Cherry tree cookies
36 cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup | Shortening; soft |
| ¾ | cup | Brown sugar, firmly packed |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1¼ | cup | Sifted all-purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | cup | Milk |
| 1½ | cup | Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned) |
| Red cinnamon candies | ||
| Green colored sugar | ||
| Chocolate shot | ||
Directions
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 ⅛-inch thickness.
Cut out "tree-tops" with floured 3-½-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.
Source: Our Favorites for family and friends Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias