Decorated Sugar Cookies

Finding an unusual and unique gift can be a real challenge for most of us. Flowers or candy are great at times, but if you want to send someone a present that expresses your adoration for them or shows that you are sweet on them, consider sending decorated sugar cookies in the form of a bouquet.

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If youre a skilled baker you may want to try creating one of these delectable bouquets yourself. The main ingredient is sugar cookies, which are reasonably easy to make. All you need is a standard sugar cookie recipe. Once the cookies have been baked and cooled you just need to use various colors of frosting, candies and sprinkles to decorate them. Since these decorated sugar cookies will become part of a bouquet youll want to insert a wooden skewer in each one as soon as it finishes baking.

Frosting and decorating these delicious small works of art can be challenging, but it doesnt have to be.

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If you have experimented with making decorated cookies in the past you probably already realize what approach works best for you. Some novice bakers find it easiest to use plain white icing on their decorated sugar cookies, and then they use candies or sprinkles in various colors on top of that. Other people prefer the look of different colored frostings.

Depending on how much time and energy you are willing to spare to create one of these unique bouquets, you can either prepare the frosting yourself or purchase it already to go. Youll want to ensure that the frosting that you do use on the decorated sugar cookies will set. You cant give cookies to someone if they have runny frosting on them. Just imagine the mess that would make!

Bouquets are certainly not required when you want to give a gift to someone with a sweet tooth. A box filled with decorated sugar cookies is just as charming. A fun idea if you take this approach is to make decorated sugar cookies in shapes that hold some significance to the recipient. For instance if you are going to be giving decorated sugar cookies to a dog lover, you can make some in the shape of different breeds of dogs or a fire hydrant. Theyll love that you chose to give them something that unique that reflects their own personal interests.

Dont fret if the person you want to give a cookie gift to is diabetic or allergic to sugar. With all the sugar substitutes that are available you can create decorated sugar cookies that have absolutely no real sugar in them at all. The same is true of people allergic to nut products. With some careful planning and a bit of extra effort you can make sugar cookies that are completely safe for them to eat. That way everyone on your gift list gets a taste of this sweet treat.

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