TOUCH-OF-GOLD CHRISTMAS TREES

Touch-of-Gold Christmas Trees image

You can decorate these pretty Christmas trees with other types of sprinkles if you don't have the gold dust. The filling alone makes the cookies special and so delicious! -Linda Sweet, Cornwall, New York

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 50m

Yield about 5-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup Nutella
Gold pearl dust

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and extracts. In a separate bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Using a cookie press fitted with a Christmas tree disk, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not brown), 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Spread Nutella on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Brush tops with pearl dust. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.