Cookies and brownies and cakes, oh my! There are so many sweet ways to bake up a Christmas tree treat with the recipes below. So, no matter the occasion or the baking supplies you’ve got on hand, there’s a tinseled Tannenbaum for you among these kitchen-tested recipes.
4.3 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 42 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 1 hr 15 min
- Total time: 1 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 7
- Servings: 48
These adorable snow-capped Christmas trees are deceptively simple—as in no rolling pin or cookie cutter needed. Just press dough flat and cut into wedges, it’s that easy!
4.3 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 92 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 25 min
- Total time: 2 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 6
- Servings: 15
With a little bit of creative cutting and an array of fun decorations, you can turn your pan of brownies into a festive Christmas treat. After you bake up your batch of brownies, invite little ones to get in on the decorating fun.
0.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 0 reviews.- Prep time: 50 min
- Total time: 3 hr 30 min
- Ingredients: 8
- Servings: 49
This too-cute tree is just what your Christmas party needs! Betty Crocker™ cake mix and frosting make this treat easy on the host, and for guests, what could be more inviting than one (or more, who’s counting anyway) of these bite-size cake balls?
4.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 7 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 40 min
- Total time: 3 hr 40 min
- Ingredients: 5
- Servings: 32
A clever frosting hack makes it easy to give your trees the royal treatment—as in royal frosting (or something that looks like it)! Simply heat up your Betty Crocker™ rich and creamy frosting and dip your cookies in. They’ll come satiny-smooth and shiny, and no one will know your frosting was faux.
5.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 4 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 30 min
- Total time: 1 hr 55 min
- Ingredients: 9
- Servings: 27
These tender trees are made from a soft, sweet, cream cheese-enhanced sugar cookie dough. Bake it in your trusty 13x9-inch pan and cut into wedges after, so you can devote the time you save on baking and shaping to trimming your little trees.
5.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 1 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 15 min
- Total time: 50 min
- Ingredients: 5
- Servings: 20
Forget the gingerbread house, trimming the tree is way more fun (and a whole lot easier, too!). This giant cookie gets off to an easy start, thanks to a pouch of Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix, which gets mixed together and pressed into the bottom of your 13x9. Cut out the tree after baking and gather the little ones around to decorate.
3.9 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 67 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 30 min
- Total time: 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients: 3
- Servings: 24
The secret to these pretty-as-a-picture stained glass cookies is cutting out your trees and decorating them before you put them in the oven. Give it a try with Betty’s nifty decorating gels.
4.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 42 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 30 min
- Total time: 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients: 10
- Servings: 32
Buttery and sweet shortbread cookies get a festive look thanks to a little bit of green tinting, a drizzle of garland and a pecan stump. And thanks to a clever shaping technique, you don’t even need a cookie cutter to make these.
