Double Wreaths
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Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (21.9 g)
- Calories 78.5
- Total Fat - 3.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.8 g
- Cholesterol - 25.2 mg
- Sodium - 15.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 4.3 g
- Protein - 1.6 g
- Calcium - 10.6 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Beat shortening in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
Step 2
Add sugar, baking powder, and salt; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
Step 3
Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined.
Step 4
Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
Step 5
Divide dough into thirds. If necessary, cover and chill about 3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
Step 6
Roll one-third of the dough at a time on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness.
Step 7
Cut with 3-1/4- and 2-1/4-inch scalloped cookie cutters, making an equal number of each.
Step 8
Place cutouts on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Step 9
Cut the center from each 3-1/4-inch cutout using a 1-1/4-inch scalloped cutter.
Step 10
Cut the center from each 2-1/4-inch cutout using a 1-inch scalloped cutter.
Step 11
Sprinkle cutouts with colored sugar, granulated sugar, or a combination of sugars.
Step 12
Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned
Step 13
Transfer to wire racks and cool.
Step 14
To assemble, place a small wreath on top of each large wreath; tie wreaths together with ribbon. Tie ribbon into a loop large enough to hang on a tree.
Tips
- Colored sugar and/or granulated sugar for decorating
- ½ inch ribbon