What not to love of this colorful cookies. It helps brightens and brings cheers to this holiday season. At the time of baking this cookies, I don't have any red gel coloring, so I just use whatever colors that is available: green and orange.
Ingredients:
227 g. unsalted butter (room temperature)
1/3 cup sugar (add more if you prefers sweeter)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 1/2 cups plain flour (sifted)
1/4 tsp. salt
Green gel food coloring
Orange gel food coloring (use red if you have)
Methods:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add butter and sugar. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and egg and mix until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour and salt, and mix until just combined.
- Remove all but 1/4 cup of the dough to a flour-dusted surface and set aside. Add enough green gel food coloring to the dough left in the bowl to color it a vibrant green like a wreath, 3-4 drops. Mix on low until dough is completely green. Remove the green dough to a flour dusted surface and gently fold until it comes together. Wipe the mixer bowl and whisk clean of the green coloring.
- Place another 1/4 of the reserved white dough back into the bowl. Add enough orange/red gel coloring to color it a vibrant red like a fire truck, 3-4 drops. Mix on low until the dough is completely red. Remove the dough to a flour-dusted surface and gently fold until it comes together.
- To pipe the cookies: tear off 2 ping pong balls size pieces of the white dough and add to the barrel of a cookie press; add 1 marble-size piece of the green dough and 1 marble-size of the red dough. Repeat pattern until the barrel is filled (you will not use all of the dough). Place a wreath disc onto the cookie press barrel according to the manufacturer's instructions. Press the cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and refill the barrel with the leftover dough.
- Bake in a preheated oven of 170 degree Celsius for 8 to 10 minutes, until the cookies are firm but not yet browning on the bottom. Remove from oven and continue to bake another batch of the cookies.
- Cool the cookies for 1 minute on the baking sheets, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container.
- Enjoy the cookies with a cup of Hot Chocolate/Cocoa. Merry Christmas!

















































