HOLLY WREATH COOKIES

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"My mom passed along the recipe for these crunchy wreath-shaped cookies," notes Phyllis Rewey, Englewood, Florida. "They look festive dressed up with green and red gumdrops resembling holly leaves and berries."

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h55m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups ground almonds
ICING:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
24 green spice gumdrops
16 red spice gumdrops

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. 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. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough to 3/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheets; cut out centers using a floured 1-in. round 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., 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 127 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 68mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.