Ready for the cutest Christmas sugar cookies you’ll ever see? Decorated to look like Little Debbie’s Christmas Trees with a kiss of cake batter flavoring, these are the jolliest cookies around.

A sugar cookie decorated to look like a Little Debbie's Christmas Tree on a plate.

Little Debbie Christmas Trees

There is nothing more iconically commercial Christmas than Little Debbie’s Christmas Trees (except for mayyybe Mariah Carey). So I thought it is definitely time to bring the goodness of the snack cake trees into a cookie! These Little Debbie Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies are soft, puffy cake batter flavored sugar cookies that are decorated to look exactly like the popular treat.

These would make the perfect tree trimming dessert or a darling treat for any cookie exchange or party.

Aerial view of little debbie's christmas tree cookies on a wire cooling rack.

Ingredients in Christmas Sugar Cookies

Salted butter, softened – Salted butter because that is what I keep stocked in my kitchen. Feel free to use unsalted butter, if desired. Just add an extra pinch of salt to the dough.
Powdered sugar – This will make your cookies SO FESTIVELY SOFT and completely melt in your mouth.
Eggs
Cake batter flavor – I recommend using my super strength, easy to use Cake Batter Flavoring!
All-purpose flour
Baking powder – This will give the cookies a slight, beautiful fluff.
Salt
Water

Icing + toppings

Warm water
Light corn syrup
Vanilla
White + red gel food coloring – To get that iconic Little Debbie Christmas Tree look.
Powdered sugar, sifted
Green sanding sugar sprinkles

Christmas tree sugar cookies prior to being frosted like little debbies trees.

How to Make Christmas Tree Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, combine the butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
Add in the eggs and cake batter flavor, mixing until mostly combined.
Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Begin to mix and add up to the 3 tsp of water to bring the dough together, the dough should be soft and easy to work with.
Roll the dough out until approx 1/2 inch thick and use a christmas tree cookie cutter to cut the dough.
Arrange on a silicone or parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for 7-9 minutes or until the cookies are matte looking on top and have puffed up.
Allow the cookies to cool completely and then make the glaze.
To make the glaze, whisk together the warm water, corn syrup and vanilla. Once the corn syrup is dissolved, add in enough white food coloring to make the water mixture completely white.
Whisk in the sifted powdered sugar, whisking until smooth.
Feel free to add a tiny bit more water to get a smooth consistency that drizzles and melts back into itself within about 5 seconds.
Remove and set aside 2 tbsp of the icing.
Warm the white icing in the microwave and then pour and spread onto each cookie. Top with the green sprinkles before the icing has set.
Once all of the cookies have been iced, dye the set aside icing red using red gel food coloring.
Transfer the icing into either a piping bag or a small zip top bag and snip the corner.
Moving from left to right and then back again, drizzle the red icing onto each christmas tree.
Allow the cookies to set completely before serving.
Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature, enjoy!

Close up of melt in your mouth sugar cookie christmas trees.

How to store Christmas Sugar Cookies

Once your frosting has set up, store your cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days.

A single sugar cookie decorated to look like Little Debbie's Christmas Tree on a plate. Across the top it says "Little Debbie sugar Cookie. Melt in your mouth christmas cookies"

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