# @mustloveherbs on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRpKBjJjfFj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37420717-mustloveherbs-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/98a80414e9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-29T14:08:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Must Love Herbs - Lauren May (@mustloveherbs) — https://gondola.cc/mustloveherbs

## Caption

Oh, Christmas Tree! 🎄 How lovely are your gingerbread branches! This stacked cookie Christmas tree is a blast from my past! My grandmother made them growing up! I remember vividly the first time I got to make one! It was such a fun day! 

½ cup unsalted butter - softened (or shortening)
⅔ cup light brown sugar
3 ½  cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 ½  tablespoon ground cinnamon
⅛  teaspoon salt
1/2 cup heavy cream (or any milk)
½  cup molasses

Add the flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Sift to combine. Set aside. 
Cream together the butter and the sugar with your electric mixer until just combined. Scrape down the sides.
Add the molasses and milk. Stir on low until well incorporated. Add in the flour slowly. I like to use a large spoon and add a spoonful at a time until there’s no flour left. Stop periodically to scrape the side of the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated evenly. The dough should be dry but not crumbly. If it appears too crumbly simply add a splash of heavy cream or milk. 
Pull dough out of the mixer and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
When ready to bake: 
Preheat the oven to 350°f. Roll the dough out on a floured baking surface. Use a tree cookie cutter set. Make two of each size. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake until just set - usually 10(ish) minutes. Once cooled adorn with royal icing (optional) and stack into a tree shape! 
#gingerbread #gingerbreadtree #cookieart #bakersgonnabake #cookiesofinsta

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cookiesofinsta, bakersgonnabake, gingerbread, gingerbreadtree, cookieart

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