Giant Holiday Trees
What a fun centerpiece for the holidays. Use this dough to make a giant gingerbread tree or use holiday-shaped cookie cutters to make individual cookies.
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Ingredients
Gingerbread
34 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
12 cup firmly packed brown sugar
14 cup molasses
1 34 cups all-purpose flour
1 12 teaspoons baking soda
12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 teaspoon ground cloves
12 teaspoon ground ginger
12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
14 teaspoon salt
Frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
13 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Green food color
Decorations
Decorator sugars and candies, as desired
How to make
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STEP 1
Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil; set aside.
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STEP 2
Combine 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar, molasses and egg in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add all remaining gingerbread ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate 1-2 hours or until firm.
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STEP 3
Heat oven to 350°F.
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STEP 4
Divide dough in half. Pat each half of dough onto prepared cookie sheet to 12x9-inch tree shape with 3x2-inch base. Smooth edges of dough with knife. Bake 12-15 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched. Cool completely.
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STEP 5
Combine powdered sugar, 1/3 cup butter and vanilla in bowl. Beat at low speed, gradually adding enough milk, for desired spreading consistency. Stir in food color. Frost cooled trees; decorate as desired.
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