Friday, December 6, 2019

CHRISTMAS TREE COOKIES (cookie press)

1 cup butter                                      2 1/4 cups sifted flour
3/4 cup sugar                                   1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg                                                   green food coloring
1 teaspoon almond extract           colored non-pareils or
1/4 teaspoon salt                            tiny candies

Cream butter and sugar.  Beat in egg and almond extract.  Gradually blend in dry ingredients.  Tint dough with a few drops of green food coloring. Mix well.  Place tree plate (number 21) into cookie press.  Fill press with dough.  Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle cookies with colored non-pareils or decorate with other tiny candies.  Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes. Remove at once to cooling racks.

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