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Evergreen Cutouts Recipe

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These eye-appealing cookies from the Test Kitchen will remind you of shortbread, but they have a wonderful, mild sweetness that sets them apart.

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Evergreen Cutouts Recipe

Prep: 1-1/4 hours + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 44 Servings

75 10 85

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar blend
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup almond paste
1/4 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups cake flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
1 egg, separated
1/4 teaspoon water
6 to 8 drops green food coloring
2 tablespoons sugar blend

Directions

In a large bowl, beat sugar blend, butter and almond paste until well blended. Beat in the oil, egg, egg white and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Divide into two portions; cover and refrigerate for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Using a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter and a 1-1/2-in. shaped cookie cutter, cut an equal number of circles and shapes from dough.
Place circles 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Brush one side of shapes with egg white; place egg white side down on circles. In a small bowl, combine the egg yolk, water and food coloring; brush over trees. Sprinkle with sugar blend.
Bake at 400° for 6-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda sugar blend.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 70 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 42 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Evergreen Cutouts in Light & Tasty December/January 2008, p45

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Reviewed on Dec. 04, 2008 by pamglat

Splenda makes a sugar blend for baking; actually they have two, a white sugar and a brown sugar. They come in a yellow sealed bag in the baking aisle of the grocery store.

Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2008 by hollyharp

What is the ingredient "sugar blend for baking"?