If you like, you can make your own cookie bouquet at home pretty
easily.
I recommend baking sugar cookies and using a
cookie
cutter with a hole in the middle, such as a flower.
Once you have frosted your cookies, fill the hole with a gumdrop
or other similar candy.
Then stick one end of a cooking skewer into the gumdrop and the
other end into a Styrofoam ball that you have glued into the
bottom of a vase or other container.
Arrange your cookies in the vase, cutting some skewers shorter
than others to more closely resemble a flower arrangement.
Another alternative is to insert the wooden skewers into the
bottom of your cookies before baking.
If you use this method, be sure to gently push the dough around
the skewer after inserting it. This method allows you to use a
greater variety of cookie cutters, as they don't require a hole
in the middle.
Just be sure to make cookies that will not be too heavy once
baked.
At http//
www.best-cookie-recipes.com/cookie-bouquet.html you
could see a variety of
cookie baskets and cookie
bouquets, they're a great project to complete with your
children to deliver to a neighbor or a teacher.
Experiment a little with different shapes and arrangements, and
most of all, have fun!
About the author:
Efrain Morales is the owner and webmaster of
www.Best-Cookie-Recipes.com. He publishes a monthly newletter
called The Best Cookie Recipe Exchange where he shares tips and
techniques on how to use cookie recipes to bake gourmet cookies
at home.
