In a large bowl, combine the butter, flour, milk and salt. Cover and refrigerate for 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle.
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Butter
All Purpose Flour
Milk
Salt
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Bowl
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Divide dough into thirds. On a floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/8-in. thickness.
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Dough
Roll
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Cut with a floured 3-3/4-in. Christmas tree cookie cutter.
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Cookies
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Cookie Cutter
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Place on ungreased baking sheets. Prick each with a fork several times.
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Baking Sheet
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Bake at 375° for 8-11 minutes or until set.
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Oven
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Remove to wire racks.
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For filling, in a small bowl, cream the shortening, butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth. Tint with food coloring.
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Powdered Sugar
Food Color
Shortening
Vanilla
Butter
Cream
Milk
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Bowl
8
Spread about a tablespoon filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
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Cookies
Spread
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For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth; set aside 1/4 cup. Stir food coloring into remaining glaze; spread a thin layer over cooled cookies. If desired, sprinkle tops of half of the cookies with colored sugar.
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Powdered Sugar
Decorating Sugar
Food Color
Cookies
Glaze
Milk
10
Let stand until set. Pipe garland onto half of the cookies with reserved glaze.
Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco are my top picks for Sandwich Cookies. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.
NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry
Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "
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