POINSETTIA PINWHEEL COOKIES
Despite the intricate design, these festive pinwheels are simple to create. The cream cheese in the cookie dough adds just the right amount of pliability, so you can cut, fold and shape with ease. We decorated the cookies with white, red and green coarse sanding sugar, sometimes called pearlized sugar, but you can feel free to swap in plain confectioners' sugar. They'll look stunning either way!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 4h30m
Yield about 18 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat the cream cheese, butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour and salt until combined. Divide the dough between 2 large pieces of plastic wrap. Flatten each into a 1/2-inch-thick disk and wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- Roll out 1 disk of dough on a lightly floured surface until about 1/8 inch thick, dusting with more flour as needed.
- Cut out 3-inch squares using a sharp paring knife or a 3-inch square cutter (you should be able to get 6 or 7 squares). Lift the cutouts using an offset spatula and arrange 2 inches apart on one of the prepared baking sheets. Re-wrap and refrigerate the dough scraps while you shape the pinwheels.
- Cut a 1 1/2-inch slit in all four corners of each dough square to form 8 points. Fold over every other point and press into the center of the square. Refrigerate while you make the leaves.
- Cut enough leaves out of the scraps using a sharp paring knife or a leaf-shaped cutter, making 2 leaves for each pinwheel. Arrange the leaves on the other prepared baking sheet. Lightly brush with water and sprinkle with green sanding sugar. Set aside in the refrigerator.
- Lightly brush the pinwheels with water and sprinkle half with red sanding sugar and half with white sanding sugar. Brush the end of 2 leaves and tuck underneath a pinwheel on opposite sides. (No need to press the dough; it will meld together as it bakes.)
- Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until the cookies are puffed and the edges are golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate candy in the center of each warm cookie. Let cool 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Repeat with the remaining disk of dough, and any remaining scraps, to make more cookies.
RASPBERRY POINSETTIA BLOSSOMS
Bring festive color to your dessert table with beautiful cookies the resemble poinsettia blossoms.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla, gelatin and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. On low speed, beat in flour.
- Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 375°F. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 2 inches apart. With sharp knife, make 6 cuts in top of each ball about three-fourths of the way through to make 6 wedges. Spread wedges apart slightly to form flower petals (cookies will separate and flatten as they bake). Sprinkle about 1/8 teaspoon yellow candy sprinkles into center of each cookie.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set and edges begin to brown. Cool 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Fat 1, ServingSize 1 Cookie, TransFat 0 g
POINSETTIA COOKIES
Steps:
- With a paddle attachment beat butter, cream cheese and egg yolk until smooth, reserving the white for later. Stir in flour and baking powder. Mix until stiff dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Lightly beat egg white and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- On lightly floured surface, roll dough, 1/2 at a time, into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle. With sharp knife, cut dough into 3-inch squares. Place 3 inches apart on ungreased, parchment-lined cookie sheets.
- Brush with egg white. Lightly press about 1 1/2 inches of wooden stick into bottom center of each dough square. With sharp knife, cut the dough diagonally from each corner to within 1/2-inch of center of each square. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon red sugar over each square. Fold alternate corners of the square to the center to form pinwheel, overlapping the dough at the center pushing down gently to seal in center. Press one M & M in center of each pinwheel.
- Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until set. Using spatula, immediately remove from cookie sheets.
POINSETTIA COOKIES
Steps:
- With a paddle attachment beat butter, cream cheese and egg yolk until smooth, reserving the white for later. Stir in flour and baking powder. Mix until stiff dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Lightly beat egg white and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- On lightly floured surface, roll dough, 1/2 at a time, into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle. With sharp knife, cut dough into 3-inch squares. Place 3 inches apart on ungreased, parchment-lined cookie sheets.
- Brush with egg white. Lightly press about 1 1/2 inches of wooden stick into bottom center of each dough square. With sharp knife, cut the dough diagonally from each corner to within 1/2-inch of center of each square. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon red sugar over each square. Fold alternate corners of the square to the center to form pinwheel, overlapping the dough at the center pushing down gently to seal in center. Press one M & M in center of each pinwheel.
- Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until set. Using spatula, immediately remove from cookie sheets.
POINSETTIA PULL APART COOKIES
Dazzle at your next holiday party with this show-stopping cookie display! These buttery almond shortbread cookies are easy to whip up and surprisingly simple to arrange into a beautiful poinsettia.
