These awesome Lemon Glazed Christmas Wreath Cookies are a not too sweet butter cookie with a sweet but tart lemon glaze shaped like a wreath. Perfect for a holiday cookie platter, or a fun homemade Christmas decoration.
These are the type of cookie that looks fancy but is actually easy to make. They’re also the type of cookie that you’ll find yourself craving. I’ve made them many times since I originally posted the recipe about nine years ago.
Also included in this post is a Recipe Round-Up. I’ve joined a fun group of bloggers to put together a roundup of recipes on the first day of every month. This month we’re sharing Must Make Christmas Cookie Recipes.
Marcellina, Marcellina in Cucina, posted beautiful lemon glazed wreath cookies and I immediately wanted to try them.
The recipe was originally printed in Australian Women Weekly so it was in metric measurements. Maria’s Menu converted the recipe from grams to cups, and linked to a video showing how to shape the wreaths.
Instead of self-rising flour called for in the original recipe, I used regular all-purpose flour, baking powder, and a little salt. I also simplified the directions.
The first time I made these cookies, I talked my oldest son into making them with me. It’s a bit time consuming to shape them, but easier than rolling out and decorating sugar cookies.
Our first wreaths were a little misshapen but after a while, we got better at it, although they all looked pretty after they were glazed!
The glaze is pretty thick until you heat it then it will be a thin drizzling consistency. I found it was easier to dip the cookies in the glaze instead of icing them.
Can I Make Ahead and Freeze Lemon Glazed Christmas Wreath Cookies
These cookies freeze and thaw very well.
- Bake and glaze them and then freeze them
- Freeze the glazed cookies on a baking sheet for one hour
- Place the cookies in Ziploc freezer bags with wax paper between the layers
- Thaw them on the counter for an hour or more before serving
For more information on freezing cookies, here’s a great guide for freezing cookies.
I didn’t love this cookie without the glaze because it isn’t very sweet, but after they were glazed with the tart-sweet glaze, I couldn’t get enough of them.
If you’re a lemon lover like me, I’m sure you’re going to love them too.
Lemon Glazed Christmas Wreath Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter 8 tablespoons
- ¼ cup milk
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs room temperature
Lemon Icing
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt, cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives until crumbly.
- Add milk and sugar to a small saucepan, stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. , Add vanilla extract. Cool 5-10 mins.
- Stir warm milk mixture and egg into flour mixture.
- Knead dough on floured surface until smooth.
- Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into 5-inch ropes. Twist two ropes together then shape twist into circles and press edges together. Place about 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or Silpats.
- Bake 15 mins until cookies are firm and lightly browned on the bottom. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes and remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- When the cookies are completely cooled carefully place the cookie upside down into the icing and removed it by lifting it out with your fingers or a knife in the middle of the wreath. Place on a wire rack set in a baking sheet and let the icing dry before serving.
- Lemon Icing
- Sift powdered sugar into a heat proof bowl; stir in enough juice to make a paste.
- Place bowl on top of a small saucepan of simmering water and heat until icing is pourable.
Notes
Nutrition
MORE CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:
Holiday Ginger Cookies
Haystack Cookies
Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Christmas Wreath Cookies
Swedish Christmas Cookies
Santa’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chai Spiced Gingerbread Stars
Dark Chocolate Cherry Cordial Cookies
Raspberry Thumbprints
Also, visit my Best Christmas Cookies post for more great Christmas cookie ideas.
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ingrid
Darn those do sound and look good but I am so not a cookie baker!
~ingrid
Jessica
How delicious! Love the photo!
Denise Michaels - Adventurous Foodie
These are so lovely. And I love anything with lemon.
You could take a little red and/or green royal icing and make ’em look even more Christmasy. Or, in the spring – pastel icings and make sort of an Easter wreath. They’re like the perfect canvas for all kinds of cool holiday cookies. Thanks for sharing them with your readers.
Avril
Such beautiful beautiful cookies Barbara! And I’m sure they taste just as good as they look!
Rose
Suc pretty cookies , i love lemon in my cookies and these wreaths are so perfect for Christmas:-)
Dajan
Oh, I loved these cookies when I saw them over on Marcellina’s blog. You made them perfectly, I love how smooth and beautiful the lemon glaze is. I don’t like overly sweet cookies so I think these would be perfect for me.
Lori
Barbara I can see how you ran to make them. These are going on my Christmas cookie list. Goodness- they are perfect in every way! Seems like you have a knack for forming wreaths.
Anna Johnston
I really like lemon flavoured cookies, these look wonderful Barbara 🙂
Joanne
I’m a real sucker for anything that’s covered in such a tart sweet thick lemon glaze. I could see myself eating dozens of these cookies. Uncontrollably.
teresa
oh my gosh, i LOVE lemon cookies, these look so good, and just beautiful for the holidays!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Aww I’m so thrilled that you used an Australian recipe mum! 😀 These look delicious and I love your Christmas wreath molds! 😀 xxx
Sportsgirl
Australian Women’s Weekly always has great recipes! These look so pretty. I love baking with lemon in it.
Zita
I love lemon glazed, the cookies look so delicate and very pretty 🙂
Juanita
Great presentation!
Maggie
Oh Barbara, these are right up my alley. I KNOW I’d love them. Hope you had a wonderful time at the bake off.
Maggie
asha@FSK
WOW Barbara!! these are awesome!!! I love the shape of the cookies.. lovely
bake in paris
So cute and perfectly glazed… I just made a lemon glazed yam cake, will blog about it soon….. for now, I am so enthusiastic about making these cookies for christmas 🙂
Sawadee from Bangkok,
Kris
Heavenly Housewife
These are so pretty. I think if you wrapped them up in celophane bags with ribbons they’d be a cute little gift too.
*kisses* HH
theUngourmet
These are so festive and pretty. I love the lemon glaze!
sameena
Hey Barbara,
The cookies look perfect dear…:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com