Lemon Shortbread Trees
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Prep: 45 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + standing
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3-1/2 dozen
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022
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Here's a fun holiday recipe children can help with. And no cookie cutters are needed! I just shape the dough into a triangular log, refrigerate it and cut it into tree-shaped slices to bake and decorate. Broken pretzel sticks form the tree trunks. —Phyllis Schmalz, Kansas City, Kansas
Lemon Shortbread Trees Recipe photo by Taste of Home