Gingerbread Cakes & Cookies
For the gingerbread cookies:
For assembling and decorating:
Equipment:
These charming gingerbread Christmas trees are a fun and festive baking idea for the whole family. Made with Gellwe Gingerbread Cookie Mix, the delicate, spiced biscuits are cut into stars of different sizes and stacked together with fruit marmalade to create beautiful edible Christmas trees. Finished with a dusting of icing sugar for a snowy effect, they make a delightful addition to your Christmas table.
Empty the gingerbread cookie mix into a tall mixing bowl, add the egg and softened butter, and mix with an electric mixer until the ingredients are combined and the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface and knead into a ball of dough.
Wrap the dough in aluminium foil and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 3–5 mm. Cut out stars using cookie cutters of different sizes. Arrange them on a flat baking tray lined with baking parchment. Place in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for 10 minutes.
Stack the stars of different sizes to create Christmas trees, using firm fruit marmalade to hold them together. Dust the gingerbread Christmas trees with icing sugar before serving.
