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Gingerbread Sandwich Trees

Fun and festive, these cookie sandwich trees will be a huge hit with kids of all ages. They're a super-cute holiday treat! —Steve Foy, Kirkwood, Missouri

24 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup molasses
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
M&M's minis
3/4 cup vanilla or chocolate frosting
Green food coloring, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and molasses. Combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking
soda, ginger and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix
well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness.
Cut with a floured 3-in. tree-shaped cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart
on ungreased baking sheets. Gently press M&M's into half of the
cookies.
Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to
wire racks to cool completely.
If using vanilla frosting, tint green if desired. Spread frosting

2 of 2

Gingerbread Sandwich Trees (continued)

Directions (continued)

over the bottoms of plain cookies; top with decorated cookies. Store
in an airtight container. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie (calculated without M&M's miniature baking bits) equals 236 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 174 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.