A sweet and easy memory-making activity to share with loved ones during the holidays.
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Giant Christmas Tree Cookie
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 20
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- Flour, butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for cutout cookies
- Betty Crocker™ green gel food color
- 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
- Betty Crocker™ cinnamon imperials and Betty Crocker™ decors, as desired for decorating
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Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil.
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Step2In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until soft dough forms. With moistened fingers, press dough in bottom of pan.
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Step3Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown; cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Cut tree shape from baked cookie. If you need help, create a tree template. (See link below for template.) Place the template on the baked cookie, and cut around it using a sharp knife.
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Step5Stir food color into frosting as desired. Decorate cookie tree with frosting and candies.
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Nutrition
220 Calories
10g Total Fat
1g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
21g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 28%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 5mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 21g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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