Ingredients

The following ingredients have 21 Servings
  • 2 ¾ cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 ½ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2-3 drops green gel food coloring
  • Gold Star Sprinkles
  • Cake decorator (or piping bag with star frosting tip)

Instruction

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper,  baking mat or lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set Aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg and vanilla, mix until just combined.  Stir in flour mixture and blend well. 
  • Use three different sized cookie scoops to roll the sugar cookie dough into small sized balls.   Create sets of 3 different sizes, one larger, one medium, and one small to create your tree. The biggest cookie should be about 1 ½ inches wide.
  • Bake for 5-7 minutes, until cookies are turning golden brown near the bottom.
  • Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on wire cooling racks. 
  • In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and green food coloring.
  • Slowly add powdered sugar, mixing well with each addition.
  • Add more green food coloring, if necessary, to get your desired shade of green, 1-2 drops at a time.
  • Add frosting to a cake decorator, or use a piping bag with a star tip.
  • Add a small amount of frosting to the larger cookie, add the medium on top, and repeat to add the smaller cookie. Top with one last bit of frosting.
  • Add your star sprinkles to the top of your tree.
  • Repeat for all of the cookies. This recipe makes 18-24 trees.