String-of-Lights Cookie Wreath

Name: String-of-Lights Cookie Wreath
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 20 chocolate-flavored candy coating drops, melted; 30 servings Small pastry brush or paintbrush; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 30 servings Red or black licorice, cut into 8; 237 milliliters margarine, softened; 237 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 30 servings Plastic drinking straw; 20 Several

The recipe String-of-Lights Cookie Wreath could satisfy your Southern craving in around 45 minutes. This recipe makes 30 servings with 198 calories, 2g of protein, and 13g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, salt, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Beat butter and margarine at low speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Mix at low speed until blended.

Roll dough to 3/8" thickness on a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Roll

Cut out cookies, using a 3" spade-shaped cookie cutter (or use template on page 149).

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Cut Out Cookies

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Place on ungreased baking sheets. Make a hole in "socket end" of each cookie, using a straw.

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Baking Sheet

Drinking Straws

Bake at 350 for 16 minutes.

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Let cookies cool on wire racks.

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Spread Frosting on the "bulb end" of each cookie, using the back of a small spoon.

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Frosting

Spread

Place frosted cookies on wire racks to dry. When frosting is dry, brush "socket end" of each cookie with melted chocolate, using a small brush.

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Chocolate

Frosting

Let dry. When cookies are completely dry, lace licorice strips through holes in cookies.

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Licorice

Place tissue in a large flat box, if desired. Arrange cookies in a loose circle on tissue paper to resemble a string of Christmas lights.

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Note: Use these cookies as tree ornaments or as edible place cards at a children's party. Write names on frosted cookies using tubes of decorating gel.

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Decorating Gel

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking powder 237milliliters

butter, softened 20

chocolate-flavored candy coating drops, melted 30servings

Small pastry brush or paintbrush 946milliliters

all-purpose flour 30servings

Red or black licorice, cut into 8 237milliliters

margarine, softened 237milliliters

sifted powdered sugar 1teaspoons

salt 30servings

Plastic drinking straw 20

Several

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Von Winning Winnings Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.