Pat Egan's Christmas Tree Cookies

These second-place winning cookies are easily shaped into trees that are edged with glittery green sugar. Of her simple cookies, Pat Egan of Dolton, Illinois writes, "They're not a fancy or gourmet cookie, but a simple symbol of the Christmas season that is so close to my heart."

* Source: Chicago Tribune Annual Food Guide holiday cookie contest December 8, 1988.

* Preparation time: 20 minutes | chilling time: 4 hours | baking time: 10 minutes