Making delicious piled-high stacks of cookies and frosting is not only easy but FUN!
christmas tree cookie stacks
Ingredients
- 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ chocolate chip cookie mix
- 1/2 c butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 c Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 1-lb
- container)
- Candy sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms.
- Shape 3 (1/4-cup) balls from dough. Shape 3 more balls, using 3 level tablespoons dough for each. Place all 6 balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light brown.
- Meanwhile, shape 3 balls using 2 tablespoons dough for each ball. Shape 3 balls, 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place all 6 balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light brown.
- Continue with remaining dough to make 3 balls of each of the following diameters: 1 1/4 inches, 1 inch, 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until edges are light brown.
- Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Heat frosting in microwavable bowl uncovered on High 30 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds, until frosting can be stirred smooth and fluid. Each tree will be a stack of 8 different size cookies.
- To assemble 3 trees, stack cookies on serving platter, starting with largest size cookie on bottom, and stacking each smaller size cookie on top, spreading frosting between each layer. Drizzle remaining frosting over trees, and garnish with sprinkles.
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Why do I love baking in the winter so much?
This is typically one of the cooler months, so being in a cozy kitchen with an oven full of delectable cookies and treats warms the soul as well as the toes!
Tis the season of giving. Not only are we baking and exchanging and giving to others, but often we are receiving delicious treats! Every year I look forward to the holiday inspired cookies and candies displayed everywhere.
Baking is not only fun, but therapeutic. My friend Jocelyn (from GrandBaby Cakes) shared this article called Therapists Now Encourage Cooking and Baking as Cures for Depression. Yes and yes. I could not agree more… baking brings my heart joy, and I hope it does yours as well.
Once I got started baking these fun Christmas tree cookie stacks, it was hard to stop. They are pretty darn easy not to mention totally fun to share and eat!
Recipe shared from Betty Crocker with permission.
But you know I couldn’t leave it there… I just had to make one tree with a surprise-inside!
I will share a little video how-to below… but this was so easy. I just used the smallest size cookie cutter on the three largest cookies, cut out the center portion, then filled with treat of choice (these are rainbow colored mini chocolate chips). Stack remaining cookies and finish with more sprinkles!
Cut into the cookie (much like you would a cake) and reveal the fun surprise inside!! (My cookies were really soft and gooey and crumbly -which is awesome- but if you want more precise cuts simply chill cookie stack for 30 minutes prior to cutting.)
Everything I made was courtesy of Betty Crocker; from the cookie package to the frosting!
I hope you like my Christmas Cookie Stacks and hope to see some of you fun creations! Be sure to share!
My favorite are gumdrop cookies.
I like the classic sugar cookies that you roll out and cut into shapes best. I used to make them with my mother so I always think of her now when I make them.
They look SO delicious!! My favorite holiday cookie is sugar cookies all decorated & cut out in shapes!
Thank you for the chance to win!
Joey J.
They might not be a traditional holiday cookie, but I bake them up and give them as gifts. They are my favorite cookie due to the texture, ingredients and they are not too sweet…. RANGER COOKIES!!!
What is this Ranger Cookie? Do tell! 🙂
The Ranger cookie recipe I have called for white whole wheat flour, oatmeal, and coconut. Delicious too!!
My favorite would be almost this same recipe but add cut up orange slice candy to it. Oh they are good!!!
My sister-in-law makes wonderful almond bars! I look forward to them every year.
SO adorable! Cookie showstopper right here.
I would pick the jam thumbprints or white raspberry chocolate chip cookies as my ultimate favorite cookies. 😉
Peanut butter blossoms! And Belgium cookies.
My favorite holiday cookie is cut-out butter cookies! A favorite ever since my dad used to get up early on Saturday mornings with me and my siblings when we were children and bake those with us!
Spritz or oatmeal raisin. Depends on if I ‘m feeling nostalgic for my Mother or Grandmother! Merry Christmas! Thanks for the beautiful inspirations.