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How to Make Beautiful Christmas Cookie Trees

Introduction to the Recipe

• Welcome message and introduction to making a beautiful Christmas cookie tree. The recipe aims to enhance traditional holiday cookies with an appealing design.

Preparing the Cookie Dough

• Ingredients for the dough include butter, honey, cinnamon, sugar, and grated ginger. Mix these ingredients for about 4 minutes; it can also be done by hand if preferred.

• After mixing, add an egg and incorporate well before adding flour without overmixing to avoid tough dough. Divide the dough into two parts for rolling out.

Shaping and Freezing the Cookies

• Roll out the dough on a silicone mat or parchment paper to approximately 4 mm thickness and freeze for about 7 minutes to maintain shape during cutting.

• Use a template made from printer paper to cut out shapes like trees, gingerbread men, snowflakes, stars, and mini trees from the dough. After cutting shapes, freeze again for 15 minutes before baking.

Making Cream Cheese Frosting

• For frosting: mix butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and grated ginger (to taste) using a mixer for about 4 minutes until fluffy. Add melted white chocolate and cold cream cheese for perfect texture after cooling down the mixture in the fridge.

• Once chilled for 15 minutes post-baking of cookies, separate shapes onto micro-perforated silicone mats before baking at 180°C (356°F) for 9–13 minutes depending on desired crispness.

Preparing Royal Icing

• To make royal icing: combine egg whites with honey and lemon juice until slightly foamy; gradually add powdered sugar until reaching desired consistency (approximately 16–20 tablespoons). Adjust texture as needed with more sugar or coloring if desired.

• The icing should be firm yet pliable enough to decorate cookies effectively; use it creatively on gingerbread figures by adding eyes and mouth details along with other decorations like hands and feet designs.

Assembling the Cookie Tree

• Layer cream cheese frosting between each cookie layer when assembling your tree structure; use a piping bag with a smooth tip for even application across surfaces of each cookie piece used in building your tree design.

• After stacking three cookies together with frosting layers in between them, chill assembled tree in freezer for about 10 minutes before final decoration touches are added on top of it using additional frosting or sprinkles as desired!

Final Touches & Storage Tips

• Decorate finished cookie tree with colored sprinkles resembling festive ornaments; finish off with cranberries or rosemary sprigs which complement holiday desserts beautifully!

• Store decorated cookies properly in airtight containers where they can last up to two weeks if kept refrigerated—ideal timing during festive gatherings! The size of this particular cookie tree is approximately 17 x 12 cm; templates can be found online easily!

Conclusion & Encouragement