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Fall tree cookies

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Fall tree cookies: Cute cookies for Fall, use leaf sprinkles, fondant, and royal icing to decorate easy fall tree cookies. #falldesserts #fallcookies #trees #leaves #leafsprinkles #cookiedecorating

fall tree cookies

It’s still too hot for my taste here in DC, but the leaves are at least starting to fall to the ground. One good sign a chill might be ahead. I hope. Appropriately, as I stood these cookies up to photograph just one or two little leaf sprinkles fell silently to the table. Guess you had to be there, but it felt poetic at the time. Here are some Fall tree cookies for you to bring on the season.

 

Fall tree cookies: Cute cookies for Fall, use leaf sprinkles, fondant, and royal icing to decorate easy fall tree cookies. #falldesserts #fallcookies #trees #leaves #leafsprinkles #cookiedecorating

 

fall treat ideas

Need more sweet ideas for fall? Decorate some mini fall flower cookies. Instead of cookies, make fall marshmallows. For more trees, try these painted tree branch cookies.

 

Fall tree cookies: Cute cookies for Fall, use leaf sprinkles, fondant, and royal icing to decorate easy fall tree cookies. #falldesserts #fallcookies #trees #leaves #leafsprinkles #cookiedecorating

 

how to make Fall tree cookies

you will need:*

cut-out cookie dough and royal icing
small cookie or fondant cutter
fondant**
frosting color (blue, green and brown)
disposable frosting bags
couplers
rubber bands
decorating tips (size “3”)
leaf sprinkles

*Use any shape cutter you like. I used a 2 1/2 inch square. Find the cookie cutter, fondant (or make your own HERE), frosting bags, couplers, decorating tips and sprinkles in the craft store. For food coloring, I use Sky Blue, Leaf Green and Chocolate Brown,  Americolor Soft Gel Pastes. For tips on finding cookie decorating supplies, click here. 

**For the background, you can omit the fondant and just use blue royal icing. Pipe an outline then fill with a thinned icing to flood. Let it sit overnight before decorating.

 

step one: bake your cookies

Roll out chilled dough, cut out shapes, and bake according to the recipe. Let cool.

 

step two: prepare your fondant background

Take a piece of fondant and knead a couple drops of blue coloring very well into the fondant. If fondant gets sticky from overhandling, just let sit uncovered at room temperature for 15 minutes. Roll out fondant about 1/4 inch thick between two pieces of wax paper or on a surface dusted with confectioner’s sugar. Cut out shapes with the cookie cutter and adhere to the top of the cookies with frosting.
Fall tree cookies

step three: prepare your frosting

Prepare frosting according to recipe and tint about a cup with brown and a cup with green. Prepare two frosting bags with couplers and size “3” decorating tips. Fill one with brown and one with green and close both tightly with rubber bands.

 

step four: decorate your cookies

Pipe and fill a rectangle across the bottom of the cookie for grass. Pipe a tree shape with the brown. (See below for shape). Immediately sprinkle leaves on the top part of the brown and scattered on the grass. Don’t worry about being too precise. I didn’t put each one on individually, but I did use my fingers to sprinkle rather than just shake them on so that I could keep them off the trunk.
Fall tree cookies

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Comments

  1. Danielle says

    September 17, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    Those are adorable! I can't wait to make them!

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  2. Judy@cutest-little-things says

    September 17, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    cute, cute, cute!

    Judy@cutest-little-things

    Reply
  3. Paula says

    September 17, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    these cookies are absolutely beautiful!

    have a nice time!
    Paula

    Reply
  4. BellaLovesPink says

    September 17, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    Yup, I'm making these!

    Reply
  5. Debbie says

    September 17, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    These are just the cutest darn cookies ever! I want to make them right now!

    Reply
  6. Sommer J says

    September 17, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    Oh wow! These look absolutely amazing!!!

    Reply
  7. Lora says

    September 17, 2010 at 7:45 pm

    These are the cutest Fall cookies I have ever seen.

    Reply
  8. I run for cake! says

    September 17, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    These cookies are perfect for fall! Love the leaf sprinkles that add some texture to the cookies!

    Reply
  9. The Tubby Baker says

    September 18, 2010 at 2:08 am

    These are beyond cuter than cute!

    Reply
  10. Sue says

    September 18, 2010 at 3:07 am

    These are so cute! I have seen this in cupcake version too on your edible crafts:) I have the leaf sprinkles, now I just need to get to work!

    Reply
  11. cookies and cups says

    September 18, 2010 at 11:52 am

    These are soo cute! I love them!

    Reply
  12. cookies and cups says

    September 18, 2010 at 11:52 am

    These are soo cute! I love them!

    Reply
  13. Jessica (aka Faeanne) says

    September 18, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    Love them! Such a great idea for the fall leaf sprinkles! I had to pin it to my cookie inspiration board. (Your cookie creations get pinned A LOT there.)

    Reply
  14. Victoria says

    September 18, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    Just Brilliant!!

    Reply
  15. Amanda says

    September 18, 2010 at 9:36 pm

    Too cute. They're too pretty to eat!

    Reply
  16. bridget {bake at 350} says

    September 18, 2010 at 9:45 pm

    What an ADORABLE idea! I swear, your creativity astounds me *every* time!

    Reply
  17. Joanne says

    September 20, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    One of those things that make me say, "why didn't I think of that?!" Very creative! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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