds for this to dry before adding the three black dots as the Hidden Mickey.
    • Allow the cookies to dry from 5-10 hours.

    Notes

    Tips for making cookies
    Letting the dough chill is key to making cookies like these. Don't skip that step!
    Always let cookies cool before icing or you'll end up with a mess.
    Take your time when decorating cookies. If you feel rushed, freeze some of the cookie dough for later. It will thaw quickly and you can pick up where you left off. Pour a glass of wine and chill out while those cookies are cooling completely. You may even find yourself a little more creative! (I know I do!)

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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