Foxy Cookie Sandwiches

Instructions

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1. -

   Bake cookies. Prepare cookie dough following recipe instructions. Divide into three equal portions. Using Christmas Red icing color, tint one portion red. Using Rose icing color, tint one portion dark rose and remaining portion light rose.

   Roll out dough, one color at a time, to 1/8 in. thickness. Using heart cutter, cut out and bake cookies.

   Helpful Hint: Keep in mind you'll need two cookies per sandwich, so cut cookies in even amounts.

2. -

   Make ears. Tape fox pattern to cake board. Cover with parchment paper.

   Melt Bright White, Pink and Red Candy Melts candy, separately, according to package directions.

   Prepare decorating bag with melted white candy. Cut 1/4 in. tip in bag. Following pattern, pipe inner ears. Immediately cover with nonpareils, tapping off excess. Using a toothpick, push candy into triangle shape, if needed.

   Prepare two decorating bags separately with melted pink and red candy. Cut 1/8 in. tip in each bag. Fill in remaining outer ear. Chill until set, about 10 minutes. Reserve remaining melted candy in decorating bags.

3. -

   Pipe fox face. Using remaining melted white, pink and red candy, pipe faces on half of heart cookies. Chill until set, about 10 minutes.

   Melt Black Candy Melts candy according to package directions.

   Prepare decorating bag with melted black candy. Cut 1/8 in. tip in bag. Pipe eyes and nose on faces. Chill until set, about 10 minutes.

4. - Assemble sandwiches. Prepare decorating bag with tip 2A and creamy decorator icing. On back of plain cookie, outline and fill in heart shape. Top with fox face cookie. Insert ears into icing.

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