Christmas Tree Cookies

Name: Christmas Tree Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: All-purpose flour 1 ⅔ cups (200 g); Butter ⅔ cup (160 g); Sugar ½ cup (100 g); Kale puree 4 tbsp; Vanilla extract 1 tsp; Powdered sugar 1 cup; Water hot; Cranberries dried

Naturally Colored with Kale

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27m
Serves 40
Easy
350 °F
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Ingredients

Adjust Servings:

	For Christmas tree cookies:
	1 ⅔ cups (200 g) All-purpose flour
	⅔ cup (160 g) Butter room temperature
	½ cup (100 g) Sugar
	4 tbsp Kale puree 2 – 3 curly kale leaves
	1 tsp Vanilla extract
	For easy icing:
	1 cup Powdered sugar
	hot Water as needed
	For decoration:
	dried Cranberries chopped

Nutritional information

calories

3.2g

fat

12g

carbohydrates

1.3g

protein

8mg

cholesterol

22mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Christmas Tree Cookies

These adorable Christmas Tree Cookies are naturally colored with kale (you won’t taste it) and decorated with sweet ribbons of icing and tiny bits of cranberries. These sugar cookies make for a great homemade gift and a beautiful addition to your next cookie box.

For this recipe, you’ll need 4 tablespoons kale purée. Making it is almost too easy and fast. To make the kale purée: Remove the stems and save them for another recipe. You will need just the leafy parts of the kale. Fill a medium pot with water and bring to a boil. Add the kale and cook, uncovered, until wilted but still bright green, about 5 minutes. Drain immediately and refresh the kale under cold running water. Use a hand blender to purée the kale until smooth. Make sure the purée is completely cool before adding to the recipe.

To make the Christmas Tree Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Christmas Tree Cookies

1

Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet

5min

Heat the oven to 350 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2

Combine flour, butter and sugar

1min

In a large bowl, mix together 1 ⅔ cups flour, ⅔ cup butter, and ½ cup sugar. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
3

Add kale puree

2min

Stir in 4 tablespoons kale purée.
4

Roll out dough

2min

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼-inch thickness.
5

Cut out cookies

3min

Cut the dough into triangles or cut out the cookies using a Christmas tree cutter. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheet.
6

Bake

12min

Bake the cookies for 12 minutes. Let cool.
7

Make easy icing

2min

In a bowl, stir together 1 cup powdered sugar and enough hot water until the icing is thick but still pourable.
8

Decorate cookies

5min

Once the cookies are completely cool, decorate them with icing and cranberry pieces. Let sit to dry.
9

Serve

Serve and enjoy!

These festive Christmas Tree Cookies are sweet, delicious, and fun to make. Give this recipe a try, and share it using the hashtag #cookmerecipes or by tagging @cookmerecipes on Instagram! We love seeing what you’ve made!

About the author

Jelena Mardere

Jelena is an interior designer and young mom! As a busy working mom, her time is precious so she’s always looking for a quick and efficient way to get things done. Jelena is very creative, but has a strong practical side. She loves trying new things and travels a lot, especially around Europe. The kitchen is Jelena’s safe space, where she can let her creative side out and dedicate herself to her favorite hobby - cooking!