With five days left till the big day, are you in the spirit yet? If not, these Whoville tree cinnamon rolls are sure to do the trick! Make the dough the night before and serve up on Christmas morning to be a household hero. Who knows? This just might be a new family tradition. Or you can make and take to a holiday party to delight all your friends. Pair with a viewing of your favorite version of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and you’ve got magic in the making. See the full tutorial video here.

Ingredients:

Dough

• 2 cups whole milk
• 4 tsp. instant yeast
• 6 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 4 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 4-4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• food coloring

Filling

• 1 stick butter
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Icing

• powdered sugar
• vanilla
• heavy cream

Instructions:

Step 1: Begin by heating your milk to 110° F. Then remove from heat and stir in the yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes.

Step 2: While the milk and yeast are blooming add the butter, brown sugar, and salt to your mixing bowl with the dough hook attachment.

Step 3: Next, add your yeast and milk mixture to the mixing bowl and add in 2 cups of flour. Begin to mix until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl. If the dough looks sticky still, add in another 1/4 cup of flour. Beat with the dough hook for 8 minutes, adding a tablespoon of flour at a time if needed to get the dough to completely pull away from the sides of the bowl.

Step 4: Once the dough is in a ball, remove from the mixer and separate into balls to add your food coloring.

Step 5: To mix in your colors, add a few drops of food coloring to your dough and knead and fold the dough for 2-3 minutes until the coloring is well incorporated. You can also do this step in your mixing bowl with the hook attachment.

Step 6: Once all the colors are mixed, cover the dough on the counter and let rise for 1 hour.

Step 7: Divide risen dough into smaller sections and press together to form one large piece of dough. Roll out into a large rectangle and spread on butter and cinnamon sugar mixture. Roll up and cut with a piece of string. Place into a tree shape on a cookie sheet, cover, and let set another 30 minutes. Bake at 375° F until just golden on top, about 35-45 minutes.

Step 8: Ice with green icing using a star tip in a piping bag and adorn with sprinkles.