Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

Hi Bakers! Tis the season to make something pretty and Christmas-y! Here is an awesome & quite clever recipe for Stacked Xmas Tree Cookies!
The cookies are thick and crispy and the look of them could not be cuter.

All you need is 3 different sized star cookie cutters... I used a 1/4" star, 1/2" star, and a 1" star. For each stacked Christmas Tree is 2 1" stars, 3 1/2" stars and 2-3 1/4" stars.

Cute little Christmas Tree friends!

:-)

Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

Rolled Sugar Cookies

(makes 60 1" cookies)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. *Add green food coloring, if you wish to color your dough.* Next, stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

4. Stack the star cookies 2 1" cookies, 3 1/2" cookies and 2-3 1/4" cookies. Top off with a gumpaste or fondant flower... or use a gumdrop!