It isn’t Christmas without decorated cookies, and this year, we’re starting with Christmas tree cookies, decorated with a super-simple marbling technique that’s totally Tik Tok-worthy. It’s perfect for getting kids involved or for using on other holiday cookie shapes. May we suggest candy canes done with a red and white marble? Or snowflake shapes done in blue and white? The possibilities are endless as long as you stick to the simple white plus one color scheme. Beyond that, and the colors will start to mix. If you’d rather a more classic sugar cookie decoration for the trees, check our guide to perfect sugar cookie decorating. (Or, if you’d rather a buttercream icing instead of a royal icing, check these out.)
You’ll use meringue powder to make the icing for these cookies. It’s made mostly of dried egg whites (rather than raw egg white, which isn’t super food-safe) and is a great shortcut product for whisking up cookie icing.
If you want to make the trees in red and green, divide the icing in half and use red in one bowl and green in the other.
For more festive cookies, try our classic gingerbread people, mesmerizing Christmas pinwheels, or stacked sugar cookie trees.
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Riley Wofford is a recipe developer, food stylist, and writer. Outside of the kitchen, she enjoys drinking gimlets and sour beer, spending time with her foster dogs, and going on road trips.
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