A recipe for Cherry Tree Cookies. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Cherry Tree Cookies shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1/3 c. Shortening; soft3/4 c. Brown sugar, firmly packed
1 Egg
1 Tsp. Vanilla
1 1/4 c. Sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 Tsp. Soda
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/4 c. Milk
1 1/2 c. 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 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 cookie 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
