All The Tree's Treasures Cookies

Step 1

In advance: Make cookies. Prepare and roll out dough. For each treat, make 1 full tree, 1 half-tree easel support (cut tree in half vertically before baking) and 1 circle using 6 in. Cake Circle as a pattern. Bake and cool cookies.

Step 2

Ice full tree cookies. Outline trees using tip 3 and full-strength royal icing; fill in with thinned icing. Let dry.

Step 3

Make dot ornaments. Using thinned royal icing, pipe tip 3 dots, 3/8 in. diameter, on waxed paper-covered board. Make 11 for each tree. Let dry; brush with Pearl Dust.

Step 4

Mold candies. Tint portion of melted white candy gray using black candy color. For each treat, make 1 star and 10-15 gifts; use painting or piping method for bow and ribbons. Chill until firm. Brush bow and ribbons with Pearl Dust.

Step 5

Assemble treats. Attach half-tree support to back of full tree using melted candy; let set. Attach star and ornaments using royal icing; let set. Spatula ice round cookie. Stand tree in center and position candy gifts.

*Combine Violet with Rose for violet shown.