Allspice Sugar Cookie Christmas Trees & Lady Gaga Holiday Workshop at Barney’s NYC

These non-traditional Christmas tree cookies would fit right in in the Lady Gaga Workshop at Barney’s in NYC where she is selling her own stylish holiday treats.

Check out the Gaga outfits…

Ingredients:

• 1+1/3 cups AP flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 stick butter softened
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and allspice and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar together in mixer on medium setting until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and combine thoroughly.
• Mix in vanilla.
• Lower the mixer speed to low and add flour mixture in three separate parts.
• After the last of the flour is combined, briefly crank up the mixer speed to medium once more for about 15 seconds, just enough time to make sure everything is mixed together.
• Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll dough out on floured or powdered sugared surface and cut out cookies with your favorite cutters.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a wire rack. Let cool completely before icing.

For he royal icing recipe, I used Bridget’s over at Bake at 350. For decorating the trees, follow the instructions on this post on LilaLoa’s blog.