Directions:
- In a bowl, with an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat room-temperature butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Stir or beat in flour until well blended. Flatten dough into a 1-inch-thick disk. On a lightly floured board, roll dough about 1/8 inch thick. Follow directions below to make cookies.
- Ornaments
- With a floured cookie cutter, cut ornament shapes from cookie dough.
- Make an imprint in the center of each cookie by lightly pressing a star-shape cookie cutter into dough, making sure not to cut all the way through.
- Use a drinking straw to poke a hole in each cookie. Transfer to baking sheets lined with cooking parchment.
- Bake in a 300° oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks to cool.
- Serve when cool, or thread a ribbon through each hole, tie, and hang from a tree or in a window.
- To make them special: Prepare cookies as above, but skip step 2. With a small offset spatula, spread a thin layer of tinted Royal Icing on each ornament.
- To make them spectacular: Follow directions above for special version; let icing dry. With a pastry bag fitted with a #2 plain tip and filled with icing, create raised accents. Sprinkle sanding sugar over the still-wet piping, then tilt and tap cookie to remove excess. Add dragées.
- Wreaths
- With a floured 3- to 4-inch fluted-edge cookie cutter, cut out large circles from cookie dough. With a floured 1- to 2-inch cutter, cut out a circle in each cookie. Transfer cookies to baking sheets lined with cooking parchment. Gather scraps, reroll, and cut out more wreaths.
- Bake in a 300° oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks to cool.
- Serve when cool, or thread a ribbon through each wreath and hang from a tree or in a window.
- To make them special: With a pastry bag fitted with a #2 plain tip and filled with green Royal Icing, pipe branches onto the wreath. Or with a small offset spatula, spread a thin layer of tinted icing on each wreath.
- To make them spectacular: Follow directions for special version; with a pastry bag fitted with a #2 plain tip and filled with red Royal Icing, apply berries to each wreath. Sprinkle sanding sugar over the still-wet icing, then tilt and tap cookie to remove excess.
- Cutout Cookies
- With a floured square cookie cutter with a fluted edge, cut out 20 cookies from cookie dough. Transfer to baking sheets lined with cooking parchment.
- With smaller floured cookie cutters (we used a pear shape), cut out 20 top pieces from dough. If necessary, gather scraps, reroll, and cut out more top pieces.
- Brush the back of each top piece with a little water and press gently onto squares.
- Bake in a 300° oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks to cool.
- To make them special: With a small offset spatula, spread a thin layer of tinted icing on each top piece.
- To make them spectacular: Follow directions for special version; use a pastry bag fitted with a #2 plain tip and filled with Royal Icing to create dots and leaves. If desired, apply a bit of gold leaf while icing is still moist.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 4777.59 Kcal (20003 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 3424.14 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 380.46g | 585% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 1347.03mg | 449% | |
| Sodium | 199.71mg | 8% | |
| Potassium | 588.63mg | 13% | |
| Total Carbs | 299.05g | 100% | |
| Sugars | 59.35g | 237% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 9.38g | 38% | |
| Protein | 48.79g | 98% | |
| Vitamin A | 4.5mg | 151% | |
| Iron | 5.1mg | 28% | |
| Calcium | 212.8mg | 21% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 513.61 Kcal (2150 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 368.11 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 40.9g | 585% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 144.81mg | 449% | |
| Sodium | 21.47mg | 8% | |
| Potassium | 63.28mg | 13% | |
| Total Carbs | 32.15g | 100% | |
| Sugars | 6.38g | 237% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.01g | 38% | |
| Protein | 5.24g | 98% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.5mg | 151% | |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 28% | |
| Calcium | 22.9mg | 21% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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