
Almond Tree Cookies
2013-10-16 18:29:21

Ingredients
- Cookies
- 1
- cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2
- cup granulated sugar
- 1/2
- teaspoon almond extract
- 2
- cups all-purpose flour
- Frosting
- 1
- cup powdered sugar
- 2
- tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 1
- to 2 tablespoons milk
- 8
- or 10 drops green food color
Instructions
- 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 Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- 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 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 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
- Add ornaments to the cookie trees by sprinkling with yellow, red and green holiday candy decors.
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