Hints on Decorating Easter Cookies

<h1>Hints on Decorating Easter Cookies</h1>

<p align=right>by Christine Steendahl</p>

<div align=justify>For those of you anxiously awaiting Easter time, the one thing that makes Easter super special are decorated Easter cookies. Just like Christmas cookies have become fundamental to Christmas time, so have Easter cookies become a part of Easter tradition. There are many great ways to enrich the Easter season and embellished Easter cookies are just one of them. Here are some tips on putting smiles on the faces of your kids or friends this Easter season. Decorated Easter Cookies Come in Many Shapes and Sizes Decorated Easter cookies can come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and if you can imagine it you can truly create it. For most people Easter is associated with bunnies, rabbits, chicks, lambs and Easter eggs. For the most part you can generally find most of these shapes and more in the form of cookie cutters. Cookie cutters are frequently simple to purchase at all discount shops, grocers, and craft shops. Or you can generally create them yourself- you just need some pliable metal and a vision. If you don’t have a cookie cutter, no big deal. In fact a lot of people that are artistically gifted choose to cut their own shapes out of cookie dough themselves, without using any cookie cutter. Decorated Easter Cookies Start Out with Scrumptious Cookie Dough The most imperative thing about the decorated Easter cookies that you prepare is that must taste just as great as they look. No one likes a horrible tasting cookie. For many chefs, a satisfying cookie starts out with delicious cookie dough. Yes, you can buy the dough already pre-made and ready to cut, but for the purists out there, start with a family recipe that is either chocolate chip or of the sugar cookie nature. Decorate Your Cookie Using the Accessories of the Trade It's easy to embellish your Easter cookies, just make sure you have all the accessories of the trade. They usually involve, food coloring, colored frosting, sprinkles, delicious candies such as licorice, M& M’s, nuts, marshmallows, etc. Once you have gotten the cookie shape, let yourself or your children use their creative magic to make splendidly decorated Easter cookies. You can find food coloring and many cool decorating tools at your local grocer. You can even buy pre-made Easter accompaniments to add to your cookies, cakes or Easter eggs. Presentation Presentation Presentation Once your newly designed Easter cookies are finished, make sure to show them off to the rest of the family and even give them away to your coworkers and friends. Savor the Easter spirit by flaunting your delicious and artful embellished Easter cookies. One imaginative hint is to take some photographs of your adorned Easter cookies and include them in your yearly Easter scrapbook, so you can regularly look back at the tasty and colorful adorned Easter cookies that you have made. You can also write the cookie recipe on a nice note card and include a photo of your Easter cookies to give to family and friends. Everyone cherish handmade present, especially when it's a treasured family recipe. If you are looking to maximize your satisfaction of Easter this year, take part in making cutely decorated Easter cookies. </div>

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