Cherry Tree Cookies
Yield: 36 Cookies
1/3 c Shortening; soft
3/4 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/4 c Sifted all purpose flour
1/2 ts Soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 c Milk
1 1/2 cQuaker Oats, uncooked
(quick or old fashioned)
Red cinnamon candies
Green colored sugar
Chocolate shot
Beat shortening & sugar together until creamy.
Blend in egg & vanilla.
Sift together flour, soda & salt; add to creamed mixture
alternately with milk.
Stir in oats. Chill dough several hours.
Roll out on lightly floured board or canvas to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut out tree tops with floured 3 1/2 inch round cutter.
Cut out tree trunks about 1 inch tall with sharp knife.
Place circles on greased cooky sheet; attach tree trunks.
Press cinnamon candies into tree tops & sprinkle with green colored sugar.
Sprinkle tree trunks with chocolate shot.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.)
8 to 10 minutes.
NOTE: Cookies can be cut with a tree shaped cutter, if desired.
Decorate as above.
I'm not 40 something.
I'm 39.95 plus shipping & handling
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
Access the Recipes And More list archives at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/
Visit the group home page at:
http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
