How to Decorate Cookies with Christmas Lights

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How to Decorate Cookies with Christmas Lights

Christmas Light cookies that are perfect for the holiday

Prep Time5

Active Time10

decorating20

Total Time35

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Yield:

Calories: 52cal

Author: Melissa

Cost: $10

Equipment

writing tips for decorating
a piping bag. I did not use a piping bag for the black decorating icing because I bought a ready-made tube of black icing in the baking aisle of my local store *optional

Materials

24 round sugar cookies completely cooled
1 16 oz. frosting green
M&Ms - I used regular-sized, but you can use mini M&Ms
1 4 oz. decorating icing black with a writing tip

Instructions

frost round or tree-shaped cookies
use a writing tip with black cookie icing to make squiggly lines around the top of the cookie
turn M&Ms on their sides and place them under some of the black squiggly lines - spacing them apart much like you would see Christmas lights on a tree

Notes

I have a great recipe for sugar cookies and powdered sugar icing - that would be perfect for this decorating idea

Can I Make Christmas Lights Cookies Ahead of Time?

Yes! Frosted Sugar or Cut Out Cookies can be made several days in advance

Storage: Store frosted sugar cookies at room temperature in an air-tight container

Do I Use Mini M&Ms or Regular M&Ms to decorate Christmas Light Cookies?

You can use either one. I made large round cookies, so regular-sized M&Ms worked well. If you are making smaller-sized cookies, then you can certainly use mini M&Ms to decorate with

Tips and Tricks:

let the cookies cool completely before decorating them with frosting or icing
use a writing tip to make the electric cord
you can use regular or mini-sized M&Ms

Making the black lines:

I experimented with the way I drew the lines. I made zig-zag lines, squiggly lines with tight loops, and then wider squiggly lines with large loops -
My favorite was the wide squiggly lines and large loops thrown in here and there

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