Holly Berry Cookies Recipes

NEW ZEALAND HOLLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Cut in margarine (like pie dough).
• Make a well in the center of the dough.
• Combine egg and 1/4 cup milk and pour them into the well.
• Stir dough until moist.
• Flour a flat surface and roll dough out to 1/8" thick.
• Cut into 2" circles.
• Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes.
• Place on a rack to cool.
• Once cooled, place 1/2 tsp jam on the bottom of one cookie.
• Cover the jam with another cookie, ie cookie- jam- cookie.
• In a small bowl stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a glaze.
• Glaze the top of one side of each double cookie and place 2-3 cinnamon candies into the glaze.
• The candies are to be the holly berries.
• Allow glaze to set.
• Use a small clean paintbrush to paint several holly leaves and a stem on each cookie using green food coloring.

HOLLY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt the butter and marshmallows over medium heat, stirring constantly. Add the vanilla and food coloring. Stir in the corn flakes.
• Grease a spoon and drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a greased cookie sheet, or vegetable oil sprayed wax paper. Place 3 red cinnamon candies on each bunch of "holly," pressing slightly so they stick.
• Let sit until they have cooled and set.

SNOWY HOLLY BERRY TREE COOKIES

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!

HOLLY BERRY COOKIES

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.

HOLLY BERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Line 2 large baking sheets with wax paper; then set sheets aside.
• 2. In a large kettle or Dutch oven, add the butter. (I used a 5-quart Teflon coated Dutch oven.)
• 3. Melt the butter over low heat, then add the marshmallows; stirring constantly until the marshmallows have melted completely.
• 4. Remove kettle from heat, and add the vanilla extract and food coloring; stirring until the food coloring has blended well into the melted marshmallow mixture.
• 5. Drop mixture, one heaping tablespoon at a time onto the wax paper; spacing them at least 1-inch apart, then decorate each with 2-3 red hots cinnamon candies (quickly before they set).
• 6. Allow cookies to set on the wax paper for a few hours, so they will harden.
• 7. To store cookies, place them in an air tight container with a lid.
• 8. Note: When I display the cookies on a platter, I keep them intact on the wax paper. If giving cookies to others, I cut closely around the wax paper and cookies with a scissors. And when ready to eat the cookies, just peel off the wax paper.

DECORATED CHRISTMAS CUTOUT COOKIES

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.

HOLLY CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan over low heat, melt together the marshmallows, butter, vanilla, and food coloring. Mix in the cornflakes cereal.
• Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper, and decorate with red hots. Set aside, and allow to cool.