Take a pillsbury cookie dough of your favorite flavor or make as directed below and prepare your own Yule-delicious homemade cookies. Place the cookies on a 6 or inch or longer lollipop stick and bake in the oven. Wrap them in a sweet holiday cellophane wrap cut into 6 to 8 inch square depending on on the size of your cookie. Then decorate each cookie with your favorite ribbon. Then place the cookies stick side down in in a holiday pictured, red or green bowl of uncooked rice. Cover the top of the rice well with colored sugar and wrap in holiday cellophane wrap. As an added idea you can palce them in a oriental food container and place parchment paper between each cookie and wrap in holiday cellophane wrap and give as a gift or an party favor. You can use both of these ideas as a gift with your friends or family or place them at a holiday party. ****Carefully Wrap lollipop sticks in foil to prevent burning or browning***
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- c cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tbl milk
- Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough
Instructions
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Sprinkle surface where you will roll out dough with powdered sugar. Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from refrigerator at a time, sprinkle rolling pin with powdered sugar, and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Move the dough around and check underneath frequently to make sure it is not sticking. If dough has warmed during rolling, place cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill. Cut into desired shape, place at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.
Added Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009