Snow-Capped Tree Cookies

  • 1
  • 105 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 oz white chocolate baking bar
  • 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) sugar cookie mix
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 7 drops green food color
  • 24 thin stick pretzels, broken in half
  • 1 teaspoon shortening

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Grate 2 oz of the white chocolate. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, flour, almond extract, 2 oz grated white chocolate and green food color until dough forms.

2 Divide dough into 6 pieces. Press each piece into 6-inch round. Cut each round into 8 wedges; separate wedges. On ungreased cookie sheet, place wedges 2 inches apart. Under each wedge, place half of 1 pretzel stick for tree trunk.

3 Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

4 Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 4 oz white chocolate and the shortening uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Dip top of each cookie in white chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off. If desired, decorate with decorator sprinkles or sugars. Place cookies on waxed paper; refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.

Keep cookies chewy and soft by storing them tightly covered. Resealable food-storage plastic bags, plastic food containers with tight-fitting lids and metal tins work best. Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper for no-stick cookie baking and easy cleanup.

Serves 48

1 Cookie Calories80 ( Calories from Fat30), Total Fat3 1/2g (Saturated Fat1 1/2g, Trans Fat0g ), Cholesterol10mg Sodium40mg Total Carbohydrate11g (Dietary Fiber0g Sugars7g ), Protein0g