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Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

Create my Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies using my favorite no spread sugar cookie dough and a little Christmas cheer.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
15 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas recipe
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 267kcal
Author: Erica Golding
Cost: $8

Ingredients

  • 3/4 Cup Salted Butter softened
  • 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1 TBSP Vanilla Extract
  • 2 1/4 Cups Flour
  • 2 Cups Green Candy Melts
  • 1/2 Cup White Nonpareil Sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix together 3/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup sugar.
  • Mix in a large egg and 1 TBSP vanilla extract.
  • Slowly mix in the 2 1/4 cups flour.
  • Roll the cookie dough out onto a piece of floured parchment paper and use a scalloped cookie cutter to cut out as many cookies as you can.
  • Transfer the cookie cut outs to the baking pan, bake for 10 minutes and let cool.
  • In a small microwave safe bowl, heat the candy melts on 50% power for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
  • Cut a tiny tip off the bottom of a decorating bag and fill it with the melted candy melts.
  • Draw a tree onto each cookie using a back and forth motion.
  • Immediately top with white sprinkles and let harden at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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