Tartan Christmas Tree Cookies Recipe

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Tartan Christmas Tree Cookies
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  1. Preheat oven to 325&;deg;F. Using electric mixer, beat unsalted butter in large bowl until light. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla extract. Add flour and salt and mix just until combined. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap disk in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
  2. Roll out dough on floured work surface to 1/8-inch thickness, frequently lifting and turning dough to prevent sticking. Using 5-inch Christmas tree cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Gather dough scraps together. Repeat rolling and cutting dough scraps to make 10 cookies total. Transfer cookies to 2 heavy large baking sheets, spacing apart. Bake until cookies begin to brown around edges, about 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks and cool completely.
  3. Melt chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Divide melted chocolate among 3 small bowls. Working quickly so that chocolate does not harden, mix 8 drops blue food coloring into 1 bowl. Spread blue chocolate evenly over surface of cookies. Mix 8 drops green food coloring into second bowl of melted chocolate. Mix 8 drops red food coloring into third bowl of melted chocolate. Spoon green chocolate into plastic bag. Cut off 1 bottom tip of bag to allow small ribbon of chocolate to come out. Repeat procedure with pink chocolate and another plastic bag.
  4. Using green chocolate, pipe 4 diagonal lines from left to right across cookies, spacing evenly. Using pink chocolate, pipe 4 diagonal lines from left to right across cookies, alongside green lines. Repeat with diagonal lines going from right to left. Let cookies stand until chocolate sets, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Store cookies between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container at room temperature.)
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 311.01 Kcal (1302 kJ)
Calories from fat 148.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.48g 25%
Cholesterol 17.51mg 6%
Sodium 168.93mg 7%
Potassium 276.04mg 6%
Total Carbs 37.25g 12%
Sugars 21.63g 87%
Dietary Fiber 0.47g 2%
Protein 3.93g 8%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 60.1mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 495.65 Kcal (2075 kJ)
Calories from fat 236.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.27g 25%
Cholesterol 27.9mg 6%
Sodium 269.22mg 7%
Potassium 439.93mg 6%
Total Carbs 59.37g 12%
Sugars 34.47g 87%
Dietary Fiber 0.75g 2%
Protein 6.26g 8%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 95.9mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.5
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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