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How to Make Holiday Tree Cookie Stacks

By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Created December 19, 2022
These holiday tree cookie stacks are sure to impress—and with a pouch of Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix, they’re as easy to make as they are to eat!
How to Make Holiday Tree Cookie Stacks

These Holiday Tree Cookie Stacks are the perfect treat to keep on your holiday table. Even better? They’re ready to be devoured by little elves in less than an hour! Follow these steps to shape your trees, frost them with “snow” and create a fun holiday dessert your whole family will love. 

What you’ll need: 

How to:

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Stir together cookie mix, butter and egg until a soft dough forms. You’ll be making several different dough-ball sizes for the different layers of the cookie tree, starting with the biggest (made with 1/4 cup of dough) and ending with the tiniest (1 ½ inches in diameter).

cookie dough on baking sheet

2. Remove from oven and cool completely—about 30 minutes.

baked cookies on baking sheet

3. Heat frosting in microwave until smooth. Each tree will be a stack of eight different size cookies. Stack cookies on serving platter in order from largest to smallest, spreading frosting between each layer.

cookies in stack frosting

4. Drizzle remaining frosting over trees and garnish with sprinkles as an optional extra!

drizzling frosting over stack of cookies

Christmas Tree Cookie Stacks

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Ingredients

    • 1pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
    • Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for drop cookies
    • 3/4cup from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting (from 1-lb container)
    • Betty Crocker™ holiday candy sprinkles, if desired
    • Powdered sugar, if desired

Directions

  • 1Heat oven to 375°F. Make drop cookie dough as directed on pouch. Shape 3 (1/4-cup) balls (2 inches in diameter) from dough. Shape 3 more balls using 3 level tablespoons dough (1 7/8 inches in diameter) for each ball. Place all 6 balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
  • 2Meanwhile, shape 3 balls using 2 tablespoons dough (1 3/4 inches in diameter) for each ball. Shape 3 balls using rounded tablespoon dough (1 1/2 inches in diameter) for each ball. Place all 6 balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
  • 3Continue with remaining dough to make 3 balls of each of the following diameters: 1 1/4 inches, 1 inch, 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool all cookies completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 4Each tree will be a stack of 8 different size cookies. To assemble 3 trees, stack cookies on serving platter, starting with largest size cookie on bottom, and stacking each smaller size cookie on top, spreading frosting between each layer before stacking. Heat remaining frosting in microwavable bowl uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until frosting can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over trees, and garnish with sprinkles. Sprinkle powdered sugar on platter to look like snow.

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