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Tree Rings
Preparation info
- Makes about
24
Cookies - Difficulty
Medium
Appears in
Published 2011
Once the initial rounds of dough are cut, the centers are removed with progressively smaller cookie cutters, and the contrasting colors are swapped to create the appearance of concentric rings.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour for dusting
- Dough for Gingerbread Cookies
- Dough for Vanilla Sugar Cookies
- Confectioner’s sugar for dusting
Method
- Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured work surface, using a floured rolling pin, roll out the gingerbread dough until about ½ inch (12 mm) thick. Using a 2 ¾-inch (7-cm) round cookie cutter, cut out as many shapes as possible. Using a metal spatula, transfer the cookies to the prepared sheets, spacing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart. Press