Easy Christmas Wreath Cookies

By srumbel

You need the cookies, green frosting (the tip I used is shown in a later photo), red candies like mini M&M’s or red hots or sprinkles and some Fruit by the Foot! But here’s a trick on the Fruit bow… Buy the Target brand because their’s is not as wide and never comes with designs cut in to the strips. You can also use Fruit Rollups and just slice the rollup with a knife to make pieces to work with! I did that the other week for another project and it worked great!
from yourcupofcake.com

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 1 box Pillsbury Purely Simple White Cake Mix (or the chocolate cake mix!)
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 C. oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Green Frosting:
• 3/4 C. butter, softened
• 2-3 C. powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• green food dye
• Fruit by the Foot (the Target store brand is best because it's not as wide, and they don't come with designs cut into them)
• red candies (mini M&M's, red hots, or sprinkles)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 335 degrees and line pans with parchment paper.
2. Combine cake mix, eggs, oil and vanilla extract. The dough will be thick so you can either mix it by hand to get a workout or use a mixer.
3. Scoop out dough balls the size of walnuts and lightly flatten onto the pan. (Just a gentle pan will do to keep them from baking up too tall.)
4. Bake for 8-12 minutes.
5. Let cool.
6. Frosting: Beat butter and 2 cups powdered sugar. Add more powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Add vanilla extract and green food dye.
7. Pipe frosting on in a circle to create your wreath (piping tip shown in photo).
8. Use your Fruit by the Foot to make bows and then place those on top of the cookie wreath. Finish off with red candies for your "berries."

Yield: 24-30 cookies