Christmas Tree Cookie Stacks

Name: Christmas Tree Cookie Stacks
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tube sugar cookie dough; 1/2 c. butter, softened; 2 c. powdered sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 tbsp. heavy cream; green food coloring; 1/2 tsp. salt; Christmas nonpareils; Yellow mini m&ms or sprinkle stars

By Lena AbrahamUpdated: Nov 22, 2024

Approved by the Delish Test Kitchen

2 Ratings

sugar cookies stacked with green icing and sprinkles to make christmas tree stacks

PHOTO: JULIA GARTLAND; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

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Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

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If your holiday party needs a last-minute dessert, or if you want to shake up your Christmas cookie game for Santa, then these Christmas tree cookie stacks are just the thing to make. All you need is store-bought sugar cookie dough, an easy homemade buttercream (colored green to nail the Christmas vibes), and your desired decorations to create these tiny edible trees. In 30 minutes, you’ll have the cutest cookie stacks that everyone will be fighting over.

I decided to use store-bought sugar cookie dough for ease, but if you really want to take these stacks over the top, you can make our homemade sugar cookies instead.

Made this? Let us know how it went in the comments below!

PHOTO: JULIA GARTLAND; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

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Ingredients

1
tube sugar cookie dough
1/2 cup
butter, softened
2 cups
powdered sugar
1 tsp.
vanilla extract
2 Tbsp.
heavy cream
green food coloring
1/2 tsp.
salt
Christmas nonpareils
Yellow mini m&ms or sprinkle stars

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 350° and line a medium cookie sheet with parchment paper. Make balls 1, 2, and 3 teaspoons large. Place on baking sheet and bake 5 minutes, remove smallest cookies and bake 3-4 minutes more. Remove from oven and let cool on a cooking rack.
2. Step 2In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and beat until combined, then add vanilla, heavy cream, food coloring, and salt and beat until combined. Add more food coloring until desired color is reached. Transfer to a piping bag with a medium star tip.
3. Step 3Onto the largest cookie, pipe a circle of frosting. Top with the medium cookie, pipe another circle of frosting, and top with the smallest cookie. Pipe a point on the smallest cookie. Decorate with sprinkles and top with a sprinkle star or a small yellow m&m. Serve.