The Greatest Gift
Make heart- and dove-shaped cookies, assemble the finished pieces, and attach ribbon to use as hanging ornaments.
Ingredients
Roll-Out Cookies (p. 87)
Color Flow Icing (p. 87)
6 Pc. Holiday Mini Cutter Set
1
Hearts Plastic Nesting Cutter Set
1
Christmas Red, Red-Red, Leaf Green, Kelly Green, Black (mix Christmas Red with Red-Red; mix Leaf Green with Kelly Green)
ribbon (1/8 in. wide)
7 in. for each heart
Instructions
1
Make Cookies
Prepare and roll out dough. Cut hearts using second largest cutter from set; use narrow end of tip 10 to cut out hole near top. Cut doves using cutter from set. Bake and cool cookies.
2
Fill Base Colors
Outline cookies using tip 2 and full-strength icing; flow in with thinned icing. Let dry.
3
Decorate and Assemble
Add details using full-strength icing. Pipe tip 1 message on heart and details on dove. Pipe tip 2 scrolls on heart. Attach dove to heart with icing. Thread ribbon through hole and tie.