STACKED CHRISTMAS TREE COOKIES

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Using prepared cookie dough gives you a nice head start to your own little forest of Christmas trees. Get the kids involved in this holiday craft to keep them busy making memories.-Sue Draheim, Waterford, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 9 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
9 unwrapped Rolo candies
Necco wafer candies
Smarties candies
Yellow food coloring
Water
Green colored sugar and red nonpareils

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Place cookie dough in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature to soften, 5-10 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add flour; beat until blended., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Using a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter, cut out 18 cookies. Repeat with 1-1/2-in. and 1-in. round cookie cutters. For remaining dough, use a floured 1/2-in. star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 9 stars. , Sprinkle round cookies with colored sugar. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are light brown, 6-9 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For each Christmas tree, pipe frosting on top of a Rolo candy for a trunk; top with a 2-in. cookie. Pipe frosting on top and bottom of a Necco wafer; place in center of cookie. Top with another 2-in. cookie. Repeat layers with two 1-1/2-in. cookies and two 1-in. cookies, using Smarties between the smaller layers. , For stars, color a small amount of frosting yellow and pipe onto cookies; attach to the tops of trees using additional frosting. Thin remaining frosting with water; drizzle over edges. Decorate with nonpareils.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466 calories, Fat 18g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 278mg sodium, Carbohydrate 72g carbohydrate (48g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

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