Christmas Tree Cookies

• 2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine,, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 each eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar crystals green
• 1/4 cup decorations

1. Put flour, sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, almond extract and egg into large bowl of an electric mixer.
2. Mix together, using low speed.
3. Dough will be crumbly.
4. Then knead dough with hands until mixture holds together.
5. Remove 13 cup of the dough; wrap and refrigerate.
6. Divide remaining dough in thirds.
7. Using hands, roll each into a 6-inch log.
8. Put sugar crystals on a sheet of wax paper.
9. Roll each log in the sugar crystals to coat well; use the wax paper as a guide to press in crystals.
10. Shape each log into a triangle, pressing gently on wax paper to give three sharp corners.
11. Make sure to make 2 sides longer than the third side.
12. Wrap each log well and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until dough is firm enough to slice.
13. To this point, cookies can be made up to a week in advance.
14. Heat oven to 350F (180C).
15. To bake, slice logs crosswise into 1/4 inch slices.
16. Put slices about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
17. For each cookie, shape about 1/2 teaspoon of the reserved 13 cup dough into a tree trunk.
18. Attach to bottom underside of each tree.
19. Sprinkle each cookie lightly with candy decorations, if desired.
20. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
21. Carefully remove to wire racks.
22. Cool completely.

flour, sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, almond, eggs, sugar crystals green, decorations

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/christmas-tree-cookies-43559 (may not work)