Sparkle Tree
Assemble molded and star-shaped cookies around a foam cone to form a sparkling Christmas tree.
Ingredients
Classic Spritz Cookies (p. 86)
Royal Icing (p. 87)
Roll-Out Cookies (p. 87)
Cookie Pro ULTRA II Cookie Press
1
6 Pc. Nesting Stars Metal Cutter Set
1
Green Candy Melts
3 pks.
Light Green and Yellow Colored Sugars
White Sparkling Sugar
Jumbo Confetti Sprinkles
12 in. craft foam cone
1
Instructions
1
Make Cookies
Prepare spritz dough. Use heart disk with cookie press to make approximately 70 cookies. Prepare and roll out dough; cut star using 2nd smallest nesting cutter. Sprinkle with yellow sugar. Bake and cool all cookies.
2
Cookie Coating
Place heart leaf cookies on cooling grid over cookie sheet and cover with melted candy; sprinkle with light green sugar. Chill until firm.
3
Decorative Details
Using tip 6 and royal icing, pipe zigzag snow on cookie points; immediately dip in Sparkling Sugar. Let dry.
4
Make Cone Base
Ice craft cone smooth with royal icing; cover with plastic wrap. Brush surface of wrap with melted candy and chill until firm.
5
Assemble Christmas Tree
Using melted candy, attach cookie leaves at a 45° angle starting at bottom of cone. Attach jumbo confetti to leaves with dots of melted candy. Attach star cookie with melted candy.
