Festive OREO Cookie Tree

• 1 cardboard party hat (7 inches high, 5-inch base)
• plastic wrap
• 1 sturdy paper plate (9 inch)
• 1 cup ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
• 18 Holiday OREO Cookies
• suggested decorations, such as: assorted candies, colored gels and colored sugars

1. Cover hat with plastic wrap.
2. Secure hat to paper plate using small amount of frosting; let dry 10 minutes.
3. Separate each cookie carefully, leaving red filling on one side; set aside cookie halves without filling.
4. Decorate red filling side of remaining cookie halves as desired.
5. Decorate 1 of the cookies with a star.
6. Attach decorated and plain cookies alternately to hat with frosting, starting at base of hat and allowing rows of cookies to dry before staring next row.
7. Top with star-decorated cookie.

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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/festive-oreo-cookie-tree-55375.aspx (may not work)