Almond Tree Cookies

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Almond Tree Cookies
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Ingredients
  1. Cookies
  2. 1
  3. cup butter or margarine, softened
  4. 1/2
  5. cup granulated sugar
  6. 1/2
  7. teaspoon almond extract
  8. 2
  9. cups all-purpose flour
  10. Frosting
  11. 1
  12. cup powdered sugar
  13. 2
  14. tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  15. 1
  16. to 2 tablespoons milk
  17. 8
  18. or 10 drops green food color
Instructions
  1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter, the granulated sugar and almond extract with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. On low speed, beat in flour.
  2. 2 Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  3. 3 Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  4. 4 In small bowl, beat powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and the milk on medium speed until smooth and spreadable. Stir in green food color until uniform color.
  5. 5 Spoon frosting into resealable food-storage plastic bag. Seal bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to make tree shape in a zigzag pattern on each cookie with frosting.
Notes
  1. Add ornaments to the cookie trees by sprinkling with yellow, red and green holiday candy decors.
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