Poinsettia Cookies Recipe

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Poinsettia Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 (3 oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp red food coloring
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar , sifted
  • 2 tsp water
  • 1 drop yellow food coloring

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1063.92 Kcal (4454 kJ)
Calories from fat 347.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.61g 59%
Cholesterol 140.23mg 47%
Sodium 45.44mg 2%
Potassium 105.19mg 2%
Total Carbs 175.27g 58%
Sugars 126.01g 504%
Dietary Fiber 1.88g 8%
Protein 8.53g 17%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 33.3mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 419.02 Kcal (1754 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.21g 59%
Cholesterol 55.23mg 47%
Sodium 17.9mg 2%
Potassium 41.43mg 2%
Total Carbs 69.03g 58%
Sugars 49.63g 504%
Dietary Fiber 0.74g 8%
Protein 3.36g 17%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 14%
Iron 0.3mg 5%
Calcium 13.1mg 3%

* 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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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 24.1
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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