These Christmas tree cookies are made with honey and spices and are cute enough to hang on your Christmas tree as decorations. I found this recipe in a magazine long time back and have been making these cookies for every Christmas. Cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves gives these cookies a distinctive aroma and flavor.
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| Christmas Tree Cookies |
Ingredients
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
To decorate cookies
white from one egg beaten with fork
Red hot cinnamon candies
Green sugar
Multi colored nonpareils
Steps
1. Bring honey, sugar and butter to a boil in a small sauce pan. Boil stirring until sugar dissolves. Cool to room temperature and keep aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Stir in cooled honey mixture and knead until smooth. Divide dough in half. Warp one half and refrigerate
3. Heat oven to 350 F.
4. On a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin, roll unwrapped dough 1/4 inch
thick. Cut out cookies using cookie cutter and place the cut cookies on a cookie tray.
5. Brush each cookie with egg white and place cinnamon candy on top. decorate with green sugar and nonpariels.
6. Bake 6 - 8 minutes till the sides are light brown. Remove the cookies from tray and let them cool. Repeat with the other half of dough.
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