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Cookie Garden
Fill a beautiful basket with yummy, homemade treats. What a wonderful centerpiece to bring to a special family gathering!
Prep time: 15 min.
Baking time: 10-12 min.
Decoration time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
- Assorted STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans, M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Speckled Eggs and DOVE® Brand Chocolate Eggs
- 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 16-oz. container white frosting
- Assorted food coloring
- 12 lollipop sticks (available at arts and crafts stores)
- Cookie cutters in Easter shapes
- For display: small basket, Styrofoam™ or green floral oasis and Easter grass, optional
What to do:
- According to the directions on the cookie dough package, roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Using your favorite holiday cookie cutters, press out cookies from each shape.
- Press the lollipop sticks into the bottom half of the cookie cutout.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes in a preheated 350-degree oven.
- Cool the cookies.
- Color the frosting with a variety of food coloring. Frost the cookies and press on assorted STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans and M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Speckled Eggs.
- If desired, press the Styrofoam™ into a basket and cover with Easter grass. Arrange the cookie pops by pressing the sticks into the Styrofoam™. Decorate the grass with a sprinkling of STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans, M&M'S® Brand Speckled Milk Chocolate Eggs and DOVE® Brand Chocolate Eggs.
