Source:
2006 Yearbook
Tools:
Ingredients:
Makes: Each cookie serves 1.
Techniques Used:
instructions
One day in advance: Using royal icing, make 7 tip 131 swirl drop flowers with
tip 3 dot centers. Make extras to allow for breakage and let dry.
For umbrellas, cut 4 round cookies with cutter. Cut cookies in half; position 7 halves on cookie
sheet. Using large end of tip 1M, cut scallops on bottom edge. Bake and cool
cookies. Outline cookies and ribs with tip 3 in royal icing; let set, then fill
in with thinned royal icing. Let dry overnight.
Attach cookies to lollipop sticks with melted candy. Tie each with a bow made
from 10 in. of 1/4 in. wide ribbon. Attach flowers to umbrella tops with royal
icing.
For base, attach strings of white ribbon around craft block with hot
glue, attach strips of blue ribbon over white. Cut tulle into 6 in. squares;
gather corners of each square and trim to form rounded edges.
Twist squares at bottom to form a point and twist a 4 in. piece of wire around to secure.
Insert wires into craft block, working from edge to center and covering entire top. Insert cookies on sticks.
*Brand confectionery coating.