Christmas Tree cookies. Christmas is coming and it’s time to make delicious cookies for all the family. What about these cute little trees decorated with mini smarties? They are perfect for Christmas morning teas or as a snack with hot chocolate, but also to give to relatives or friends. They will make all children happy!

The shortcrust pastry is very crumbly and practically melts in the mouth. This is my all-time favorite cookie recipe.

Let’s see how to make Christmas Tree cookies recipe! So let’s get started.

Here more delicious recipes to enjoy: Pumpkin Cake, Pumpkin Tiramisu, Hazelnut cake (Torta alle nocciole), Baci di dama (Lady’s kisses), Mixed berry jam pie, Nutella Tart with Hazelnut shortcrust pastry, Baked peaches with amaretti, Chocolate Halloween Spider Cupcakes with Nutella heart

CuisineItalian

Ingredients

2¹/₂ cups flour (12oz – 350g)

1 cup potato starch (5,3oz – 150g)

1 cup unsalted butter (cold 7oz – 200 g)

³/₄ cup powdered cane sugar (4,2oz – 120g)

1 egg (+ 1 yolk)

1 teaspoon baking powder for sweets

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla (extract)

For decorating

1 cup dark chocolate (3,5oz – 100g)

q.s. smarties

Tools

1 Planetary Mixer

Steps

First, process flour, potato starch and powdered sugar in a food processor for a few seconds until combined.

If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a pastry board or do it by hand on a work surface.

Add cold butter and mix until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles coarse meal.

Now, add the eggs, salt, vanilla extract and mix everything until the dough starts to clump together.

Wrap with plastic wrap and refridgerate for at least 1/2 hour: this step is essential because resting allows time for the gluten in the dough to relax.

Tip: if you don’t want to use the dough right away, you can refrigerate it for up to 6 days, or freeze it for up to a month and then thaw overnight in the fridge.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

Remove the dough from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for 5 – 10 minutes.

On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out until it is ¼-inch thick.

Use Christmas tree cookie cutters (or the cutters you like more) to press out shapes and transfer them using a spatula onto baking sheets. Re-roll any scraps and repeat to cut out more cookies.

Bake for 10 – 12 minutes, until the edges start to turn golden brown.

Let the cookies cook for a couple minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Decorate and finish

While cooling, chop the chocolate into small pieces and melt into the microwave or in a double-boiler. Pour melted chocolate in a plastic bag and decorate the cookies.

Here they are. Christmas Tree cookies are ready!