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Directions:Using your KitchenAid or hand mixer, whip butter and shortening together until fluffy. Add sugar and whip until light and fluffy. Add eggs, milk, almond extract and baking powder then mix. Add flour, one cup at a time. Once all flour has been incorporated, the dough should still be very sticky. Place the dough in plastic wrap and chill for several hours before rolling out with a rolling pin.
Dust counter work space and rolling pin with flour. Work with small batches of dough when rolling, keeping the unused portions wrapped and protected.
Roll out in 1/4 to 1/3 inch thickness for cookie cutters. Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 375º in the oven. Remove from oven before cookie shows any signs of color but does not look wet anymore. |
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Notes: It's Christmas Cookie Tree time! We made this cookie tree for many years for our Christmas Eve celebration. I have the Christmas Tree cookie cutters in my cupboard, but only one set at the moment - but I will search for more. The cookie cutter set is made by Wilton and I bought it a long time ago, probably in 1990 or so. Auntie Laura loved the cookie tree and started asking us to make it on the years that we visited Texas for Christmas which added a new twist to our tradition.
Sometimes I would make a batch of brownies or homemade fudge and cut them into tiny squares and then add red frosting ribbons to help them look like little packages around the bottom of the cookie tree. Almost always I would use powdered sugar to make it look like there was snow on our cookie tree and sometimes I would find glitter sprinkles or ornament shapes and add those to the tree boughs to decorate the tree a bit more than the frosting could. Use your imagination, it's fun and so exciting for the kids on Christmas Eve!
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