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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

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Total Time

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 5-1/2 dozen

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

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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.

Test Kitchen Tips

The gold dust adds a classy, old fashioned touch to these cookies. Check out recipes for other vintage Christmas cookies.

Nutrition Facts

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

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