Great Party Idea

{photo from UK Handmade}

You've probably seen something like this before, but I thought I'd show you a fun party/party favor idea that I really love anyway...

This weekend I'm hosting an Alice in Wonderland themed shower for my Alice-loving friend Kristin and her soon-to-arrive baby girl Rosalind.  It's a tea party/brunch, and I decided to make a cookie favor tree that would serve as decor and then later parting gifts for our shower guests.

Since Kristin reads this little blog I won't share what these circles will turn into when frosted, but here's what I did:

I used this sugar cookie recipe {it's my favorite!...be sure to stay on the blog and hunt around for some excellent tips on baking and decorating!}

Then I cut out simple circles.  My circle cookie cutter is a little large for what I'm planning {3 inches}, so I just grabbed one of my juice glasses and used that to cut the shapes.  I put them on a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stuck them in a fridge for about 15ish minutes to chill a bit.  Then I pulled them back out, and just before popping them in the oven...

...I cut holes into the chilled shapes using a simple drinking straw.  This dough holds shape really well, but the holes still closed up just a tad and I didn't want to hassle with getting ribbon through them later, so just after pulling them out of the oven I used the straw again and re-shaped the holes to make them perfect.

In a little while I'll decorate them with icing and let them dry 24 hours {but I can't show you Kristin that part yet}, then I'll use yarn or ribbon or whatever I find in my craft closet to hang them from a large vase full of branches.

Easy peasy, and it's a win/win because I'll have great decor for the shower, and a yummy treat to send our guests home with.  Love that!

Tune in early next week to see the decorated cookies/favors, plus all the details from our Alice in Wonderland-themed shower.  I'm so excited about this...it's going to be a good one!