Christmas Green Cherry Trees

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cup flour
1 cup green maraschino cherries, finely chopped
1 cup white chocolate
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp butter
Vegetable colorant
Confections to decorate

Preparing:

Beat flour and sugar.
Add the pieces of butter to form a sandy paste.
Add cherries and colorant.

Form a ball and knead until you get a smooth mass.
Divide the ball into two and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Spread over an floured surface with a thickness of 1 inch.
Cut stars of 1 inch in diameter and 4 more of 2 1/2 to 4 inches, to form each tree.

Place on a baking tray, separated 1 inch between each.
Bake to 160°C (325°F) for 12 minutes and allow to cool.

Melt white chocolate with butter in low fire, stirring constantly.

Put the stars of the biggest to the smallest, putting a little melted white chocolate to sustain.
Spread with a little white chocolate and decorate with candys.