Tasty Trees

I found a few more articles for the kids in the family. They might need some help, because they require using the oven. But fun for all !!!

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Wooden craft sticks
2 or 3 tubes green icing
M&M minis

How to

Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In a large bowl,cream the butter and sugar,then stir in the eggs and vanilla extract.Add the flour mixture, one third at a time, mixing well after each addition. Gather the dough into a ball,wrap it in plastic and let chill for at least 2 hours.

Heat oven to 350.Roll the dough into 1/4 inch thickness between sheets of waxed paper. Remove the top sheet.Use a butter knife to cut out 3 1/4 inch tall triangles.

Place the triangles on lightly greased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Insert a craft stick three quarters of the way under each cookie Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cookie edges turn light brown. Let them cool then transfer them to a rack to cool

Now the kids can decorate the tree pops.