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Christmas Tree Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Cream butter, add sugar & beat until light & fluffy.
Step #2 Add vanilla & lemon juice.
Step #3 Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step #4 Sift flour, baking powder & salt & add to creamed mixture & mix well.
Step #5 Chill, then roll dough to about 1/8 inch or thicker.
Step #6 Cut into various sized Christmas trees.
Step #7 Squeeze bottom of trunk a little so it will fit into jelly wreaths when baked.
Step #8 Bake in preheated hot oven at 425F degrees F for 5 mins or until edges are lightly browned.
Step #9 Cool.
Step #10 Cover up with frosting; decorate.
Step #11 For Frosting:.
Step #12 Heat & boil the 1/2 c butter in heavy saucepan until lightly browned; do not burn.
Step #13 Stir in 3 c powdered sugar & vanilla.
Step #14 Add water a few drops at a time until frosting is of spreading consistency.
Step #15 Frost cookies, bits of candied cherries, then decorate with cake decorator using colored icing of your choice & top off with sprinkles, etc.
Step #16 To stand, set each in ring of bought jellied candies.
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