| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 21 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 1 hr |
| Cook: | 1 min |
| Yield: | 1 tree |
Ingredients
- 24 -ounce white chocolate bar
- 9 -inch Styrofoam cone
- Aluminum foil
- 3 (10-ounce) packages macaroon cookies
- White sanding sugar
- Red hot candies
Instructions
- Melt white chocolate in a glass bowl in the microwave. Wrap Styrofoam cone with aluminum foil. Working on a foil lined baking sheet, attach macaroons to the cone using the melted white chocolate. Once all macaroons are attached, drizzle the tree with melted white chocolate. Sprinkle with white sanding sugar and decorate with red hot candies. Place tree in refrigerator to set.
- Place tree in on a red ramekin in center of the round. Decorate round with white sugar. Add star cookie or ornament on top, optional. Place in refrigerator to set.
- Once set, remove from refrigerator and place tree on stand.
Reviews
http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/southern-living/5
Go to this site and take a look. This tree is not on the cover;
cakes are shown.
I saw the tree on the holiday special and decided it would be fun to make. I am very disappointed that there was NO picture posted with any of the recipes from the show. It may be difficult to remember exactly what I’m making in future years. Please add a photo of the dish
Gosh, I can’t believe the people who hated this. My niece and newphew had a blast making this. I do agree that the macaroons didn’t stick well but we fixed that problem by inserting tooth picks into the macaroons and styrofoam. We kicked it up a bit and piped green frosting into the small empty spaces (effect of a tree trunk) and also added little tiny colored sprinkles to the tree to give the effect of colored lights. The kids thought it turned out so well. The best part is it was easy, fun, quick and the kids made the centerpiece for the table which all the adults raved about. Thanks Sandra Lee. Keep this stuff coming!
The instructions on this recipe were incomplete. While the macaroons adhered to the cone and all made a great presentation,eating it was another story. Once set in the refrigerator, it took a serrated knife to ‘chip’ off the pieces. There was nothing about letting the tree come back to room temperature to serve. This is the second and last time I will spend money and time on one of Sandra Lee’s recipes.
good idea but the macaroons kept falling off.
This was absolutely the best. Easy to make and my family enjoyed it. The kids loved it. Whoever said it wasn’t good, you are crazy.
This is a mess. It doesn’t look good, and all the crap on the macaroons ruins their flavor. Kids can’t get the things off with out knocking the whole thing over.
Don’t bother with this recipe. We won’t be making it again.
I made the trees for table centerpieces. Not being able to find Macaroon Cookies, I substituted Snicker Doodles. Had trouble with the chocolate melting properly and covering all the foil. So,on the 2nd tree, I covered tree foil with canned cake frosting (vanilla) put cookies on tree and inserted candies between cookies. Went 50% faster using cake icing. I still used the melted chocolate for drizzling. Everyone loved them!
This is identical to the tree that was on the cover of Southern Living magazine in December 2004.
I didn’t have any macaroons in my pantry, so I just used Pepperidge Farm Milanos. I call it my salute to Italians Christmas Tree.