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Christmas Tree Cookies
Festive Christmas Tree Cookies! Made with a soft and chewy sugar cookie style base, a simple buttery frosting and decorated as pretty pine trees. An easy cookie that's fun for people of all ages to help with.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- measuring cup
- knife
- cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan or cake pan, line with a round of parchment paper and butter parchment paper. Dust pan lightly with flour then shake out excess.
2
In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment blend together butter and granulated sugar until combined. Scrape down bowl.
4
Mix in egg, then mix in 1 tsp vanilla and the almond extract. Scrape down bowl.
(141g) unsalted butter, (softened)10 Tbsplarge egg1(120g) powdered sugar1 cup(42g) unsalted butter, (softened)3 Tbsp
5
Add flour mixture and mix until combined.
6
Scoop dough into prepared pan. Spray hands with non-stick cooking spray then spread dough into an even layer in pan.
7
Bake in preheated oven until set, about ⏱️ 14 - 16 minutes.
8
If sides are a little higher after baking you can flatten down with the bottom of a measuring cup. Let cookie cool completely on a wire rack (about ⏱️ 1 hour).
9
To make the frosting in a medium mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer blend together powdered sugar, butter, milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla until well combined. Tint with food coloring if using.
10
Transfer frosting to a resealable bag, seal bag while pressing excess air out. Cut one small corner from the bottom edge, set aside.
11
Run a small sharp knife along edge of the cookie in pan to ensure it's loose. If you used a springform pan remove then ring, if you used a cake pan the invert cookie onto a cutting board (it make take some forceful tapping on bottom or dropping pan upside down to help coax it out).
12
Cut cookie into 8 wedges, then trim rounded ends if desired.
13
Decorate cookies with frosting, sprinkles and pretzel pieces for tree trunks if using. Just gently press pretzel into cookie if using.
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