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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Times testing note: These are a bit fussy but they scream Christmas! Submitted by Barbara McGeever, Valrico from the St. Petersburg Times Cookie edition 11/28/07 Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2/3 cup unsalted butter |
1/3 cup sugar |
2 tablespoons grated orange rind |
1 egg |
2 tablespoons grand marnier liqueur |
1/4 cup candied red cherries, chopped |
glaze |
1 1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar |
1 tablespoon grand marnier liqueur |
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1 tablespoon milk |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
2. Sift flour, nutmeg and salt in bowl.
3. Beat together butter, sugar and orange rind in large bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in egg and liqueur until smooth.
5. Stir in flour mixture until well blended. Gently stir in chopped cherries.
6. Using 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie, roll into a 5-inch-long rope.
7. Shape into a wreath and place on greased cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
8. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned at edges. Transfer to rack to cool.
9. Blend glaze ingredients in small bowl; mix until smooth and good spreading consistency. Add milk, as needed.
10. Spread glaze lightly over cooled cookies. Decorate with red and green cherries to look like wreaths.
11. Makes 2 dozen.
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