Chocolate cookie Christmas tree
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MAKES 1 TREE
1 x quantity basic vanilla snap dough (see recipe here)
25g cocoa powder, sifted
icing sugar, for dusting
ICING
80g icing sugar, sifted
2 tsp boiling water
- Follow the dough recipe, adding the cocoa with the flour.
- Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of nonstick baking paper to 3mm thick. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 160C/ gas 2½. Line 2 large baking trays with nonstick baking paper. Use 12cm, 11cm, 10cm, 9cm, 8cm, 7cm, 6cm, 5cm, 4cm and 3cm six-pointed star-shaped cutters to cut 3 stars of each size from the dough, re-rolling as necessary.
- Place on the trays and bake for 10 minutes or until dry to the touch. Allow to cool on the trays for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- To make the icing, place the sugar and water in a small bowl and mix until smooth.
- Stack the stars from largest to smallest on a serving plate, securing each one with a little of the icing. Dust the tree with icing sugar to serve.
DONNA’S TIP Cookie cutters in various shapes and sizes are available to buy from homeware shops, cake-decorating stores and online.