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This recipe collection began as a way to back up my mother's recipe collection that she has collected in a black binder since the 1950's. Maggie and I are also adding recipes that we want to keep track of, so this will become our family go to location for storing and finding our recipes

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cookies, desserts

Christmas Tree Cookies

Source: Woman's Day Kitchen Flier in Mom's Black Book
URL: http://nalbone.us/recipes/

Servings: 24
Yield: 4 dozen

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 23 minutes

Since the quantity is unspecified the software assumes an average "whole" size for the following ingredients: confectioner-sugar frosting

Ingredients

  • green food coloring
  • tiny multicolored candies
  • red cinnamon candies
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • confectioner-sugar frosting
  • green food coloring
  • tiny multicolored candies
  • red cinnamon candies

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Cream butter; add sugar, vanilla, and egg; beat until light. Add sifted dry ingredients.
  3. Chill for several hours, or until firm enough to roll.
  4. Roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with floured, Christmas-tree cookie cutter.
  5. Bake on cookie sheets in moderate oven, 325 degrees, for about 8 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
  6. Tint frosting green, and decorate trees with frosting and candies.

Copyright: Woman's Day Kitchen

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 104 Calories; 4g Fat (35.3% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 19mg Cholesterol; 85mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

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