Cookie Sandwich Monsters

Simple cookies become crazy creatures when sandwiched with pretzel arms and legs and then adorned with candy and icing.

Each serves 1.

Step 1: Bake The Cookies

Prepare your favorite chocolate cookie recipe or Chocolate Roll-Out recipe. Roll out dough 1/8-in. thick. For each treat cut 2 flower, daisy or tulip cookies with cutters. Using knife, cut off stem from the tulip. Bake following recipe instructions. Cool on pan on cooling grid 1-2 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.

Step 2: Assemble Cookie Sandwiches

Attach a spice drop to one end of pretzel stick (4 pretzels for each treat needed). Spread buttercream icing on half of the cookies; arrange pretzel “arms” and “legs.” Cover with remaining cookies.

Step 3: Decorate Smooth Cookies

Tint Poured Cookie Icing desired color. Outline cookie. With thinned icing fill in outline. Add candies to decorate. Let set. Add tip 3 black outline mouth.

Step 4: Decorate Wacky Hair Cookies

Tint buttercream desired color. Fill in cookie with tip 16 pull-out stars or stars. Add candies to decorate. Add tip 3 black outline mouth.

Step 5: Decorate Curly Hair Cookies

Tint buttercream desired color. Fill in cookie with tip 16 rosette or spiral “hair”. Add candies to decorate. Add tip 3 black outline mouth.