Christmas Wreath Cookies

Name: Christmas Wreath Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 84
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 454 grams butter, softened; 960 grams confectioners sugar; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 2 eggs; 625 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons green food coloring; 2 teaspoons maple flavoring; 118 milliliters 2% milk; 0 teaspoons red food coloring; 205 grams shortening; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Christmas Wreath Cookies requires approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 84. One serving contains 135 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. If you have milk, food coloring, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a very affordable dessert. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Vegetarian Christmas wreath, Cringle Christmas Crack (The Best Christmas Crack Ever!), and Divine Christmas Candy Cane Cookies.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Egg

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Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide into four portions. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to 1/4-in. thickness.

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Roll

Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter.

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Cookie Cutter

Place 1 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets; cut out centers using a floured 1-in. round cookie cutter.

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Baking Sheet

Cookie Cutter

Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

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Dough

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For frosting, in a large bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar, shortening, maple flavoring and enough milk to achieve piping consistency.

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Maple Flavoring

Shortening

Frosting

Sugar

Milk

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Place 3/4 cup frosting in a small bowl; tint with red food coloring. Tint remaining frosting green. Using a #13 star tip, pipe green frosting over cookies. With a #2 round tip and red frosting, pipe bows onto wreaths.

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Red Food Color