Autumn Cookie Wreath



With holiday vacations coming up, it's the perfect time to find fun and easy craft projects that your family can do together. This first idea - an autumn cookie-leaf wreath - takes only hours to complete, especially with the help of ready-to-bake dough (try Pillsbury Ready to Bake! Refrigerated Cookie Dough) and extra pairs of helping hands.






STEP 1: Make enough dough for 48 three-inch cookies. Divide into four batches and tint each with food coloring (try Ateco's Food Coloring Kit on Amazon - only $11.95). Create a multicolored patchwork by pressing pieces from each batch together on lightly floured parchment paper. Smooth with rolling pin. Chill for 15 minutes, then cut out cookies.




STEP 2: Create leaf veins with a toothpick, then sprinkle with sanding sugar, available at candylandcrafts.com. And make extra cookies to snack on, in order to prevent "sampling" from the wreath while it's still on display.




STEP 3: Cut two wreath forms from sturdy cardboard and glue them together. Tie hanging wire around wreath, then "glue" on cookies with dollops of colored royal icing. Pour into zippered food bag; snip a corner to dispense. Let dry for several hours before hanging.

Keep reading about other fall projects in Fall Wreath and Pumpkin Craft Projects.

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