Sugar Cone Christmas Trees
Sugar cone Christmas trees are a fun holiday treat that captures the magic of the season. They're also super easy to make!
Servings: 8
Calories: 553kcal
Ingredients
- 8 sugar cones
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -
- 2-3 tablespoon milk
- Green food coloring gel
- 8 cookies I used chocolate chip
- 8 green mints
- 8 red mints
- 2 cups M&Ms
- 8 star sprinkles for tops of trees
- Variety of Christmas sprinkles to decorate trees
Instructions
- To prepare frosting, in a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar together.
- Add 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla. Beat well.
- If it is too thick, add more milk. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Add green food coloring gel to frosting until desired color is reached.
- Transfer frosting to a large pastry bag with a star-shaped tip.
- Fill each cone with two mints and ¼ cup M&Ms.
- Place a cookie over top to hold the candy in. Next, gently flip it over so the candy remains inside the cone.
- Pipe frosting around the base of each sugar cone, securing each to a cookie.
- Continuing adding frosting around each cone until they are covered entirely.
- Add sprinkles to each tree to decorate them.
- Top each tree with a star sprinkle.
Video
Notes
- A star tip is best for creating a texture that resembles a pine tree.
- Press your sprinkles firmly into the frosting but be careful not to lose the texture of the frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 553kcal | Carbohydrates: 105g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 95g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg