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Christmas tree shaped sugar cookies iced in green with colorful candy sprinkle ornaments and star toppers, arranged in a wide horizontal composition on a marble counter beside a cup of milk, bright natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

Buttery sugar cookies shaped like Christmas trees and iced in green, with little candy ornament decorations.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups green icing
  • 0.5 cup rainbow nonpareils
  • 24 star sprinkles for treetops

Method
 

  1. Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, then mix in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Stir in the flour to form a dough, then chill 20 minutes.
  3. Roll out to 1/4 inch and cut into Christmas tree shapes.
  4. Bake at 350F for 8 to 10 minutes until the edges are barely golden, then cool completely.
  5. Spread green icing over each tree and scatter on nonpareil ornaments.
  6. Top each tree with a star sprinkle before the icing sets.

Notes

Chilling the dough keeps the trees from spreading and losing their shape.