Holly Christmas Cookies Shaped Into Wreaths Recipes

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.

CHRISTMAS CORNFLAKE WREATH COOKIES

Steps:

• Microwave marshmallows and butter on High for 2 minutes. Stir, then microwave on High for 2 minutes more. Stir. (This can be done in a double boiler if one doesn't have a microwave.)
• Add and mix quickly the coloring, extracts, then cornflakes. Drop by spoonfuls in clumps on greased wax paper and decorate with 3 red hots each.
• Once cool, transfer to lightly greased serving/storage tray with lightly greased fingers.

HOLLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter and marshmallows together.
• Add vanilla and food coloring. Mix well.
• Stir in corn flakes.
• Drop in a holly pattern on wax paper. Decorate with red hots.
• If sticky on the bottom, dip in sugar.

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.

CEREAL HOLLY WREATHS

Steps:

• Line 1 cookie sheet with foil. Place cereal in large bowl. Melt candy melts as directed on package. Pour melted candy over cereal; toss to mix.
• For each wreath, drop about 3 tablespoons mixture onto foil-lined cookie sheet. With fingers, shape into 3-inch wreath with 1-inch center opening. Immediately decorate with cinnamon candies. Let stand about 5 minutes or until set.

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.

NO-BAKE CHRISTMAS WREATH COOKIES

Steps:

• In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High 30 seconds to 1 minute or until melted. Add marshmallows; toss to coat. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Stir in green food color to desired shade of green. Add white vanilla baking chips to marshmallow mixture, and stir until melted, microwaving an additional 30 seconds if necessary.
• Stir in cereal until evenly coated.
• Drop 1/3 cup of cereal mixture on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Use greased hands to form into wreath shape. Place 4 red cinnamon candies on wreath to decorate. Repeat with remaining cereal mixture and candies. Refrigerate 15 minutes before serving.

HOLLY WREATHS

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.

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.