Best Snowy Holly Berry Tree Cookies Recipes

DECORATED CHRISTMAS CUTOUT COOKIES

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Rich, buttery sugar cookie cutouts like these never last long at a party. They're one of my favorite homemade Christmas cookies. I use seasonal cutters to celebrate the holidays tastefully. -Lynn Burgess, Rolla, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 6 dozen (2-1/2-inch cookies).

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Tinted frostings, colored sugars, edible glitter and nonpareils

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill until firm, 1 hour. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in thickness. Cut out with Christmas cookie cutters of your choice. Using a floured spatula, transfer cookies to greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks., Decorate cookies with frosting and colored sugars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 47 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

HOLLY WREATHS

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I've never come across another spritz cookie like this - one calling for cream cheese as an ingredient. That helps to keep these wreaths moist a long time, while also adding a delicious flavor. -Dee Lein, Longmont, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
Green candied cherries, thinly sliced
Red Hots
Decorating icing

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. , Using a cookie press fitted with a star piping tip, shape dough into 2-1/2-in. wreaths 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not brown), 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks., Decorate with green cherry pieces for leaves and Red Hots for berries. Use red decorating icing to form bows and adhere candy to wreaths.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 48mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SNOWY HOLLY BERRY TREE COOKIES

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These sugar cookies are semi-loganmade. They are quick, easy and delicious. The colors of red white and green remind me of a holly berry tree with snow. The crew at work demolished these cookies in no time. Cooking with Passion, sw?

Provided by Sherri Williams @logansw

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 package(s) sugar cookie mix
1/4 cup(s) craisins-pomegranate
1/4 cup(s) pistachio nuts
1/4 cup(s) vanilla or white chocolate chips
1 stick(s) unsalted butter, soften
1 large egg

Steps:

gather your ingredients together. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl
mix all the ingredients
prepare cookie sheet with a little oil or a silicone mat. place a rounded tbsps of dough on cookie sheet.
bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are done. enjoy!