Stackable Christmas Tree Cookies Recipe
By Ann
These adorable stackable Christmas tree cookies are easy to make, and a lot of fun to decorate! If you want to make special holiday 3-D cookies this year, give this Stackable Christmas Tree Cookies recipe a try.
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour
Ingredients:
● 1½ cups Unsalted Butter, softened
● 1½ cups Sugar
● 1½ tsp Almond Extract
● 1½ tsp Vanilla Extract
● 2 Large Eggs
● Green Food Coloring
● ½ tsp Salt
● 4½ cups All-purpose Flour
● 12 Yellow M&Ms
● 3oz Candy Cane Sprinkles
● 3oz Christmas Sprinkles
● 8oz Green Icing
Directions:
● Preheat oven to 325°.
● Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
● Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes
● Add almond extract, vanilla extract, eggs, and a few drops of green food coloring; mix well
● Mix in salt.
● Add in flour one cup at a time; mix well.
● Knead the dough in your palms until it starts sticking together in a ball.
● On a flat surface, lay down a piece of parchment paper; lightly flour your parchment paper and rolling pin and roll your dough out to a thick 1/4″ to prevent the dough from cracking.
● Using star cookie cutters cut out: 2 large stars, 2 medium sized, and 1 small per cookie
● Use your remaining dough to roll quarter sized pieces to little cones to form the top of the tree.
● Move your dough to your baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
● Remove from oven to a cookie rack, allow to cool.
● To assemble cookie trees:
● Place a small amount of frosting in the center of a large star then stack another large star on top, making sure the points of the stars go in different directions
● Next place a small amount of frosting onto the center of the second large star and place medium sized one on top making certain the points of the star go in a different direction.
● Then repeat that step with another medium star, one small star, and a small cone on top.
● Dab your tree with lots of tiny dots of frosting and stick your candy cane sprinkles onto the frosting.
● Then spread a very thin layer of frosting all over the tree and top with your colorful sprinkles
● Add a dab of frosting to the bottom of a yellow M&M’s and place on top of your tree.
● Makes 12 Stackable Christmas Tree Cookies
You may have seen these stackable Christmas cookies – also called stack cookies or 3-D cookies – as really really tall, brown cookie trees with white icing on the ends to reflect snow. And they are lovely! But how about cutely decorated “Christmas” trees in green with lots of frosting and sprinkles meant to be eaten by one person (or two people if you are feeling generous!)?
That is these cookies, but different. These stackable christmas tree cookies are also from scratch as opposed to a prepared refrigerated dough – not that there is anything wrong with that! Especially if you like gingerbread and want brown trees. There is definitely a place for quick store bought dough (heck this tutorial uses icing from a can!). However, to save on costs, these from scratch cookies are a bit more economical.
Also, if you would like to make your own frosting (especially if you are making more Christmas Cookies!) try this Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe and tint a portion of the frosting green!
If you would like to sugar the ends to look like snow, use decorators sugar, or make your own colored sugar! It is simple to do (really! My mother had me making it a 5!!!)
Stackable Christmas Tree Cookies Ingedients:
● 1½ cups Unsalted Butter, softened
● 1½ cups Sugar
● 1½ tsp Almond Extract
● 1½ tsp Vanilla Extract
● 2 Large Eggs
● Green Food Coloring
● ½ tsp Salt
● 4½ cups All-purpose Flour
● 12 Yellow M&Ms
● 3oz Candy Cane Sprinkles
● 3oz Christmas Sprinkles
● 8oz Green Icing
Stackable Christmas Tree Cookies Mise en Place:
● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons
● Spatula
● Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer
● Rolling Pin
● Baking Sheets
● Knife
● Parchment Paper
● 3 Star Cookie Cutter staggered sizes
● Cookie Rack
Stackable Christmas Tree Cookies Directions:
● Preheat oven to 325°.
● Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
● Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes
● Add almond extract, vanilla extract, eggs, and a few drops of green food coloring; mix well
● Mix in salt.
● Add in flour one cup at a time; mix well.
● Knead the dough in your palms until it starts sticking together in a ball.
● On a flat surface, lay down a piece of parchment paper; lightly flour your parchment paper and rolling pin and roll your dough out to a thick 1/4″ to prevent the dough from cracking.
● Using star cookie cutters cut out: 2 large stars, 2 medium sized, and 1 small per cookie.
● Use your remaining dough to roll quarter sized pieces to little cones to form the top of the tree.
● Move your dough to your baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
● Remove from oven to a cookie rack, allow to cool.
● To assemble cookie trees:
● Place a small amount of frosting in the center of a large star then stack another large star on top, making sure the points of the stars go in different directions
● Next place a small amount of frosting onto the center of the second large star and place medium sized one on top making certain the points of the star go in a different direction.
● Then repeat that step with another medium star, one small star, and a small cone on top.
● Dab your tree with lots of tiny dots of frosting and stick your candy cane sprinkles onto the frosting.
● Then spread a very thin layer of frosting all over the tree and top with your colorful sprinkles
● Add a dab of frosting to the bottom of a yellow M&M’s and place on top of your tree.
● Makes 12 Stackable Christmas Tree Cookies
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