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Shortbread Trees Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 Sticks of Butter
1 Cup of Roasted & Salted Macadamia Nuts (finely chopped)
1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
2/3 Cup of Granulated Sugar
1/4 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup Chopped Tropical Fruit Mix (pineapple, papaya & mango finely chopped)

Icing
1 1/2 Cups of Confectioners' Sugar
6 Tsp. of Milk or Water
Green Liquid Food Color

Decorations - Silver and Green Dragees
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º
Have two baking sheets ready

Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and salt in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until blended. Stir in nuts, fruit and flour until dough forms. Divide in sixths.

Shape dough into 6 balls. Place 3 balls on each baking sheet; pat each ball into a 5 in round. With a large knife, cut deeply each round into 8 wedges (don't separate).

Bake (1sheet at a time) 16 minutes or until pale golden around the edges. While hot, re-cut wedges. Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Icing
Stir sugar with milk in a small bowls until smooth. Spoon 1/2 into another bowl; tint green with food color. Spoon into a small ziptop bag; cut tip of corner and pipe garland on wedges. While wet, decorate with dragges; let dry at room temperature.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
48
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
15

 

 

 

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