Candy Cane Filled Christmas Tree Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• green food coloring
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons finely crushed candy canes or 2 tablespoons peppermint candies
• 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 for cookie dough:.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter. gradually add sugar. beat until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in egg and almond extract.
• 5 gradually blend in flour.
• 6 add green food coloring.
• 7 fill cookie press with dough and use the tree plate. form onto baking sheet.
• 8 bake 8-10 minutes.
• 9 cool on a wire rack.
• 10 for filling:.
• 11 combine filling ingredients (except for milk).
• 12 stir in only enough milk to make filling a spreadable consistency.
• 13 spread by hand or use a decorator's bag. spread 1 teaspoon of filling on the cookie's flat side. top with another cookie.