Christmas: Biscuit Tree!

As mentioned in my last post. I really really LOVE Christmas. Also since having Hudson I have come to appreciate it so much more and even though he is still pretty oblivious to the concept I have been getting a kick out of little things with him to try and get him into the spirit: Santa visit & pic, little chocolate advent calendar where I give him his tiny chocolate after his lunch and say 'Only ___ more sleeps until Santa comes', getting him a Christmas book of some kind each week when we do the grocery shopping, and turning the Christmas tree lights on just after bath time and singing some form of Christmas carol then followed by reading a Christmas story.

So it's only fitting that with my love of cooking I make some little Christmas goodies. Today I give you:
The Christmas Bikkie Tree!

Ingredients:

Biscuits-
250g butter
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoon of coconut essence
3 1/2 cups of self raising flour
Green colouring
1/2 cup white choc drops

Also need green icing and small amount of yellow icing (see link to this post for icing recipe ) (I flavoured icing with peppermint essence)

And any desired decorations for the tree.
I used 'Red & Green Christmas Tree' shaped sprinkles, green edible glitter & silver cachous balls.
Also going to need various size 'Star' cookie cutters.

Firstly make biscuits:
1)Cream butter, sugar and essences together with beater on medium speed.
2) Add eggs and beat in one at a time.
3)Add green colouring and mix well.
4)Gradually stir in sifted flour
5)Roll into dough and knead well. Cut with various star shaped and put onto a lined baking tray. Place into the biscuits white choc bits and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
My tree consists of 15 biscuits with 8 different sized star shapes.

Once biscuits are cool and reading to decorate get some icing into a piping bag with a regular 'star' tip and place a few drops of icing under the largest biscuit to secure to the board.
Then place another of the same size rotated so that the points of the 2nd star sit in between the bottom star's points.
do long strokes of icing on the exposed points of the bottom star's points and decorate with glitter and sprinkles.
Repeat process with remaining biscuits going from largest to smallest. With the last smallest star decorate with yellow icing and place upright on the top.

Smells amazing.....yep not eating it myself. ....Taking to my cousins' house today as a little Christmas surprise. :)