Christmas Tree Cookie Stack
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Cooking:
40 min.
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Servings per container:
60
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Ingredients for - Christmas Tree Cookie Stack

1. White sugar - 1 cup
2. Butter, at room temperature - ¾ cup
3. Eggs - 2
4. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon
5. All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups
6. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
7. Salt - ½ teaspoon
8. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups
9. Meringue powder - 4 ½ teaspoons
10. Water - 3 tablespoons
11. Assorted holiday decorations, such as silver balls, sprinkles, etc. - 1 tablespoon
12. Yellow fondant - 1 ounce
13. Confectioners' sugar for dusting - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Christmas Tree Cookie Stack

1. Stage

Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl. Cream using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into the butter mixture and mix to combine. Shape dough into a ball, cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour to overnight.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

3. Stage

Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick. Cut out different-sized stars with cookie cutters; the height of the Christmas tree will depend on the number of cookies you stack, but you need at least 7 or 8 stars. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer cookies carefully onto wire racks and cool completely, about 30 minutes.

5. Stage

Combine confectioners' sugar, meringue powder, and water in a bowl and beat at low speed using an electric blender until peaks form, 7 to 10 minutes. Pour icing into a piping bag with a star-shaped tip.

6. Stage

Place the largest star onto a plate and pipe a little bit of royal icing into the middle. Add the second-largest star on top, turning the star slightly so the points are offset from the previous star cookie. Repeat adding smaller-sized star cookies and attaching them with royal icing. Decorate the cookie Christmas tree with royal icing, silver balls, and other holiday decor. Roll out yellow fondant and cut out a small star to place on top of the cookie tree and secure with royal icing. Decorate remaining cookies to your liking.

7. Stage

Dust the finished tree with confectioners' sugar.