Making a Cookie Bouquet
A cookie bouquet is a tasty alternative to a bouquet of flowers. It makes great edible gifts for the office staff, kids, neighbors or your sweetheart for any occasion. A store-bought cookie bouquet can be expensive. Follow these steps to make your own sweet treat.
Things You'll Need
- Sugar cookie mix
- Rolling pin
- Waxed paper
- Cookie cutters
- Cookie sheet
- Cooling rack
- Candy sticks or skewers
- Icing and/or decorations
- Plastic wrap
- Vase (optional)
Instructions
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Making the Cookies
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Prepare sugar cookie dough and preheat the oven according to package instructions.
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Place a ball of dough on a floured sheet of waxed paper and roll out the dough until it is about a quarter-inch thick.
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Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired number of cookies in various shapes. Transfer the cookie shapes from the waxed paper to a cookie sheet.
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Slide a candy stick or skewer under each shape. Insert stick at bottom of shape, so that the cookie is upright when gathered into the bouquet. Make sure the stick goes to about the center of the cookie shape. As the dough bakes, the cookie will adhere to the stick.
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Add sprinkles or other decorations to the cookies prior to baking, unless you plan to ice the cookies. Do not add icing before baking.
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Bake cookies according to sugar cookie mix directions.
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Remove cookies from the cookie sheet, and then move to a wire rack after baking and allow them to cool completely.
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Ice cookies and decorate them (if not decorated prior to baking) as desired once they are cool. Allow the icing to set.
Making the Bouquet
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Wrap each cookie individually with plastic wrap, taking care not to mess up the icing. Do not wrap the sticks.
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Gather cookies and arrange in a bouquet. Tie sticks with a bow, or place in vase.
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Add a bow or other decorative touches to your vase, and your bouquet is ready to give.
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Tips & Warnings
You can use the refrigerated cookie dough in place of the mix, or use your own recipe. Use white icing and add food coloring for a festive flair.
Do not ice cookies before baking. Be sure to let the cookies cool completely prior to icing.
