Perched in Paradise Cookie

instructions

*Brand confectionery coating.

**Combine Lemon Yellow with Golden Yellow for yellow shown.

In advance: Make flowers. Using royal icing, pipe 10 each tip 224 drop flowers in rose and yellow; add tip 3 dot centers.

Make extras to allow for breakage; let dry. Also mold 2 bird candies without heart portion using melted white candy. Refrigerate until firm; unmold.

Roll out dough. Cut cookie using second largest heart cutter. Trim 1/2 in. off bottom point. Bake and cool. Pipe tip 7 outline cage using royal icing; position bird candies.

Pipe tip 7 outline perch and bottom border. Attach flowers to border; add tip 349 leaves. Form a loop with 4 in. of ribbon; attach ends with icing.

Attach loop and flowers at top with icing. Add tip 349 leaves.