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Updated Oct 10, 2014
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A creative and edible party favor for each guest, these cookie trees that reveal a hidden Santa chocolate will be the talk of the holidays.

Secret Santa Trees

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 container (12 oz) fluffy white or vanilla whipped ready-to-spread frosting
  • 16 small foil-wrapped milk chocolate Santa candies
  • 8 fudge-striped cookies
  • 8 sugar-style ice cream cones with pointed ends
  • 2 to 3 drops green food color
  • Sugar sequins, sugar crystals or assorted decors

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    For each tree, place small amount of frosting between backs of 2 wrapped Santa candies; attach to bottom of cookie with small amount of frosting.
  • Step 
    2
    Spread rim of cone with small amount of vanilla frosting. Attach over Santa to 1 cookie, chocolate side to cone. Stand upright on tray. Let stand 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir food color into remaining frosting; frost each tree with 3 tablespoons green frosting. Decorate with sugar sequins, crystals or decors as desired. For frosting to be firm to touch, prepare the day before serving.

Nutrition

400 Calories
19g Total Fat
3g Protein
54g Total Carbohydrate
42g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Treat
Calories
400
Calories from Fat
170
Total Fat
19g
30%
Saturated Fat
8g
42%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
110mg
4%
Potassium
120mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
54g
18%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
42g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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