Holly Wreaths

Name: Holly Wreaths
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
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

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling YIELD: about 3 dozen.

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

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

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour.
2. 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.
3. 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

1 cookie: 90 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 48mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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