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Tiny Tim Sandwich Cookies

When I was growing up, my mother and I created special Christmas memories in the kitchen preparing these cute, bite-size cookies. Vary the food coloring for holidays throughout the year.

60 ServingsPrep: 45 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup sugar, divided
2 to 3 drops red food coloring
2 to 3 drops green food coloring
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
FROSTING:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
4-1/2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream
3/4 teaspoon almond extract
Red and green food coloring, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and red food coloring; set
aside. In another small bowl, combine remaining sugar with green
food coloring; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and confectioners'
sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour
and mix well. Shape into 1/2-in. balls.
Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Coat bottom of two
glasses with cooking spray, then dip one in red sugar and the other

2 of 2

Tiny Tim Sandwich Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

in green sugar. Flatten cookies alternately with prepared glasses,
redipping in sugar as needed.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar,
butter, cream and extract. If desired, tint half of the frosting red
and the other half green. Frost the bottoms of half of the cookies;
top with remaining cookies. Yield: 5 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 83 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 22 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.