Cherry Tree Cookies
Cherry Tree Cookies, a chocolate recipe with simple ingredients and a clear step-by-step method. Home cooking from the Soumac recipe library.
Cherry Tree Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/3 c Shortening; soft
- 3/4 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 Egg
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1 1/4 c Sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 ts Soda
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/4 c Milk
- 1 1/2 c Quaker Oats, uncooked
Method
- – (quick or old-fashioned) Red cinnamon candies Green colored sugar Chocolate shot Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy.
- Blend in egg and vanilla.
- Sift together flour, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
- Stir in oats.
- Chill dough several hours.
- Roll out on lightly floured board or canvas to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Cut out “tree-tops” with floured 3-1/2-inch round cutter.
- Cut out “tree trunks” about 1 inch tall with sharp knife.
- Place circles on greased cooky sheet; attach “tree trunks”.
- Press cinnamon candies into “tree tops” and sprinkle with green colored sugar.
- Sprinkle “tree trunks” with chocolate shot.
- Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.) 8 to 10 minutes.
- NOTE: Cookies can be cut with a tree-shaped cutter, if desired.
- Decorate as above.
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