Reindeer & Tree Cookies
- 25m Prep Time
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- 25m Ready In
Intricately iced reindeer and tree cookies made with classic sugar cookie dough and royal icing. Decorate with sanding sugars and sugar pearls for a festive touch.
Ingredients
- 1 Classic Sugar Cookie Dough
- Red, green, white and gold Royal Icing
- Sanding sugars and sugar pearls for decorating
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 2 of 3 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 39.6 mg
- Iron: 1.73 mg
- Magnesium: 16.9 mg
- Phosphorus: 105 mg
- Potassium: 357 mg
- Zinc: 0.34 mg
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- 1 Classic Sugar Cookie Dough
- Red, green, white and gold Royal Icing
Prepare
- Sanding sugars and sugar pearls, for decorating
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Prepare 1 batch Classic Sugar Cookie Dough according to the recipe on this page. Roll out the dough and cut into reindeer and tree shapes using cookie cutters. Place on baking sheets and chill as directed.
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Step 2.
Bake the cookies per the Classic Sugar Cookie Dough recipe instructions until lightly golden around the edges. Let cool completely on wire racks before decorating.
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Step 3.
Prepare red, green, white, and gold Royal Icing according to the recipe on this page. Divide into separate bowls and tint as needed.
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Step 4.
Decorate the cooled cookies with Royal Icing as desired. For reindeer, pipe antlers with gold icing and add a red nose; for trees, pipe green icing and decorate with sanding sugars and silver or gold sugar pearls. Let icing set completely before serving or storing.