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Learn how to make a sugar cookie Christmas tree with our guest James from Shaw TV.
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Ingredients:
• Sugar cookie dough http://youtu.be/87TncLnUSFA
• Green royal icing http://youtu.be/RnxHBne-uVo
• Green melted chocolate
• Yellow hard candies
• Silver dragees
• Silver cola balls
• Pearl dragees
• Mini M&Ms
• Mini battery operated Christmas lights
Procedure:
1. Prepare sugar cookie dough.
2. Roll out dough on a floured surface to about 1/4"-1/8" thickness. Cut two of each size of star from the cookie cutter set.
3. Bake on a parchment lined tray for 8 minutes at 325F. Allow to cool completely.
4. Prepare flooding consistency green royal icing. Flood each cookie with royal icing. Allow to dry overnight or 24 hours.
5. Starting with the largest cookies at the bottom of the tree, attach the largest star to the cake board or plate with a dab of royal icing. Placing the partner of the largest star offset to the first one, attach it with royal icing. Next, use the next largest stars and continue stacking and 'gluing' with the royal icing until the tree is complete, and the smallest stars are at the top of the tree.
6. Using a metal star shaped cookie cutter, place 2-3 yellow candies inside the cutter, which is on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake at 325F for 5-8 minutes or until candies are melted. Allow to cool, then the star candy should pop right out.
7. To decorate the tree, use royal icing and melted chocolate to attach the decorations.
8. If you are wanting to put on the lights, gently wrap the lights from the top down.
9. Save or consume the tree within 2-3 days of making it.
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