Christmas Tree Cookies

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These Christmas tree cookies are chocolate cookies rolled in cane sugar. It is decorated with a Christmas tree on top.

Prep Time20

Cook Time9

Decorating Time15

Total Time44

Servings: cookies

Calories: 86kcal

In a medium bowl, sift the flour and cocoa powder together. Add in the baking soda, cornstarch, and salt.
1 1/4 cups All-purpose flour, 1/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp Salt, 1/2 tsp Baking soda, 1 TBSP Cornstarch
Using a mixer, beat the melted butter, sugar, and brown sugar on high speed for 2 minutes.
1/2 cup Unsalted butter, 3/4 cup Regenerative Organic Certified® Cane Sugar from Wholesome, 2 TBSP Wholesome Organic Fair Trade Light Brown Sugar
Add in the vanilla and egg yolk. Mix on medium speed until combined. Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined.
1 tsp Pure vanilla extract, 1 Egg yolk
Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Let the dough sit for 10 minutes before scooping.
Use a small cookie scoop to scoop the dough. Roll each cookie dough ball in the sugar. Place 12 cookie dough balls per cookie sheet.
1/2 cup Regenerative Organic Certified® Cane Sugar from Wholesome
Bake one sheet at a time. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Bake until the edges of cookies are set.
Let the cookies sit on the hot pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely before decorating. If any of the cookies puff up too much, use your hand to flatten the cookie while warm. This will help while decorating.

In a medium bowl, sift the powdered sugar. Add in the vanilla and 1 Tablespoon of milk. Use a whisk to mix. You want a thick icing, so you get clear lines on the cookie.
1 cup Wholesome Organic Fair Trade Powdered Confectioners Sugar, 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract, 1-2 TBSP Milk
Divide the icing into three bowls. Color each bowl, green, brown, and yellow. Pour the icing into three piping bag. Cut the end of the yellow and brown piping bag, so just a little bit icing comes through. The green piping bag should be slightly bigger.
Green, brown, and yellow food dye
Use the green icing to pipe the tree. I use back and forth motion. Use the brown icing for the trunk and yellow icing to make the star. Optional: Top with white nonpareil sprinkles.

Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use a kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the cookies and cause them not to spread.

High altitude baking- Add an extra 1 TBSP of flour.

Pull out dairy ingredients 2 hours before baking.