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Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

Celebrate the holidays with festive sugar cookies shaped like Christmas trees, decorated with icing and sprinkles.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Wet ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 egg egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Icing
  • 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar for icing
  • 2 tablespoons milk for icing
  • green food coloring food coloring for icing
  • sprinkles or edible decorations sprinkles or edible decorations

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Mix dry ingredients; cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts. Chill dough for 1 hour.
  2. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch; cut into tree shapes. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden.
  3. Cool cookies; prepare icing by mixing powdered sugar, milk, and green food coloring. Decorate cookies with icing and sprinkles.

Notes

Chill the dough for easier handling and better flavor development.