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Christmas Tree Cookies

Naturally Colored with Kale
Naturally Colored with Kale
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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

83
calories
3.2g
fat
12g
carbohydrates
1.3g
protein
8mg
cholesterol
22mg
sodium

Christmas Tree Cookies recipe

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:

Ingridiens for Christmas Tree Cookies

Steps to make Christmas Tree Cookies

  1. 1

    Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet

    5

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

  2. 2

    Combine flour, butter and sugar

    1

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

  3. 3

    Add kale puree

    2

    Stir in 4 tablespoons kale purée.

  4. 4

    Roll out dough

    2

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

  5. 5

    Cut out cookies

    3

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

  6. 6

    Bake

    12

    Bake the cookies for 12 minutes. Let cool.

  7. 7

    Make easy icing

    2

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

  8. 8

    Decorate cookies

    5

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

  9. 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 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!

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