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These creative, adorable, and fun cookies with M&M lights are super easy to make. M&M Christmas Tree Cookies are a kid's favorite to make and are a great treat when you are with friends, family, or company.

Christmas Tree Cookies

M&M Christmas Tree Cookies are a kid's favorite to make and are a great treat when you are with friends, family, or company.
Servings: 12 cookies
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 42 minutes

Equipment

  • mixing bowls
  • Electric mixer - handheld or stand mixer
  • Christmas tree cookie cutter
  • Wire rack for cooling
  • Plastic cling wrap (like Saran wrap)
  • Rolling Pin
  • Baking tray/cookie sheet
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • ½ cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ⅛ cup Molasses
  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 egg
  • Melting chocolate or candy melts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350° and line your baking tray with parchment paper and keep aside.
  • In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients - flour, cocoa powder, pumpkin spice, and salt together; mix, and keep aside.
  • In a stand mixer (you can also use the hand mixer for this) add in the butter, and sugar and beat it at medium speed, scraping down the sides for at least 2-3 min or until the mixture is creamy.
  • Add in the eggs and molasses and beat until everything is incorporated well.
  • Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in batches and mix till the dough is formed.
  • Flatten the dough to form a disc, wrap it with a cling wrap, and refrigerate for at least an hour.
  • Once chilled, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness and cut out shapes using a Christmas tree cookie cutter
  • Place the cut-outs on the prepared baking tray and bake for at least 12-13 min in a preheated oven.
  • Let the cookies cool for a few minutes in the baking tray before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once they cool down, stick the m&m's as you desire using a little melted white/dark chocolate!

Notes

  • You can store the cookies in an airtight container for 1-2 days at room temperature or for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
  • Do not bake the cookies with the M&Ms as the colors of m&m's will fade out.
  • These cookies are fragile and will break if you try to push the M&Ms inside. So, it’s better to stick them with a little melted chocolate.
  • The number of cookies will depend on how thick you roll the dough and the size of your cookie cutter.