Christmas Tree Cookies

CHRISTMAS COOKIES 

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Christmas Tree Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 small egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 cups flour

Method

1.                  Preheat oven to 400°F.

2.                  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.

3.                  Beat in egg and vanilla.

4.                  Mix baking powder and flour, add one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.  The dough will be very stiff; blend last flour in by hand (if dough becomes too stiff, add water, a teaspoon at a time).  Do not chill dough.

Note:  Dough can be tinted with icing Color.  Add small amounts until desired color is reached.

For chocolate cookies:  Stir in 3 ounces melted, unsweetened chocolate.  Divide dough into 2 balls.  On a floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 inches in diameter and ⅛ in thick.  Dip cutters in flour before each use.  Bake cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven to 6 – 7 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.  Makes 12 or more average size cookies.

Royal Icing recipe was used to icing and decorate.

Christmas Cookies were made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Pictures by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Recipe was taken from “Wilton Cake Decorating Yearbook” yearbook 1997 on Cookie Recipes page 94. 

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