Festive Flowers

• 2 bags M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter
• 1 bag M&M'S(R) Brand Speckled Milk Chocolate Eggs (optional)
• 1 18-oz. roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 16-oz. can prepared vanilla frosting
• Assorted food coloring
• Printable template
• 6 large craft sticks
• Wire rack
• 1 6-inch flowerpot(s)
• 1 StyrofoamTM square
• Easter grass
• Green cellophane
• 6 12-inch strands curling ribbon

1. Prep time: 20 min.
2. Baking time: 12-15 min.
3. Decoration time: 30 min.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Knead the cookie dough and flour together until smooth.
5. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut 6 tulip shapes out of the dough with the knife, using the printable template as your guide. Transfer them to a cookie sheet. Gather up the dough scraps and re-roll, if necessary.
6. Slide a craft stick underneath each tulip cookie, and press it into the dough. Bake cookies in oven until golden brown, about 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer the cookie sheet to a wire rack.
7. While the cookies are cooling, divide the vanilla frosting between 4 bowls. Using food coloring, tint the frosting pink, light blue, yellow and purple. Spread frosting over the cookies, and arrange M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter on the cookies' tops. Let dry, about 30 minutes.
8. Fill the flowerpot with StyrofoamTM, and cover with Easter grass.
9. Wrap each craft stick with green cellophane, and tie it with a curling ribbon. Press the craft sticks into the StyrofoamTM, making a floral-like arrangement. Sprinkle M&M'S(R) Brand Speckled Milk Chocolate Eggs around the Easter grass, if desired.
10. Tip: An apple makes a great substitute for the StyrofoamTM ball. Push the craft sticks into apples that have been arranged in the flowerpot, and cover with Easter grass.
11. Tip: For great table favors, make small versions with a 3-inch flowerpot for each guest. Fill each one with StyrofoamTM, cover it with Easter grass, and press a flower inside. Decorate and personalize them with the guests' names.

chocolate candies, s, roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough, allpurpose, vanilla frosting, food coloring, template, craft sticks, rack, styrofoam, easter, green cellophane, curling ribbon

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/festive-flowers (may not work)