Valentine's Day is coming up soon and here is a cute, affordable, and creative gift you can make for someone. It's really pretty simple and people always love them! It works for any holiday!
Cookie Bouquets:
Cookie Ingredients:
2 cups butter, softened
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp vanilla (or 1 tbsp vanilla and 1 tbsp of another flavor)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
6-7 cups flour
bamboo skewers
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing well after each addition. Place dough in the refrigerator for about 3 hours to make it easier to handle.
Roll out dough at least 1/4 inch thick. Cut with desired cookie-cutter shapes. Place about 4 cookies on a cookie sheet and insert skewers, pointy end first, about halfway into the cookie. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges start to turn golden brown. Cool on the cookie sheet! If you try to move them before they are cool you will pull the skewer out!
When the cookies are completely cool, remove them from the cookie sheet and decorate with a powdered sugar glaze.
Glaze Ingredients:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp light corn syrup
2 tsp milk
1/4 tsp vanilla or other flavoring
food coloring
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Ice cookies with glaze to give them a polished and professional look. Decorate as desired.
To make the bouquet:
1. Wrap each cookie in plastic wrap or use clear treat bags, tying ribbon around the bottom of each cookie.
2. If you want to use a vase you just need to fill it with decorative rocks to weigh it down. If you use a basket you need to put rocks in the bottom for weight, place green floral foam on top of the rocks, and then cover the green foam with decorative straw or paper so it looks nice.
3. Arrange the cookies any way you want, cutting some skewers shorter than others to create a better bouquet look.
4. Tie a ribbon around the vase or basket to finish it off and you're done!
