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

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6 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Dee Lein, Longmont, Colorado

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 21, 2022

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

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Yield:about 3 dozen

Prep:20 min

Cook:10 min

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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

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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.