Christmas Trees

• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mint extract
• green food coloring

1. preheat oven to 400u0b0
2. whisk flour salt and baking powder in a bowl.
3. Cream butter and sugar well, add egg,flour mixture and mint extract. When all incorporated add food coloring a little at a time until you are pleased with the shade of green.
4. Place dough into a cookie press with the tree disc and press out on a cookie sheet. If dough is too soft, refrigerate for an hour or so until able to hold the shape from the press.
5. Sprinkle with green sugar.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are just minutely brown.
7. Cool on wire rack and keep in a sealed container. Will keep in a cool place for weeks.
8. I like to melt white chocolate and drizzle over baked cookie.
9. More mint can be added to the chocolate or sometimes mint green melties can be purchased in baking section of hobby stores.
10. Number of cookies depends on thickness of press, do not make them too thick.

butter, sugar, egg, flour, salt, baking powder, mint, green food coloring

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/christmas-trees-1278117 (may not work)