Giant Holiday Trees Recipe

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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.

30 min
Prep Time

1:55
Total Time

30 servings

Ingredients

Gingerbread

3/4 cup

Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1/2 cup

firmly packed brown sugar

1/4 cup

molasses

1

large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 3/4 cups

all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons

baking soda

1/2 teaspoon

ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon

ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon

ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon

ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon

salt

Frosting

3 cups

powdered sugar

1/3 cup

Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 teaspoon

vanilla

1 to 2 tablespoons

milk

Green food color

Decorations

Decorator sugars and candies, as desired

Directions

Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil; set aside.
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.
Heat oven to 350°F.
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.
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.

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 serving)

Calories

150

Cholesterol

25mg

Carbohydrates

21g

Protein

<1g

Fat

7g

Sodium

140mg

Dietary Fiber

0g

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Giant Holiday Trees

Ingredients

Gingerbread

Frosting

Decorations

Directions

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 serving)

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