Christmas Tree of Stars
Use sugar cookie dough to make stars in all shapes and sizes for your impressive holiday dessert platter.
Prep Time:
1 hr
Total Time:
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
Makes 1 tree, about 36 cookies.
Ingredients
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1 recipe Cutout Sugar Cookies (see recipe center)
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1 recipe Royal Icing (see recipe center)
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Gel paste food coloring
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Crystal sugar
Directions
1
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out dough and use an assortment of star cutters to cut various stars. For hollow stars, cut out the centers from some large stars using small cutters. Place the stars on baking sheets and bake until just golden, about 12 min for large stars, 10 min for small stars. Cool completely.
2
Color 1/2 cup Royal Icing each green, light green and chartreuse. Place in pastry bags with tips. Fill another pastry bag with 1/2 cup white icing. Ice stars and decorate with crystal sugar as desired. Allow decorated cookies to set completely, about 3 hrs.
3
Assemble the tree on a large serving platter; layer the stars into a triangle. Serve any extra stars alongside. Makes 1 tree, about 36 cookies.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 150, Total Fat 5.5 g, Saturated Fat 3.5 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 49 mg, Carbohydrate 25 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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