Gingerbread Sandwich Trees Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Gingerbread Sandwich Trees
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 2 dozen.
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
Ingredients
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3/4 cup butter, softened
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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3/4 cup molasses
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1-1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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M&M's minis
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3/4 cup vanilla or chocolate frosting
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Green food coloring, optional
Directions
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1.
Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk flour, pie spice, baking soda, ginger and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, until easy to handle, about 2 hours.
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2.
Preheat oven to 325°. 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 the cookies. Bake until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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3.
If using vanilla frosting, tint with green food coloring if desired. Spread frosting over bottoms of plain cookies; cover with decorated cookies. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
1 sandwich cookie: 230 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 176mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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