Holiday Hand Pies
The perfect sweet treat for big and littles throughout the holiday season!
Hello, friends!
Today I’m carrying on the homemade/handmade theme by sharing a favorite holiday recipe!
These adorable holiday hand pies will are SO easy to put together, and they make the absolute PERFECT treat to share with family and friends throughout the holidays!
what you’ll need to make the hand pies:
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Helpful Kitchen Tools:
- (2) Baking sheets
- Parchment Paper
- Mixing Bowls
- Measuring cups
- Rolling Pin
- Pastry Blender
- 3 1/2″- 4″ Round Cookie or Biscuit Cutter. ( ***You could also use a wide-mouth canning lid or a coffee mug)
Ingredients for the crust:
- Flour
- Sugar
- Salt
- Shortening
- Butter
- Vinegar
- Egg
- Water
FILLING:
- Canned Cherry Pie Filling (or whatever flavor you like)
Additional ingredients:
- Egg (for Egg Wash)
- Coarse Sugar (optional)
how to make hand pies:
- Make the Pie Crust dough. This makes two crusts, and you will use both! (See instructions in the main recipe card)
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Roll out one pie crust at a time. (TIP: The dough rolls out MUCH easier when cold so keep the other dough in the refrigerator until ready to use.)
- Cut out 12 4″ circles using a cookie or biscuit cutter.
- Lay 6 (six) of the disc out onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Spoon 1 Tablespoon of pie filling into the center of
- Using a sharp knife cut an x in the tops of the other 6 (six) discs.
- Brush the outer edge of the discs holding the filling with egg wash.
- Place top crusts on the top of each disc and press down gently with fingers.
- Seal by pressing the edges down with a fork.
- Brush the tops of the hand pies with more egg wash.
- Sprinkle with coarse sugar (optional) and bake in the oven for 28-30 minutes until golden brown.
These sweet hand pies may be small but they are HUGE on flavor. Starting with that buttery-flaky crust. It truly is melt in your mouth delicious! As for the store-bought filling? Well, we all need a few delicious baking shortcuts during the holidays. Right?!
Besides, after the first bite, your friends and family won’t even care that these scrumptious hand pies are only semi-homemade!
Here’s the full recipe!
Holiday Hand Pies
Mini Pies with a buttery & flaky crust and cherry filling!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg beaten
- 3/4 cup butter cold & cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup shortening cold
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 5 Tablespoons water cold
Filling
- 1 21 oz can cherry pie filling
Egg wash
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 egg beaten
**Coarse sugar
Instructions
To make the Crust
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Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add in the cold butter and shortening. Mix with a pastry blender until butter and shortening are pea-size Add in egg, vinegar, and cold water. Blend until the dough forms a ball. Cut the ball of dough in half. Wrap each ball of dough in parchment paper or saran wrap and press down slightly with the palm of your hand. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
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Remove one of the packages of dough from the refrigerator. Flour your surface well before rolling the dough out to about a 12- inch circle and 1/4" thick. Using a 3 1/2- 4" biscuit or cookie cutter, cut out 12 discs. You will need to re-roll the dough to do this. Place six of the discs onto one of the parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Spoon 1 Tablespoon of the cherry pie filling into the center of each disc. Meanwhile, cut a small "x" into the top of the other six discs.
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Brush the edges of the bottom crusts with the egg wash. Top the bottom crusts with the other discs. Press down the edges to seal using a fork. Brush the tops with more egg wash. Sprinkle with coarse sugar (optional).
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Place the first batch of mini pies in the refrigerator and remove the other package of dough. Repeat the above steps to create six more mini-pies.
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Preheat oven to 375. Remove the first batch of mini-pies from the refrigerator and place the second batch in the refrigerator. Bake the first batch for 25-28 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Place the second batch in the oven and bake for another 25-28 minutes.
Recipe Notes
BONUS? They also make a FABULOUS homemade gift for your special loved ones!
how to gift wrap the holiday hand pies:
Baked Good Boxes or Tins
I just couldn’t resist these fun plaid treat boxes that I found at Walmart. They were under $2 for 3 boxes. You can also find a TON of cute bags, boxes, and tins at The Dollar Tree.
And this festive red and white twine is one of my favorite ways to add some Christmas to any baked good package I wrap!
After much thought, (okay no thought I just asked Michael how many hand pies he could eat in one sitting) I decided I would add 3 hand pies to each gift box.
Then I took each pie and placed it in one of these handy cellophane bags. You could also use parchment paper or even Saran Wrap. I sealed each pie in the bags and then made them more festive by tying a piece of the twine around each one.
Finally, I placed a piece of parchment paper inside the box and then carefully added in the three pies. Then tied more twine for good measure! Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my good invisible tape to seal the box so I used some crappy stuff I found in my craft supplies. (UGH!) But you get the idea! Right?
Now, who wouldn’t love one of these Holiday Hand Pie-filled boxes for Christmas?
Give them out to teachers, neighbors, heck even the Fed Ex and UPS person would love this sweet treat!
And not just because they are SO darn good! NOPE! They will LOVE this gift because it came from the heart!
Which, in my opinion, is where all Christmas gifts should come from!
I hope you enjoy today’s homemade Holiday recipe!
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Bring on the cherries, Christine, these look SO good! I can’t wait to try this recipe and I love the way you wrapped them up for a make and take too. What a great gift idea! Hugs, CoCo
Thank you so much, CoCo! I hope you enjoy them!