Holly Christmas Cookies Recipes

HOLLY CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt margarine and the 32 marshmallows together in a pan over low heat. Stir as needed.
• Once the marshmallows have all melted, remove pot from heat and stir in the green food coloring and the vanilla. Stir until the marshmallow mixture is a uniform green color (no streaks).
• Fold the cornflakes into the marshmallow mixture and stir until all are coated.
• Drop by teaspoon full onto aluminum foil or parchment paper and place 3 red cinnamon candies in the center of each cookie. Let dry.

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 (SHAPED INTO WREATHS)

Steps:

• In a saucepan over low heat, melt together the marshmallows, butter, vanilla and food coloring.
• Mix in the cornflakes cereal.
• Drop by spoonfuls or shape into wreaths on wax paper (a lot of the other readers strongly suggest either the non-stick aluminum foil or parchment paper instead), and decorate with red hots. Make sure that you put the red hots on before they are set up.
• Set aside, and allow to cool.

CHRISTMAS HOLLY COOKIES (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter & marshmellows, stir in vanilla and green food coloring.
• 2. Add corn flakes and mix until coverd with coloring. Drob by teaspoons full on wax paper.
• 3. Trim each with 3 cinnamon candies.

CHRISTMAS HOLLY COOKIES NO BAKE BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Melt Butter or Margarine with all 32 marshmallows together over low heat. Keep stirring to melt, as needed
• 2. Remove from Heat after melted, Stir in green fool coloring and vanilla. Still well til a uniform green color, (with no streaks)
• 3. Fold in all cornflakes into marshmallow mixture. Stir till completely coated.
• 4. Drop By small Teaspoons full onto wax or parchment paper. Place 3 red cinnamon candies in the center on each cookie. Let dry. several hrs. or chill in refer til set and dry. Enjoy.

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.