Sugar Cookie Trees This recipe took a long time to make. In my haste of making the cookies, I did not read the recipe clearly and cut all the cookies in half. I also found that the dough was not very easy to work with once it started to warm up. One last thing, my cookies did not come as green as the picture. I am "assuming" that those in the picture have a whole lot of food coloring in them. If you have the time, I would recommend making the cookies as they do look nice.