Poinsettia Cookies

Brighten your holiday baking with these stunning Poinsettia Cookies, a festive treat that combines buttery shortbread with eye-catching edible art. Crafted from a simple, melt-in-your-mouth dough, these cookies are transformed with red and green gel food coloring to mimic the iconic poinsettia flower. Each cookie is adorned with delicate petals, vibrant green leaves, and a cheerful yellow sugar pearl at its center, making them perfect for Christmas parties, cookie swaps, or as an edible gift! With a prep time of just 30 minutes, these cookies balance elegance and ease, allowing you to create showstopping holiday sweets without stress. Bake up a batch and let these floral delights add a burst of holiday cheer to your dessert table! Keywords: Poinsettia Cookies, Christmas cookies, holiday baking, easy festive treats, decorated shortbread cookies.

Nutriscore Rating: 39/100

Prep Time:30 mins

Cook Time:12 mins

Total Time:42 mins

Servings: 24

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 0.25 teaspoon red gel food coloring
• 0.25 teaspoon green gel food coloring
• 24 yellow sugar pearls or candies

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.

Step 3

Mix in the vanilla extract until fully incorporated.

Step 4

In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour and cornstarch until well combined.

Step 5

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing just until a dough forms.

Step 6

Divide the dough into three equal portions. Leave one portion plain, color the second portion with red gel food coloring, and the third portion with green gel food coloring. Knead each portion until the colors are evenly distributed.

Step 7

Roll the plain portion of dough into small balls, about 1 inch in diameter, and place them on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

Step 8

Roll the red dough into tiny ropes and shape them into poinsettia petals. Gently press five to six petals onto each dough ball to form the flower shape.

Step 9

Roll small pieces of green dough into leaf shapes and add them to the flower designs, placing them underneath the red petals.

Step 10

Place a yellow sugar pearl or candy in the center of each poinsettia design as the flower's center.

Step 11

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set but not browned.

Step 12

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size	(719.4g)

Amount per serving	% Daily Value*
Calories	3507.5

Total Fat 194.4g	0%
Saturated Fat 121.9g	0%
Polyunsaturated Fat g
Cholesterol 516.7mg	0%
Sodium 39.0mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 417.2g	0%
Dietary Fiber 6.7g	0%
Total Sugars 220.0g
Protein 26.8g	0%

Vitamin D 0IU	0%
Calcium 83.6mg	0%
Iron 11.4mg	0%
Potassium 316.8mg	0%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Source of Calories

Fat: 49.6%

Protein: 3.0%

Carbs: 47.3%