Poinsettia blossom cookies are a delectable treat that combines the beauty of the poinsettia flower with the deliciousness of a cookie. These cookies are perfect for holiday celebrations, as they add a festive touch to any table. With their vibrant red color and intricate design, poinsettia blossom cookies are sure to impress your guests. They are also surprisingly easy to make, requiring just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time. In this article, we will provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to make these delightful cookies, along with tips and tricks to ensure they turn out perfect.
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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
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
POINSETTIA BLOSSOMS
Bring festive color to your dessert table with these beautiful flower-shaped cookies.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h30m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, food color, egg and cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
- Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls; roll in red sugar. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 375°F. Place balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Make 6 cuts with sharp knife in top of each ball about three-fourths of the way through to make 6 wedges. Spread wedges apart very slightly to form flower petals (cookies will separate and flatten as they bake).
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and edges begin to brown. Immediately press 1 candy in center of each cookie. Carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 35 mg
POINSETTIA BLOSSOM COOKIES
I combined a couple of recipes to come up with this one after being inspired by cookies I saw on the cover of a magazine. The dough tends to be a bit sticky, so make sure your knife is sharp when cutting the petals; you may need to spray it with non-stick cooking spray as well. We like these cookies made with black cherry or cherry Jell-O. The additional food coloring makes the color a bit more vivid. Use red paste food coloring for a really bright presentation. These cookies would also be cute for Easter, by using lemon, lime or orange-flavored Jell-O.
Provided by doobtones 2
Categories Gelatin
Time 53m
Yield 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, dry Jell-O powder, eggs and extract. Add baking powder, salt, and food coloring. Add flour and mix well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until dough is firm. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls and roll in red-colored sugar. Place balls about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Using a sharp knife, make cuts in top of each ball, not quite all the way through, to make 6 pie-shaped wedges. Spread wedges apart very slightly to form flower petals; cookies will separate and flatten as they bake. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. If using candies, immediately press one candy in center of each cookie. Let cookies cool on baking sheet a minute and then remove to wire rack to cool completely. If not using candies, pipe a dab of prepared cake frosting in center of each cookie when they are completely cooled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1236.4, Fat 56.5, SaturatedFat 31.5, Cholesterol 246, Sodium 1554.1, Carbohydrate 165.4, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 82.5, Protein 17.6
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.
THE BEST PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS
If you're a peanut butter lover then these chewy cookies with a warm, gooey chocolate center will be sure to satisfy. This recipe makes about 4 dozen, so it's perfect for any holiday or big-batch baking.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 1h55m
Yield about 48 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl until combined.
- Add the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the peanut butter and continue beating until fluffy, 1 minute. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Position 2 racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray.
- Roll half the dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 tablespoon each) and then roll in granulated sugar. Place on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Chill the remaining dough while the first batch bakes.
- Bake, rotating and switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are puffed and lightly golden, 10 to 11 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate candy into the center of each cookie. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
POINSETTIA COOKIES
It's time for preparing those Christmas goodies! Prep time includes time to chill, baby, chill! ;) From Parade food editor, Sheila Lukins.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Dessert
Time 1h8m
Yield 60 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer.
- Add confectioners' sugar; beat well.
- Beat in the egg and extracts.
- Blend in the flour and salt.
- Form the dough into two disks and wrap them in plastic.
- Chill the dough well.
- Remove one disk from the refrigerator.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Cut into 11/2-inch squares, then cut from each corner of the square almost to the center.
- Turn over every other cut point to the center and press gently, forming a pinwheel (or poinsettia).
- Sprinkle the center of each with red sugar.
- Repeat with the second disk of dough.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place the cookies on greased baking sheets and bake until very lightly golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55.6, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 11.7, Sodium 61.9, Carbohydrate 6, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2, Protein 0.7
POINSETTIA COOKIES
Steps:
- 1. Cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add confectioners' sugar; beat well. Beat in the egg and extracts. Blend in the flour and salt. Form the dough into two disks and wrap them in plastic. Chill the dough well.
- 2. Remove one disk from the refrigerator. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares, then cut from each corner of the square almost to the center. Turn over every other cut point to the center and press gently, forming a pinwheel (or poinsettia). Sprinkle the center of each with red sugar. Repeat with the second disk of dough.
- 3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the cookies on greased baking sheets and bake until very lightly golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.
MOM'S PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES
My mom makes these every year for Christmas, and I must admit, they are one of my favorites!
Provided by Hailey Rae
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Beat peanut butter and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add white sugar and brown sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla extract to creamed mixture and beat until smooth.
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; gradually beat into the creamed mixture until dough is just mixed. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 94.3 calories, Carbohydrate 9.5 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 75.1 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
POINSETTIA COOKIES
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
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield about 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 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 : Calories 69 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 89mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES
Here's proof that peanut butter and chocolate just belong together. These peanut butter blossoms are an easy family favorite and never fail to make my children smile. —Tammie Merrill, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; beat into peanut butter mixture., Drop by level tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven; immediately push a chocolate kiss into the top of each cookie. Cool on pans 2 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 92mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
Tips:
- For the best results, use fresh cranberries. If you only have frozen cranberries, thaw them completely before using.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the cranberries. This will help prevent them from getting crushed.
- Don't overcook the cranberries. They should still have a little bit of tartness.
- If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can test the cranberries by dropping a small amount into a bowl of cold water. If the cranberries float, they are done.
- Let the cranberries cool completely before dipping them in chocolate. This will help the chocolate to set properly.
- If you want to make the cranberries extra festive, you can sprinkle them with chopped nuts or colored sugar before dipping them in chocolate.
- Store the cranberries in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Conclusion:
These Chocolate Dipped Cranberries are a delicious and easy-to-make holiday treat. They are perfect for parties, potlucks, or just snacking on. With their bright red color and sweet and tart flavor, they are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a festive and delicious treat, give these Chocolate Dipped Cranberries a try. You won't be disappointed!
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