Gingerbread Christmas Cookie Tree

Ingredients

• 28 ounces all-purpose flour 6.25 cups
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons corn starch
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature
• 15 ounces packed brown sugar lightly, 2 cups
• 3 tablespoons orange zest fresh
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• cookie Star-shaped, cutters
• 40 ounces powdered sugar sifted after measuring, 10 cups
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• sparkling sugar White
• sparkling sugar Gold