Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies

Name: Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Green icing for decoration; Multicolored sprinkles; Yellow icing for stars

8 steps

Prep:20minCook:10min

Celebrate Day 6 with these Festive Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies, perfect for sharing the holiday spirit. These buttery cookies are shaped like Christmas trees and decorated with green icing and colorful sprinkles, finished with a yellow icing star on top. They're a fun homemade gift for loved ones.

Updated at: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:19:55 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories125.1 kcal (6%)

Total Fat7.9 g (11%)

Carbs12.9 g (5%)

Sugars4.4 g (5%)

Protein1.2 g (2%)

Sodium31.8 mg (2%)

Fiber0.3 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

1 cupunsalted butter

at room temperature

½ cuppowdered sugar

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

2 cupsall-purpose flour

¼ teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

Step 2

Cream the butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla.

Step 3

Sift in the flour and salt, and mix until a dough forms.

Step 4

On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into Christmas tree shapes using a cookie cutter.

Step 5

Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Step 6

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to brown.

Step 7

Let the cookies cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 8

Once cooled, decorate with green icing in a zigzag pattern to resemble garlands, add multicolored sprinkles, and finish with a yellow icing star on top.