You don’t even need cookie cutters for these super-simple and delightful sugar cookie bars, finished with frosting and sprinkles, M&M’s™ Minis™ for star toppers and pretzel sticks for trunks.
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Easy Christmas Tree Cookie Bars
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Servings 27
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 14 pretzel sticks
- 3/4 cup from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting (from 1-lb container)
- Betty Crocker™ green gel food color
- 2 teaspoons green, red and white candy sprinkles
- 27 yellow M&M's® Minis™ chocolate candies
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Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, leaving foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray with cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, mix cookie mix, softened butter, cream cheese and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Spread dough in bottom of pan. Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
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Step3Remove bars from pan by lifting foil; peel foil away. Cut into 27 triangles as follows: Cut 3 horizontal rows. Cut each row into 9 triangles so each triangle has a 2-inch wide base. (See link to diagram below.) Set aside end pieces for snacking.
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Step4Break pretzel sticks in half. Insert pretzel half in short end of each triangle. In small bowl, tint frosting with green food color to desired color. Spoon frosting into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; partially seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting over bars. Sprinkle with sprinkles. Place 1 chocolate candy on top of each triangle. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
190 Calories
12g Total Fat
1g Protein
20g Total Carbohydrate
13g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 34%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 13g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 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 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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