HOLLY BERRY COOKIES

Holly Berry Cookies image

What would Christmas be without overflowing tins of cookies? These festive filled cookies are the all time favorites of my family. Back when our children were small, we began baking them the day after Halloween and put them away in the freezer. -Audrey Thibodeau, Gilbert, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 38m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup 2% milk
2/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
GLAZE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red Hots
Green food coloring

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, beat egg and milk. Add to crumb mixture just until moistened. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until edges are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Spread jam on half of the cookies; top each with another cookie. , In a small bowl, combine the sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth; spread over cookies. Decorate with Red Hots before glaze is set. Let dry. Using a small new paintbrush and green food coloring, paint holly leaves on cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171 calories, Fat 4g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 81mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.