Christmas Tree Cookie Stacks
Servings 15 cookie stacks
These Christmas Tree Cookies have 3 tiers of homemade sugar cookies that are layered with green frosting and then finished off with sprinkles! Made with pantry staple ingredients!
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Frosting:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup salted butter softened
- 3 Tablespoon whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- green food coloring
- Sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line three baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat just until combined.
- Shape the dough into 3 different-sized balls of cookie dough. Use a rounded 1 teaspoon of dough to make small balls. Then you will use 2 rounded teaspoons of dough to make medium balls. And 3 rounded teaspoons of dough to make large balls. You should be able to make at least 15 balls of each size.
- Place each size of balls on its own prepared baking sheet and use the bottle of a glass to gently flatten them. The different sizes of cookies should bake on different sheets as they will not bake at the same rate.
- Bake each sized cookie separately until the bottoms are just golden. Small cookies will take 4 to 6 minutes. Medium will take 6 to 8 minutes. Large will take 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
- While the cookies cool, prepare the frosting by creaming together the powdered sugar and butter. Then beat in the milk, vanilla, and food coloring.
- Use the frosting to “glue” together one of each sized cookie to make a Christmas tree. Pipe icing onto the top of the largest size cookie and place the middle size cookie on top. Pipe icing on the top of the middle size cookie and place the small size cookie on top. Then continue decorating with the icing and sprinkles.
Notes
- How To Store: You can store these Cookie Christmas Trees in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
- Is There A Substitution For Vanilla Extract? You can use almond extract instead. I actually find the cookies still taste incredibly delicious using that extract!
- Can I Freeze These Cookies? Yes, you can! These can be stored in the freezer for up to three months.
- How Can I Fix The Frosting If It Comes Out Too Thin? The frosting is so easy to fix if it comes out too thin or even too thick! To fix thin frosting just add more powdered sugar a tablespoon at a time until it reaches your desired consistency. To fix thick frosting just simply add in milk a teaspoon of a time until it reaches your desired consistency as well!
- What Happened If The Cookies Came Out Really Dry? This is a recipe where you really have to be careful when measuring out the flour. I recommend spooning the flour into the measuring cup and then using a knife to scrape the top off, making it level.
Nutrition
Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 598IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
Find it online: www.sugarandsoul.co/christmas-tree-cookies/