Snow-Capped Tree Cookies

Name: Snow-Capped Tree Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 170 grams white chocolate baking bar; 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 1 egg; 2 Tbsps Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 7 drops green food color; 24 sticks 24 thin stick pretzels, broken in half; 1 teaspoon shortening; 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

Snow-Capped Tree Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 48 servings with 35 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up shortening, food color, egg, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375°F. Grate 2 oz of the white chocolate. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, flour, almond extract, 2 oz grated white chocolate and green food color until dough forms.

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Green Food Color

White Chocolate

Almond Extract

Cookie Mix

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Bowl

Oven

Divide dough into 6 pieces. Press each piece into 6-inch round.

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Dough

Cut each round into 8 wedges; separate wedges. On ungreased cookie sheet, place wedges 2 inches apart. Under each wedge, place half of 1 pretzel stick for tree trunk.

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Pretzel Sticks

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Baking Sheet

Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute.

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Oven

Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 4 oz white chocolate and the shortening uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Dip top of each cookie in white chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off. If desired, decorate with decorator sprinkles or sugars.

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White Chocolate

Shortening