Touch-of-Gold Christmas Trees Recipe

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You can decorate the pretty trees with other types of sprinkles. And the filling makes them special and so delicious! —Linda Sweet, Cornwall, New York

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Touch-of-Gold Christmas Trees Recipe
  • Prep: 40 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 66 Servings
40 10 50

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2/3 cup Nutella
  • Gold pearl dust

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and extracts. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Using a cookie press fitted with the Christmas tree disk, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Spread Nutella on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Brush tops with pearl dust. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.

Editor's Note: Pearl dust is available from Wilton Industries. Call 800-794-5866 or visit wilton.com.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 89 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 38 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Touch-of-Gold Christmas Trees in Taste of Home October/November 2010, p75

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Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2012 by amsandrew

Either my cookie press was too big or this recipe was way off...I only got 20 cookies total and they were too big for one person.They tasted just ok - too much work for the end product.


Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by butterflii410

I made these for a family Christmas party. I didn't put 2 trees together like it said. I instead I just added a glaze and sprinkles. They were so good! My mom made chocolate fondue and we dipped them in that too. My dad liked them so much I left the rest with him and my sister wants the recipe to make for coworkers. Very yummy!


Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2011 by dlr41261

Didn't want to work well in the cookie press, so I just rolled them out and used a mini tree-shaped cookie cutter. Baked for only 6 minutes at 350 and came out great. I was afraid they would burn at the higher temp.


Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2011 by Lindyb1

Hello thanks for reviewing my cookies. I just wanted you to know that you can use what is called Sanding Sugar for the Gold effect. It is similar to the colored sugar you buy in the grocery store except it is a little "chunky"


Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by annsway1

These were great,even without the nutella.

Yes, you can use cookie cutter. YUM!


Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by Cookies1961

Made these last year and they were good. The dust is a little expensive, so I used in moderation. It is a little hard to see. Green would be better.


Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by pomlady

Big question...I don't have a cookie press, could it be rolled out, or ??


Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2010 by emiller1016

I only had 1 tsp. of coconut extract so I used that instead of the vanilla and almond. They turned out awesome!


Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by mariecar6

Delicious! I used green pearl dust. My daughter's college classmates went wild over them!


Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2010 by mamabear223

Really good recipe. Cookies are buttery and good by themselves. I didn't use the gold, but next time I might try colored sugar.

 
 
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