Dessert Week: Cookie Bouquet

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Cookie Bouquet

Cookie Dough

Icing

Food Coloring

Sprinkles

Wooden Skewers

Make cookie dough as directed. 

(I always add in a little extra something such as strawberry or vanilla flavoring.)

Roll out dough to about 1/2 inch thick.  (It will have to be pretty thick to get the cookie strong enough to hold on the stick.)Slowly press 1 wooden skewer into the middle of the cookie.  If you can see the skewer through the back of the cookie, add a little extra dough to give it more support.  Don't worry, this will be the back and you will never see the extra dough once the cookie is baked.

Bake as directed on package and allow to cool completely.

(Yes, you bake the cookie with skewer in it.  I could only fit about 5-6 cookies on each cookie sheet)

Once cooled, decorate cookies.

For the bottom: Make sure you have something heavy.  The picture shows a cheap metal bucket; however, I put heavy beads in the bottom for some weight.  If you don't, then the top will be too heavy and fall over.

NOTE: Use all different designs, decorations, bases, etc.  HAVE FUN!!