HOLIDAY SPRUCE COOKIES

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These easy treats won first prize at our last cookie exchange for "prettiest and best tasting" cookie! They're fun to make, and your kids will like trimming them with red-hot candy ornaments.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

36 large marshmallows
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 to 2 teaspoons green food coloring
1 teaspoon almond extract
4 cups cornflakes
Red-hot candies
12 Tootsie Roll Midgees, cut in half, optional

Steps:

  • In a heavy saucepan, combine the marshmallows, butter, food coloring and almond extract; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; gently stir in cornflakes until well coated. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. , Using a 3-in. Christmas tree cookie cutter, shape into trees. Add red-hots for ornaments. Press a Tootsie Roll half into the base for tree trunk if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 73mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

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