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Holiday Cookie Tree Centerpiece
Photo: Molly Mears

Holiday Cookie Tree Centerpiece

13 ingredients 1 hr 30 min + 40 min 1 cookie tree (2 dozen cookies) openrecipes
Holiday Cookie Tree Centerpiece

"Graduated sizes of holiday star cookies are artfully stacked to form this festive (and edible!) Yuletide centerpiece."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

758
Calories
21g
Protein
18g
Fat
124g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0
Meringue not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 sticks Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening*
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 (10-count) set star-shaped cookie cutters in graduated sizes (2" to 8" diameters)**
  • Royal Icing:
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons meringue powder**
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • Holiday decorator sprinkles

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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