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Gingerbread Christmas Tree Cookies

These Gingerbread Christmas Tree cookies are bursting with sugar and spice, and sure to brighten up your next Christmas celebration!

gingerbread christmas tree cookies

For most people it wouldn’t be Christmas without gingerbread, and this certainly holds true in our house!

So when I made a batch of gingerbread this weekend, I couldn’t help but turn it into these adorable Gingerbread Christmas Tree Cookies.

I love how the green sanding sugar give that Christmas tree effect – almost like real pine needles.

Do you make Gingerbread for Christmas?  What is your favorite gingerbread recipe?

gingerbread christmas tree cookies

Gingerbread Christmas Tree Cookies

These Gingerbread Christmas Tree cookies are bursting with sugar and spice, and sure to brighten up your next Christmas celebration!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: christmas tree cookies, gingerbread christmas cookies, how to make christmas cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Calories: 348kcal
Author: Delicious Everyday
12 cookies

Ingredients

Gingerbread Cookies

  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 114 g butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ginger
  • 3 teaspoons allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup golden syrup

Royal Icing

  • 1 egg white
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • juice of 1/2 a lemon

For Decorating

  • Royal icing see recipe above
  • Green sanding sugar
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Instructions

Make the Gingerbread Cookies

  • In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Reduce the speed and mix in the ginger, mixed spice, salt and golden syrup before adding the egg.  Mix well.
  • Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder in a sifter and sift into the mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Remove the mixture from the bowl and wrap in glad wrap and put in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius and roll out the gingerbread dough onto a floured work surface.
  • Use your favourite cookie cutters and cut the dough into shape and place onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake for 12 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

Make the Royal Icing

  • In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the eggs until stiff.
  • Add the icing sugar and lemon juice and beat for 1 minute.

Decorating the Gingerbread Christmas Tree Cookies

  • Add green food colouring to the royal icing until you reach your desired colour.
  • Using a spatula ice the cookies in batches (approximately 6 at a time) and sprinkle with the sanding sugar.
  • Set aside until icing is hard

Nutrition

Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 68mg | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 5.1% | Vitamin C: 0.2% | Calcium: 2.4% | Iron: 9%
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  5. Cute trees! They look fabulous with the green sugar on the them.
    Why yes, gingerbread happens to get a workout in the Cake Mistress household. I've yet to have a good cookie recipe though, just industrial strength dough for Gingerbread Houses 🙂
    My recent post Making a Gingerbread House

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  12. Beautiful!! Great photos. I love gingerbread, but only recently. I saw a recipe on the lovely blog Eat Live Run that I wanted to try. I've never made it before myself.
    Heidi xo
    My recent post Stay Fresh

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  14. Gingerbread is also my favourite biscuit, I am always trying to incorporate gingerbread spices in everything, even porridge. Your trees look fantastic – they would make awesome name card holders at a Christmas party

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