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> 1988 2nd Place: Pat Egan's Christmas Tree Cookies
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> Recipe By :
> Serving Size :72
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> Main Ingred. :
> Categories :Bars and Cookies Cookies
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> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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> 2 1/2 Cup Flour
> : 1 cup Sugar
> 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
> 1/4 ts Salt
> 1/2 ts Almond extract
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> : 1 cup Butter or margarine, : Softened : 1 Egg 1/4 cup Green sugar
> crystals, about 1/4 cup Confetti or nonpareil candy : Decorations,
> optional Put flour, sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, almond extract and
> egg into large bowl of an electric mixer. Mix together, using low speed.
> Dough will be crumbly. Then knead dough with hands until mixture holds
> together. Remove 1/3 cup of the dough; wrap and refrigerate. Divide
> remaining dough in thirds. Using hands, roll each into a 6-inch log. Put
> sugar crystals on a sheet of wax paper. Roll each log in the sugar
> crystals to coat well; use the wax paper as a guide to press in crystals.
> Shape each log into a triangle, pressing gently on wax paper to give
> three sharp corners. Make sure to make 2 sides longer than the third
> side. Wrap each log well and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until dough
> is firm enough to slice. To this point, cookies can be made up to a week
> in advance. Heat oven to 350 degrees. To bake, slice logs crosswise into
> 1/4-inch slices. Put slices about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie
> sheets. For each cookie, shape about 1/2 teaspoon of the reserved 1/3 cup
> dough into a tree trunk. Attach to bottom underside of each tree.
> Sprinkle each cookie lightly with candy decorations, if desired. Bake
> until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove to wire racks.
> Cool completely. Note: The logs can be divided and shaped into 3 sizes
> and sliced to form a 3-tiered tree. These second-place winning cookies
> are easily shaped into trees that are edged with glittery green sugar.
> Of her simple cookies, Pat Egan of Dolton, Illinois writes, "They're not
> a fancy or gourmet cookie, but a simple symbol of the Christmas season
> that is so close to my heart." from the Chicago Tribune annual Food Guide
> Holiday Cookie Contest December 8, 1988 From:
> (Cicconifms)
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