Christmas time is cookie time. This year I made cookie bouquets for clients and family. I found large santa boots at a local holiday supply store and purchased them back in September.
First I make a sugar cookie dough and allow it to rest overnight. The next day I roll out the dough and cut the necessary shapes. Allow the freshly baked cookie to completely cool before trying to work with it.
I personal frost the back side of the cookie as it is the flattest surface and gives me the desired finish.
Some cookies are frosted with a "cookie frosting" and some are frosted with standard cookie frosting. The difference is the "cookie frosting" is very thin. Once the frosting as set or crusted you can then add all the details.
The large circles became Santa's head, the trees were trimmed and the holly leaves were inserted in a group. The remaining cookies were candy cane, Santa's boot and a candle holder (not pictured?) I use a shredded color paper to cover the styrofoam block that hold the cookies in place.
The final picture is the finished cookie bouquet.
