Sugar Cone Christmas Trees
Create fun Christmas trees using sugar cones and royal icing! Easy, colorful, yummy, & filled with candy! Great holiday activity for kids and adults!
Servings 6
Calories 253kcal
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Piping bag (or plastic baggie) with star tip
Ingredients
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 egg whites room temperature
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- pinch cream of tartar
- 1-2 tsp. green gel food coloring
- 6 ice cream sugar cones
- 6 cookies I used store-bought snickerdoodles
- m& m’s candies
- Assorted candies or sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Prepare the royal icing. Rinse mixing bowl with lemon juice or white vinegar.
- Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed until they are foamy.
- Add the sugar, lemon juice, and green food coloring.
- Beat at high speed until thick and fluffy.
- Transfer royal icing to a piping bag that has been fitted with a star tip. Set aside.
- Fill each ice cream cone with M & m’s.
- Pipe around the open edge of the sugar cone, and gently place a cookie (upside-down) over the icing.
- Carefully and slowly flip the cone and cookie to create the tree base.
- Pipe the “leaves”. Beginning at the base of the tree, add small dollops of the green royal icing over the cone by squeezing the bag, releasing a small amount of icing, then lifting straight up off the dollop. Continue this technique until the entire surface of the cone is covered.
- Decorate the tree using star candies for the tops, licorice rope as a garland, and assorted candies or sprinkles as ornaments.
- Allow the trees to set and harden at room temperature for an hour.
Notes
Storage:
Trees are best stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Refrigeration tends to make them soggy. They do not freeze well.
Tips:
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- Pour the powdered sugar through a sifter or sieve to remove any clumps. This step isn’t necessary, but it makes a really smooth icing.
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- Your egg whites must be at room temperature in order for them to whip up properly! Let 'em sit out for an hour or so before you get started.
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- Make sure to thoroughly wipe your stand mixer or large bowl with lemon juice/white vinegar to remove any oily residue.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
