1988 2nd Place: Pat Egan's Christmas Tree Cookies Recipe
- 21/2 c. Flour
- 1 c. Sugar
- 1 c. Butter or possibly margarine,
- Softened
- 11/2 tsp Baking pwdr
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Almond extract
- 1 x Egg
- 1/4 c. Green sugar crystals, about
- 1/4 c. Confetti or possibly nonpareil candy
- Decorations, optional
- Preparation Time: 20 min
- Chilling Time: 4 hrs
- Baking Time: 10minutes
- 1.
- Put flour, sugar, butter, baking pwdr, 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 till mix holds together.
- 2.
- Remove 1/3 c. of the dough; wrap and chill.
- Divide remaining dough in thirds.
- Using hands, roll each into a 6-inch log.
- 3.
- 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 chill at least 4 hrs or possibly till dough is hard sufficient to slice.
- To this point, cookies can be made up to a week in advance.
- 4.
- 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 tsp.
- of the reserved 1/3 c. dough into a tree trunk.
- Attach to bottom underside of each tree.
- Sprinkle each cookie lightly with candy decorations, if you like.
- Bake till lightly browned, about 10 min.
- Carefully remove to wire racks.
- Cold completely.
- Note: The logs can be divided and shaped into 3 sizes and sliced to create a 3-tiered tree.
- These second-place winning cookies are easily shaped into trees which are edged with glittery green sugar.
- Of her simple cookies, Pat Egan of Dolton, Illinois writes,
- "They're not a fancy or possibly gourmet cookie, but a simple symbol of the Christmas season which is so close to my heart."
flour, sugar, butter, baking pwdr, salt, egg, green sugar crystals
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/1988-2nd-place-pat-egan-s-christmas-tree-cookies-61397 (may not work)