Swirly Christmas Tree Cookies

  • Prep 1 hr 5 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 4
  • Servings 20

Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in 1/4 cup all-purpose flour until well blended. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Divide dough in half; wrap each half in plastic wrap. Place in freezer 10 minutes.
  • 2
    Shape half of dough into 1-inch balls. With fingers, roll each ball into 10-inch rope, about 1/4 inch wide. Break off small piece from each rope for tree trunk. Carefully place ropes on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 3
    With each rope, starting at top, twist rope back and forth into tree shape, gradually making larger at bottom (rows of dough should touch). If rope breaks, press dough together. Place small piece at bottom of each tree for trunk. Repeat with remaining half of dough.
  • 4
    Decorate trees with candies to look like ornaments or lights. Place candy at top of each tree for star; sprinkle with sugar. Bake 9 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

  • We’ve found in our testing that it is much easier and faster to mix flour into the cookie dough, if you break it up before adding the flour.
  • Freezing the dough makes it easier to work with. Be sure to divide it in half before freezing, so that it only needs to be in the freezer for 10 minutes. It will take more time for the dough to lose its stickiness if you freeze all the dough in one piece.
  • Add green food coloring to the dough, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Large Cookie (Without Decorations)
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
7%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
65mg
3%
Potassium
0mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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