Christmas Tree Cookies
Matching up the perfect sugar cookie recipe with the perfect buttercream recipe gets you an amazing stacked cookie design that looks like a Christmas tree!
Servings: 12
Calories: 446kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour
Buttercream
- ½ cup (1 stick or 113g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Almond Extract
- 4 cups (440g) confectioners sugar, sifted
- 1 -2 tablespoons whole milk, you can use more if needed
- green food color
- pinch salt
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Add butter to the bowl of your stand mixer and cream on medium-high for 1-2 minutes, or until butter is smooth and lighter in color.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add the sugar and then the egg.
- Scrape the bowl with the mixer off.
- Turn mixer back on low and add in extracts.
- Allow all ingredients to combine fully.
- Add the baking powder and then the flour, ½ cup at a time, until fully incorporated.
- Remove bowl from mixer and drop dough onto a floured countertop. Roll out into a flat disc, about ½ inch thick.
- Cut cookies into 2-inch, 1 ½-inch, and 1-inch cookies and bake at 350 for 6-9 minutes.
- Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.
Buttercream
- Beat butter in the bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. (about 3 minutes)
- With the mixer off or on low, add vanilla and almond extract.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add in confectioners sugar, milk, green food color, and salt; frequently scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Once incorporated, whip frosting for at least 3 minutes on medium-high to high.
- If frosting is too thick to spread, gradually beat in additional milk.
- Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Rewhip before using.
Nutrition
Serving: 15g | Calories: 446kcal