Christmas Tree Cookies
Make easy 3d Christmas cookies that are cookie trees. This old fashioned Christmas cookie recipe make Christmas tree sugar cookies or cookie Christmas trees
Servings 18
Calories 409kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 ¾ cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup butter
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Frosting
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- ½ cup butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 drops green gel food coloring
- Gold Star Sprinkles
- Cake decorator or piping bag with star frosting tip
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, baking mat or lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set Aside.
- In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla, mix until just combined. Stir in flour mixture and blend well.
- Use three different sized cookie scoops to roll the sugar cookie dough into small sized balls. Create sets of 3 different sizes, one larger, one medium, and one small to create your tree. The biggest cookie should be about 1 ½ inches wide.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes, until cookies are turning golden brown near the bottom.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on wire cooling racks.
- In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and green food coloring.
- Slowly add powdered sugar, mixing well with each addition.
- Add more green food coloring, if necessary, to get your desired shade of green, 1-2 drops at a time.
- Add frosting to a cake decorator, or use a piping bag with a star tip.
- Add a small amount of frosting to the larger cookie, add the medium on top, and repeat to add the smaller cookie. Top with one last bit of frosting.
- Add your star sprinkles to the top of your tree.
- Repeat for all of the cookies. This recipe makes 18-24 trees.
Nutrition
Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 241mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg