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November 30, 2015 By Emily 25 Comments

Christmas Wreath Cookies

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Make some holiday memories with these simple Christmas Wreath Cookies!

Make some holiday memories with these simple Christmas Wreath Cookies!- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt #MemoriesInTheBaking #ad

One of my favorite things to do growing up (and it still is) was to decorate and make Christmas cookies with my mom. It’s a tradition I look forward to carrying on with my own kids one day. I’ve been trying to decide what kind of Christmas cookie to try out this year, when I found a handwritten recipe for oatmeal wreath christmas cookies in my great aunts recipe box. I was so excited to try out this recipe and thought they would make the perfect Christmas cookies for gifts.

Make some holiday memories with these simple Christmas Wreath Cookies!- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt #BakingInTheMemories #ad

I headed out to Target for my weekly (if not daily) visit and while I was there picked up the supplies for my cookies. I decided to change up the recipe a bit and picked up the Mars M&M’s® Holiday Baking Minis because I thought they’d make the perfect decoration for the wreath cookies. I also got some Quaker Oats and the Glad® Holiday Packaging.

Quaker Shopping

I first started out by mixing together all of my ingredients. The recipe said you could use food coloring to tint your dough if desired. Since it was my first time making the cookies I did half and half. But when I make them again I would make all of the dough green because I thought those looked much cuter!

Once the dough was ready, I took teaspoon size balls and rolled them into 6 inch long ropes then made them into a circle crossing the ends to create a bow like look for the bottom of the wreath.

Make some holiday memories with these simple Christmas Wreath Cookies!- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt #BakingInTheMemories #ad

I also wasn’t sure what would be better, to put the M&M’s® Holiday Baking Minis on before baking or after so I did some of each. I definitely recommend putting them on before because the cookies don’t come out soft enough to press them in after baking.

Make some holiday memories with these simple Christmas Wreath Cookies!- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt #BakingInTheMemories #ad

I just loved how these cookies turned out and it was so fun creating a recipe that came from my great aunts recipe box, who I had the blessing of knowing for a good bit of my life. Whenever I am making recipes from her recipe box or other family recipes I am always reminiscing of the great memories I have with my family members and it is nice to especially remember those who are now gone.

Make some holiday memories with these simple Christmas Wreath Cookies!- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt #BakingInTheMemories #ad

I thought these cookies would make great gifts so packaging them in the cute holiday themed Glad® packaging was such a cute way to get them ready to go out for gifts. I’m planning to make some more cookies closer to Christmas, package them in the themed Glad® Holiday Edition packaging and send them with my sister for all of the teachers at her school to enjoy. I decided to make some gift tags with my Silhouette which was such an easy way to decorate the Glad® containers for Christmas gifts.

Make some holiday memories with these simple Christmas Wreath Cookies!- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt #BakingInTheMemories #ad

Supplies:

-Christmas card stock paper
– Yarn or Ribbon
– Silhouette

Instructions:

– Begin by choosing a template for your gift tags. I bought a template in the silhouette store and went from there.

– Get your design ready and then load in your Christmas card stock paper

– Cut out your design and then fold in half and punch out the little holes

-Use yarn or ribbon to attach the gift tags to your Glad® Holiday Edition containers

Christmas Wreath Cookies
Author: Emily
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Serves: 3 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup confectioner sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup Quaker Quick or Regular Oats
  • Red and Green Mars M&M’s® Holiday Baking Minis
  • Red or Green Food Coloring, if desired
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  3. Add flour, salt and almond extract and mix well
  4. Stir in oats
  5. Tint dough as desired
  6. Shape rounded teaspoonful of dough to form 6 inch long rope then form a circle overlapping ends to form the bottom of the wreath
  7. Decorate the bottom of the wreath with Mars M&M’s® Holiday Baking Minis
  8. Bake in pre heated oven about 10 minutes
  9. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet
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Filed Under: Christmas, Cookies, Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: Baking, Christmas, christmas cookies, Cookies, Crafts, Silhouette

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  1. Carolyn West says

    November 30, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    I love decorated Christmas cookies. The wreaths are a great idea… haven’t made those myself but they do make the perfect gift. #client

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    • Emily says

      November 30, 2015 at 9:19 pm

      Thank you Carolyn! They’re so easy to make which makes them such an easy gift!

      Emily

      Reply
  2. Teresa @ Crafty Wife says

    November 30, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    I love that you made the cookies look like little wreaths! Also, those gift tags are super cute!!!!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      November 30, 2015 at 9:19 pm

      Thank you! I love how everything turned out!

      Emily

      Reply
  3. Charlene says

    November 30, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    How cute and simple! They look so tasty!

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    • Emily says

      November 30, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      They are and so fun to make!

      Emily

      Reply
  4. Rachel says

    November 30, 2015 at 6:45 pm

    Yum! Those look so tasty!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      November 30, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      Thank you, they sure are!

      Emily

      Reply
  5. Healing Tomato says

    November 30, 2015 at 10:28 pm

    This is a great Christmas wreath cookie. I would never have thought of that.

    Reply
  6. Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says

    December 1, 2015 at 1:01 am

    These are simple and so delicious. Love that it is a holiday wreath.

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    • Emily says

      December 1, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      Thank you Michelle! I love how they turned out.

      Emily

      Reply
  7. Theresa S. says

    December 1, 2015 at 7:46 am

    I love how adorable these are. Definitely a recipe for my daughter and I to try together this Christmas. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Emily says

      December 1, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      I hope that y’all enjoy making them together, such special memories!

      Emily

      Reply
  8. Nicole says

    December 1, 2015 at 10:03 am

    How creative and healthy!!

    Reply
  9. Julie says

    December 1, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    So cute! and a fun gift to give to others.

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    • Emily says

      December 1, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      Yes! I love them for gifting!

      Emily

      Reply
  10. Jillian @ Food, Folks and Fun says

    December 1, 2015 at 7:56 pm

    These cookies are so cute, my kids would love making them with me!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      December 2, 2015 at 8:39 pm

      Thank you! I hope you enjoy making them!

      Emily

      Reply
  11. Meagan says

    December 7, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    How fun are these?! I love how they turned out and they look delicious too. I bet my nieces and nephews would love them if I made them this Christmas.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      December 8, 2015 at 11:43 am

      Thank you! They are so fun to make!

      Emily

      Reply
  12. Michelle @ Sunshine and Hurricanes.com says

    December 12, 2015 at 7:26 am

    Baking is one of my favorite traditions each holiday season! It’s such a fun thing to package treats and give to neighbors!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      December 13, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Yes it is! I just love baking during the Christmas season!

      Emily

      Reply
  13. Cami @ The Crafting Nook says

    December 12, 2015 at 7:53 am

    These are too cute!!! and how easy to make!! My favorite kind!
    XOXO

    Reply
    • Emily says

      December 13, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Thank you! They are so much fun!

      Emily

      Reply

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