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    Cookies: Chocolate Christmas Trees


    Source of Recipe


    SB

    Recipe Introduction


    Makes about 3 dozen

    List of Ingredients




    2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    1 cup granulated sugar
    1 large egg
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    colored dragees

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat chocolate in microwave for 2-3 minutes on medium power. When almost melted remove from heat and stir and set aside to cool. In a small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy. Beat eggs and vanilla into butter mixture. Add melted chocolate and stir until well blended. Add flour mixture to butter mixture a little at a time and mix well. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll dough to 1/8" thickness and cut out cookies with tree shaped cookie cutter. Place cookie on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7-10 minutes or until light brown. Decorate. Using frosting pipe on white trim. Make small dots of white icing to "glue" dragees on to the cookies.



 

 

 


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