CHRISTMAS COOKIES
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.
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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