pastel holiday trees
I always loved the way spritz cookies dressed up a cookie platter. These cookies are rich and buttery and have been a family favorite for a long time. Hint: if dough does not adhere to baking sheet, put baking sheet in refrigerator for a few minutes to chill.
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yield
10 -12
prep time
2 Hr 10 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
Ingredients For pastel holiday trees
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1/2 cbutter or margarine, softened
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1 csugar
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1 lgegg
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2 Tbspmilk
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1/4-1/2 tsppure almond extract
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2 1/4 ccake flour
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1/2 tspsalt
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red and green food coloring
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sanding sugar
How To Make pastel holiday trees
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1In a small bowl, combine the butter (or margarine) and sugar. Beat by hand until fluffy.
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2Add the egg, milk and almond extract and mix well.
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3Add the flour and salt and mix well. Dough should be stiff. Chill for at least 2 hours.
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4When ready to bake, remove from refrigerator and divide into 3 equal parts. Keep one part "as is", add red food coloring to another part and add the green food coloring to the third part.
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5Fill the cookie press: spoon dough into cookie press, alternating colors and form (press) into tree shapes onto ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with sanding sugar.
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6Bake at 375 degrees F. for 8-10 minutes or until edges are just brown. Cool on wire racks.
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