Provided by Arlyn Osborne
Categories Dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Beat butter in standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until creamy. Add confectioners' sugar and beat. ?Add granulated sugar and beat. Scrape down sides. Add almond extract and beat. Add flour in two additions, beat until combined after each addition.
- Transfer 2 tablespoons of dough to a small bowl.
- Transfer ½ cup of dough to another bowl and color green with gel food coloring using a small spatula.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of red gel coloring to remaining dough in stand mixer and beat on low until combined.
- Roll out all the dough to about ¼ each thick between two sheets of parchment. Chill in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cut a 2-inch round from the plain uncolored dough. Transfer to prepared baking sheet.
- Cut 6 leaves with a large leaf cutter from the green dough. Transfer to the same baking sheet as the 2-inch round. Top the green leaves with coarse green sanding sugar. ?Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Cut 17 leaves with a large cutter from the red dough. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Make a crease in center with a skewer. Sprinkle 8 with fine red sanding sugar. Chill at least 30 minute.
- Cut 5 leaves with a small leaf cutter from the remaining red dough, rolling out again if needed. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Make a crease in center with a skewer. Chill at least 30 minutes.
- Transfer chilled baking sheets to oven and bake for 13-15 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Spread yellow decorating frosting over the uncolored round cookie with a small offset spatula. Dip in yellow sanding sugar to coat.
- To arrange the cookies on a large platter, work from the outside inches First, place the green cookies evenly spaced around the border. Then place the large plain red leaves in between the green leaves. Next add the large red sugared cookies, slightly overlapping the layer of the plain red leaves. Add in the small red leaves slightly overlapping the layer of large red sugared leaves. Finally, add the round yellow cookie in the center.
- Tools:.
- For large leaves: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074P6BRKM/.
- For small leaves: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010L79FOI/ (use the largest of this set).
- For the flower center: https://www.amazon.com/OUNONA-Circle-Cookie-Biscuit-Cutter/dp/B077RX5JXB/.
POINSETTIA COOKIES
These pretty cookies are fairly labor intensive, but boy, are they worth it. A few of these festive blossoms on top of my Christmas cookie trays really make a festive presentation.
Provided by SUGARPLUMSCOOKIES
Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies
Time 1h25m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and cream cheese until light and fluffy using an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla; mix until well blended. Stir in flour by hand using a sturdy spoon while adding enough red food coloring to make the dough turn a pretty red color.
- Roll the balls in the red decorator sugar and place them on the prepared cookie sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Refrigerate the cookies on their cookie sheets until firm, about 10 minutes.
- When the cookies are firm, make three slices across each cookie to make 6 slices like a pie, cutting only about 2/3 of the way through the cookie balls.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies appear dry. Cool on the cookie sheets, then peel away from the aluminum foil.
- Make the icing for the cookies by mixing the confectioners' sugar and water until it reaches a piping consistency. Add a drop of yellow food coloring. Put icing into a pastry bag or resealable bag and cut a small piece off of the corner. Pipe small dots onto the center of the cookies. Allow icing to dry before storing cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Cookies can be stored for up to two weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.4 calories, Carbohydrate 13.6 g, Cholesterol 13.4 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 27.3 mg, Sugar 5.4 g
GINGER-ALMOND SHORTBREAD COOKIES
A not too sweet cookie, nice to have on hand or to add to a tray of different cookies. This came from a friends Jewish Grandmother who used to fix them for us occasionally.
Provided by bayou-mimi
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar and almond extract until smooth.
- Add flour, ginger, and ground almonds and beat mixture until well combined.
- On a floured surface, roll dough out to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Cut into two-inch rounds and place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Press a whole almond into the center of each cookie and bake about 20 minutes or until very lightly colored.
- Remove to rack and cool.
ALMOND SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Make and share this Almond Shortbread Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Cherylleem
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 6 dozen, 72 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine flour, brown sugar, butter, and almond in bowl with pastry blender until forms dough.
- Roll dough to 1/8th inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
- Cut with cookie cutter or knife.
- Place on ungreased sheet and gently press almond sliver in center for garnish.
- Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until just set & lightly golden. 6-8 minutes.
- Time of baking and quantity varies with size of cookie cutters.
- I get 6 dozen or more with a 2X2 cookie size.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 43.3, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 6.8, Sodium 18.8, Carbohydrate 4.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.5, Protein 0.5
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