Description
Make your holiday sparkle with these festive Sparkling Sugar Tree Cookies—a buttery sugar cookie base shaped like charming Christmas trees, topped with smooth royal icing and glittery sprinkles. Perfect for cookie exchanges, holiday parties, or edible gifts. These cookies are easy to make, fun to decorate, and stay crisp and fresh for days. Ideal for holiday baking, easy cookie recipes, dessert ideas, Christmas treats, and kid-friendly food projects.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
Royal icing (for decorating)
Sprinkles (gold, green, or festive themed)
Instructions
1. Cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
3. Gradually blend in flour, cornstarch, and salt until dough forms.
4. Divide dough into two disks, wrap, and chill for 1 hour.
5. Roll dough to ¼-inch thick and cut out tree shapes.
6. Place cookies on parchment-lined sheet and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8–10 minutes.
7. Let cookies cool completely before decorating.
8. Prepare royal icing and flood each tree; decorate with sprinkles while icing is wet.
9. Allow icing to set completely (a few hours or overnight).
Notes
Chill the dough fully to ensure clean shapes that don’t spread.
Use gel food coloring and metallic sprinkles for a more vibrant finish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Christmas cookies, holiday baking, sugar cookies, iced cookies, festive desserts