Christmas Tree Cookies

Tree-shaped sugar cookies, adapted from an old standby, Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook, epitomize a classic American Christmas.

  • Serves

    makes 18 Cookies

Ingredients

  • 23 cup honey
  • 13 cup shortening
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 34 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. lemon extract
  • 40 drops green food coloring

Instructions

Step 1

Using an electric mixer, combine honey, shortening, sugar, and egg. Slowly add flour, baking soda, salt, and lemon extract. Add food coloring. Refrigerate dough 30 minutes.

Step 2

Heat oven to 375°. Roll out into a 9” circle about ¼” thick. Cut into trees, re-rolling scraps to make more cookies; bake 8-10 minutes.
  1. Using an electric mixer, combine honey, shortening, sugar, and egg. Slowly add flour, baking soda, salt, and lemon extract. Add food coloring. Refrigerate dough 30 minutes.
  2. Heat oven to 375°. Roll out into a 9” circle about ¼” thick. Cut into trees, re-rolling scraps to make more cookies; bake 8-10 minutes.
Recipes

Christmas Tree Cookies

  • Serves

    makes 18 Cookies

Christmas Tree Cookies
HELEN ROSNER

Tree-shaped sugar cookies, adapted from an old standby, Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook, epitomize a classic American Christmas.

Ingredients

  • 23 cup honey
  • 13 cup shortening
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 34 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. lemon extract
  • 40 drops green food coloring

Instructions

Step 1

Using an electric mixer, combine honey, shortening, sugar, and egg. Slowly add flour, baking soda, salt, and lemon extract. Add food coloring. Refrigerate dough 30 minutes.

Step 2

Heat oven to 375°. Roll out into a 9” circle about ¼” thick. Cut into trees, re-rolling scraps to make more cookies; bake 8-10 minutes.
  1. Using an electric mixer, combine honey, shortening, sugar, and egg. Slowly add flour, baking soda, salt, and lemon extract. Add food coloring. Refrigerate dough 30 minutes.
  2. Heat oven to 375°. Roll out into a 9” circle about ¼” thick. Cut into trees, re-rolling scraps to make more cookies; bake 8-10 minutes.

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