Ingredients:
-Prepared sugar cookie dough (https://youtu.be/87TncLnUSFA)
-Prepared buttercream https://youtu.be/rjqOTM5icOE
-Mini M&M's or sprinkles
-White dragees
- Round Brownie Pop Mold: http://amzn.to/1WKMIF7
- Nonstick 12-Cavity Whoopie Pie Pan: http://amzn.to/1WKMPkb
Procedure:
1. Prepare cookie dough according to recipe.
2. Preheat oven to 350F.
3. Roll together 2 tablespoons of dough, and press into whoopie pie pan cavities. Chill for 10 minutes in the freezer, then bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. While cookies are still warm, press the bottom of a metal 1/3 cup measuring cup into the dough, to create an indentation for the brim of the hat. Set aside to cool completely before decorating.
4. Roll together 2 tablespoons of dough, and press into knuckle to form a cavity/hole. Transfer dough into brownie pop pan. Bake for 12-14 minutes. While cookies are still warm, press the end
of a wooden spoon into the well to create a pronounced hole for the candies to fit into. Set aside to cool completely before decorating.
of a wooden spoon into the well to create a pronounced hole for the candies to fit into. Set aside to cool completely before decorating.
5. Fill cookie with mini M&M's and attach to other cookie with buttercream.
6. Cover hat with colored buttercream in piping bags fitted with star tips.
7. On the brim, pipe a line of buttercream using a basket weave tip.
8. Using white buttercream fitted with a small round tip, pipe tassels around the brim. Add dragees to the end of the tassels.
9. Cookies are best consumed within 2-3 days and should be kept in the fridge in a sealed container.