Snowy Christmas Tree Cookies Recipe

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• Basic Sugar Cookie Dough
• Basic Frosting
• Star cookie cutters, various sizes
• Food coloring (green and white)
• 1 disposable frosting bag

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• 1 coupler
• 1 size “5” decorating tip
• Rubber band
• Gum drops

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[step-item number=”1″ image_url=”” title=”” ]Prepare dough and frosting according to the recipes. Before chilling cookie dough, knead a few drops of green food coloring into dough. Chill, cut out and bake star cookies according to the recipe. [/step-item]

[step-item number=”2″ image_url=”” title=”” ]Each tree will need 5-6 stars in at least 3 different sizes (you may use more than one of the same size for each tree). [/step-item]

[step-item number=”3″ image_url=”” title=”” ] Follow the Basic Decorating Instructions to tint frosting with white coloring and prepare a frosting bag with size “5” decorating tip. Outline stars with white frosting and pipe to fill with white. Let set about 15 minutes before stacking stars. Top with gumdrop. (Tip: If necessary, pipe a dot or two of frosting between stars to help adhere to each other.) [/step-item][/step-list-wrapper]

Plus:
8 Decorated Christmas Cookies
Basic Sugar Cookie Dough
Basic Frosting
Basic Decorating Instructions

Recipes and photos by Meaghan Mountford, author of Cookie Sensations and editor of Craft Gossip.

Originally Published in Reader's Digest