Stacked Christmas Tree Cookies Recipe

Name: Stacked Christmas Tree Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting; 9 unwrapped Rolo candies; Necco wafer candies; Smarties candies; Yellow food coloring; Water; Green colored sugar and red nonpareils

Servings: persons

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
9 unwrapped Rolo candies
Necco wafer candies
Smarties candies
Yellow food coloring
Water
Green colored sugar and red nonpareils

1
Preheat oven to 350u00b0. Place cookie dough in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature to soften, 5-10 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add flour; beat until blended.
2
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Using a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter, cut out 18 cookies. Repeat with 1-1/2-in. and 1-in. round cookie cutters. For remaining dough, use a floured 1/2-in. star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 8 stars.
3
Sprinkle round cookies with colored sugar. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased
4
. Bake until edges are light brown, 6-9 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
5
For each Christmas tree, pipe frosting on top of a Rolo candy for a trunk; top with a 2-in. cookie. Pipe frosting on top and bottom of a Necco wafer; place in center of cookie. Top with another 2-in. cookie. Repeat layers with two 1-1/2-in. cookies and two 1-in. cookies, using Smarties between the smaller layers.
6
For stars, color a small amount of frosting yellow and pipe onto cookie; attach to the top of each tree using additional frosting. Thin remaining frosting with water; drizzle over edges. Decorate with nonpareils.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting, and more.

Yes, Stacked Christmas Tree Cookies falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Stacked Christmas Tree Cookies

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