Holly Wreath Cookies

Name: Holly Wreath Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 227 grams butter, softened; 240 grams confectioners sugar; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1 egg; 250 grams all-purpose flour; 224 grams ground almonds; 16 red spice gumdrops; 24 green spice gumdrops; 3 Tbsps milk; 200 grams sugar

The recipe Holly Wreath Cookies can be made in about 1 hour and 55 minutes. For 18 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 48. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 120 calories. If you have sugar, butter, confectioners' sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Combine the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in almonds. Divide in half. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.

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Baking Soda

Almonds

All Purpose Flour

On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough to 3/8-in. thickness.

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Dough

Roll

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

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Cookie Cutter

Place on ungreased 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 8-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough. Chill and reroll scraps if desired.

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Dough

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Oven

In a bowl, whisk confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth; gently spread over cookies. For holly trim, roll out gumdrops to 1/16-in. thickness; cut two holly leaves from each green gumdrop and nine berries from each red gumdrop. Arrange one leaf and three berries on each cookie.

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Powdered Sugar