Recipe Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup vanilla frosting
• 6 to 8 drops green food coloring
• 1/2 pkg (9.9 oz pkg) M&M’s Holiday variety

Directions:

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Using electric mixer, beat butter with sugar for about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture until just combined.
2. Transfer to lightly floured work surface; knead gently until dough comes together and is smooth. Divide dough into 2 discs.
3. Roll out each disc to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out 24 medium-size stars and 24 small-size stars. Arrange each size of cutouts on separate parchment paper–lined baking sheet.
4. Bake medium-size stars for 7 to 8 minutes and small-size stars for 6 to 7 minutes or until bottoms are lightly golden brown. Let cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Transfer to racks; let cool completely.
5. Stir frosting with food coloring until desired color is achieved; spread over each cookie. Stack 1 small and 1 medium cookie together, offsetting star points to resemble a Christmas tree.
6. Decorate with M&M’s to resemble ornaments. Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Tip: :

• Don’t add too much food coloring to the frosting, as this will cause the frosting to thin out and won’t allow it to spread or set well.
• Keep dough cutouts refrigerated on trays while waiting to go in the oven to bake; this will ensure that the cookies don’t spread too much or lose their shape.
  
  

Nutrition Facts

Per 1 stacked cookie (1/24 of recipe)

• Calories 160
• Fat 8g
• Saturated Fat 4g
• Cholesterol 20mg
• Sodium 60mg
• Carbohydrate 22g
• Fiber 0g
• Sugars 16g
• Protein 1g