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Chrismas Tree Cookies

Recipe By: Grace Nelson from S'port Times
Serving Size: 1
Preparation Time: 1:00
Categories: Cookies Christmas Favorites 

Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method

  1/2 c  Butter 
  1/2 c  Shortening (butter flavored) 
2     c  Sugar 
2        Whole eggs 
2     ts Vanilla 
4     c  Self-rising flour 

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix. Add
flour and form 2 to 3" balls; flatten with hands and place 6 to a
cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F about 15 minutes. Frost with icing made
from 1 lb confectioner's sugar, and 4 tb of meringue powder (from
Wal-Mart or cake decorating department and icing paste from same
source). Make holes with ice-pick and open while still warm or hot
from oven.

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Notes: I found this and made it for Ford and John for Xmas '93 and
frosted them and they were so good. Gracie saved it!
 
Serving ideas: These are tough enough to be made into ornaments.