Best Holiday Spritz Wreaths Recipes

HOLIDAY WREATHS WITH CHERRIES SPRITZ COOKIES FOR COOKIE PRESS

Holiday Wreaths With Cherries Spritz Cookies for Cookie Press image

Every holiday season I always make several different of batches of spritz cookies, but this variation is my favorite. The kids always help make the cookies and is becoming a tradition in our home. Prep time includes chill time and cooking time assumes 15 minutes per dozen

Provided by ARathkamp

Categories Dessert

Time 5h

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
3 ounces fat free cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, pure not imitation
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 dozen red maraschino cherries
1/4 cup decorator sugar, green color (or enough to coat cookies)

Steps:

With an electric mixer (can be done by hand, but it's a lot of work!), cream butter & cream cheese until light.
Add the granulated sugar to butter blend and beat until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract.
In a separate large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt).
Gradually blend in flour with creamed butter mixture.
Chill dough for minimum 4 hours.
After dough is chilled, preheat oven to 350°F.
Add chilled dough to cookie press, use wreath shaping disc.
Press cookies onto lightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone (baking stone recommended).
Sprinkle green decorator sugar (granulated) over cookies.
Add 1 cherry in middle of each wreath.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until slightly browned. Do not over bake
Let cool on wire cooling rack before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 972.2, Fat 48.1, SaturatedFat 29.8, Cholesterol 170.9, Sodium 637.1, Carbohydrate 123.9, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 63.1, Protein 12.2

HOLIDAY SPRITZ WREATHS

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At only 37 calories each, you can indulge your urge to eat more than one of these delightful cookies from our Test Kitchen.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar blend
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
6 drops green food coloring
1/4 cup holiday sprinkles

Steps:

In a large bowl, beat the sugar blend, butter and oil until well blended. Beat in eggs and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, allspice and baking soda; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Beat in food coloring. , Using a cookie press fitted with a wreath-shaped disk, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with holiday sprinkles. , Bake at 375° for 7-10 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 37 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 25mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.