Touch-of-Gold Christmas Trees

Name: Touch-of-Gold Christmas Trees
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: about 5-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large 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

You can decorate these pretty Christmas trees with other types of sprinkles if you don't have the gold dust. The filling alone makes the cookies special and so delicious! —Linda Sweet, Cornwall, New York

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large 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

Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and extracts. In a separate bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Using a cookie press fitted with a Christmas tree disk, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not brown), 8-10 minutes. 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.

Editor's Note

Pearl dust is available from Wilton Industries. Call 800-794-5866 or visit wilton.com.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich cookie: 90 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 43mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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

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shereeder

Nov 28, 2017

Made this spritz recipe over the weekend. Turned out great! I do different colors and flavors for different designs. No need to chill this recipe and it worked fine in my cookie press.
Judith

Nov 28, 2017

Can these cookies be made using cookie cutters instead of a cookie press?
dotty2224

Aug 14, 2012

Great Receipe! works very well with cookie press. Made pumpkin design at Halloween and Thanksgiving. Big hit with everyone. I have even baked cookies and frozen. Then filled them when I needed them.
amsandrew

Jan 5, 2012

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.
butterflii410

Dec 14, 2011

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!
dlr41261

Dec 10, 2011

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.
Lindyb1

Dec 7, 2011

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"
annsway1

Dec 6, 2011

These were great,even without the nutella.Yes, you can use cookie cutter. YUM!
Cookies1961

Dec 6, 2011

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.
pomlady

Dec 6, 2011

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