Of all the Christmas sweets, there is nothing simpler than the tree of cookies

With simple shortcrust pastry you can make a beautiful Christmas tree with cookies. Follow us to find out how.

Impossible to resist the temptation to experiment with Christmas recipes, however there are so many that it is really difficult to decide. Among the simplest is the Christmas tree of cookies, perfect both as a gastronomic gift and as a Christmas centerpiece . The biscuit tree is ideal to make with the little ones since in addition to the preparation of the shortcrust pastry, there are no major difficulties.

We have decorated the Christmas tree with star cookies simply with a sprinkling of icing sugar but no one will stop you from having fun. Iced Cookie Christmas trees are beautiful to look at and great to taste, so don’t hold back! By now you know that Christmas recipes are beautiful for this very reason.

How to make the Christmas tree recipe with cookies

1. First, prepare the shortcrust pastry. You can also opt for gluten-free or vegan variants to create a Christmas tree made with cookies to give to those who have special dietary needs.
2. Then combine the flour and sugar in a bowl and perfume with the vanilla extract (or the seeds taken from a berry).
3. Add the butter cut into pieces, very cold from the refrigerator, and knead with your fingertips until the mixture is crumbled.
4. At this point add the eggs and finish kneading rather quickly, to form a dough . Wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours .
5. Then roll it out until it reaches half a centimeter thick, with the help of two sheets of parchment paper.
6. With the star-shaped molds of increasing size, obtain as many series as possible in scale.
7. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 180 ° C for 12 minutes.
8. Once cold, assemble the cookies in the shape of a Christmas tree with the help of the icing . To prepare it, mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice, then let a few drops run into the center of each biscuit. Create the turret, offsetting the tips of the stars and that’s it.

Also take a look at our Christmas cookies to give to find some more inspiration!

storage

Christmas tree cookies keep for a week in a tin box or plastic bag, fragrant as freshly made.