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Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Cookies

  • Author: jennaharpereats
  • Total Time: 150 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Delightful and festive cookies inspired by classic Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, featuring a soft, buttery dough filled with creamy frosting and colorful decorations.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Red food gel
  • Green sugar sprinkles
  • 3/4 cups unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 3 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3-5 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • 1-2 drops red food gel

Instructions

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light, fluffy, and creamy (about 2 minutes).
  3. Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until well incorporated.

    4. <li gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms that pulls away from the sides of the bowl.

  4. Roll the dough out between two pieces of parchment paper to about 1/4″ thick. Place on a cookie sheet and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  5. Use a 5” circle cookie cutter to cut out as many circles as you can, and with a 2” tree cookie cutter, cut out trees in the center of half of the circles.
  6. Place each cookie on a baking sheet about 1 1/2” apart and bake for 8-10 minutes, until lightly golden on the edges. Allow to cool completely before decorating.
  7. For the buttercream, cream together the butter and confectioner’s sugar, gradually adding heavy cream until smooth. Mix in the salt and vanilla. Dye about 1/4 cup of buttercream red and place both buttercreams in piping bags.
  8. Once the cookies have cooled, pipe a layer of white buttercream on the bottom side of a full cookie, followed by red stripes. Sprinkle with green sugar and top with a cookie that has the center cut out. Repeat for each cookie.

Notes

For best results, use room temperature butter and don’t skip the chilling step to maintain cookie shape. You can customize the decoration with different sprinkles or colorings.

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

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