Poinsettia Cookies

Name: Poinsettia Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 large egg; 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; Red colored sugar; Red and green candied cherries, quartered

To add eye-appeal to her basic butter cookies. Helen Burch of Jamestown, New York cultivated a new way to shape them. Now, her sugar-sprinkled treats are as pretty to see as they are to eat! They look nice on a cookie tray," Helen confirms.—Helen Burch, Jamestown, New York

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Red colored sugar
Red and green candied cherries, quartered

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half; wrap in plastic. Chill overnight or until firm.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough into a 12x10-in. rectangle, about 1/8-in. thick. Cut into 2-in. squares. In each square, make 1-in. slits in each corner. Bring every other corner up into center to form a pinwheel; press lightly. Sprinkle cookies with red sugar and press a candied cherry piece into the center of each.
Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Cool 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 69 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 89mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Poinsettia Cookies in Crafting Traditions November/December 1996

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puffybloomers

Feb 26, 2014

they aren't that hard to make and they taste and look good
angel1957

Nov 28, 2012

next time I am making cookies those are the first I,m making
MichMajor

Feb 8, 2012

These were tasty but the prep time was quick long, a lot of work for such a small cookie but they look very festive.
Nana2ian

Dec 7, 2011

I made these, but was running out of time, as we all do around the holidays, so I used a snowflake cookie cutter and they come out amazing!! Lots of compliments , I sprinkled them with red & green sugar before baking. I also add a 1/2 teaspoon more almond extract.
JessBella6

Aug 26, 2010

Much easier to make than I anticipated and I received many compliments.
rebecca barnhart

Dec 8, 2009

These are great for children to make and bake with supervision, and they are tasty and melt in your mouth.

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