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It’s only two days until Valentine’s Day and I have got the perfect cookie for you. It may be the most easy-peasy cookie ever! It was especially easy because I had these small cookies stored in my freezer for another project (which never happened). Yippee!
It all started when I had finally gotten around to making decorated sugar cookies from a cherry cutter (two cherries, attached). After I iced them, I realized that I had made them all wrong…with a big thick single stem?!? I do not like cherries (the actual fruit) and never eat them, so I will use that as my excuse for not remembering that cherries grow on skinny stems:)
I quickly realized my mistake, but didn’t want to go to the effort of making more sugar cookies at that moment. I looked around to see what I could use as cherries on my small (1-1.5 inch) cookies… Hmmm, I could use red m&m’s (which would work well too), but then spotted these (Celebration pearls candy from Sweet Works)
right on my kitchen shelf!
A couple of months ago my sweet friend, Heather (Sprinkle Bakes), had included them in an order as a little birthday surprise:) Don’t they make perfectly cute cherries!?!
Did I mention how easy these cookies were to make?
As I said, I don’t care for fresh fruit cherries, but seem to love them in any other form~ cookies, fondant, candy, cute graphics (especially with smiley faces)…you get the picture.
Putting them in the jar (I already had a red painted lid:)) with this adorable tag (I found on pinterest) attached, was the perfect way to keep the cuteness factor high:)
Cherry Cookies
Supplies:
Small sugar cookies
Royal icing tinted green (with
Wilton leaf green food coloring)
#3 decorating tip
Small red, round candies (above, or other)
Jar
Cute tag
Twine
Directions:
Make (or purchase)small sugar cookies
With a #3 tip (and decorating bag) make a “V” shape on the cookie with the green royal icing
Add a small leaf at the tip
Place the red candies at the end of the stems (making sure they are on top of the royal icing)
Let dry, making sure the red candies have adhered completely.
Place the cookies in a jar and add a cute tag (with a cherry graphic, stamp, or sticker)
