Spooky Halloween Tree

Name: Spooky Halloween Tree
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 1 egg; 30 servings Orange liquid or paste food color, as desired; 79 milliliters shortening; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white or yellow cake mix

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Spooky Halloween Tree It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Halloween. Head to the store and pick up vanilla, egg, paste food color, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat all ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until thoroughly mixed.

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Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 1/4 inch thick using cloth-covered rolling pin. With 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes, cutting out eyes, nose, etc., if desired, using sharp knife. On ungreased cookie sheets, place shapes.

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Dough

Roll

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Bake 6 to 8 minutes or just until set (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute. Immediately make hole in tops of some cookies, using end of plastic straw; trim any cut edges with sharp knife to straighten.

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Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

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Tie ribbon or yarn through holes to hang. Hang ornaments on tree branches anchored in a pot or on Halloween tree (available at craft stores). Decorate remaining cookies as desired, and store covered.

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