Showered With Love Cookie Favor

Create a take-home dessert favor with heart shaped cookies and a miniature watering can. When completed, it will look as if the heart cookies are blooming from the can.

Supplies:

• 1 mini watering can per favor
• 1 large heart cookie pan to create lolli-cookies
• Batch of sugar cookie dough
• 2 clear plastic bags per favor (alternately, you can buy pre-sized cello bags online or at your local baking goods store)
• Scissors
• 2 cookie sticks per favor
• 1 large bag of crushed Oreos
• Thin ribbon
• Florist's foam (alternately - Styrofoam can be used) for the bottom of the can, to keep cookies upright

Instructions:

1. Bake a batch of sugar cookies using the heart shaped cookie pan and cookie sticks. This will create lollipop style cookies that will go in the watering cans. You can also frost & decorate the cookies if you wish.

2. Once the cookies have cooled completely, cover each one with a cello bag or plastic bag (cut the Ziploc tops off the plastic bags first), and secure the bag over the heart cookie by tying a piece of ribbon into a bow.

3. Place a small block of 2.5" tall florist's foam inside the watering can. This will create a sturdy base in which the cookie sticks can stand upright.

4. Place the cookies in the floral foam, and cover the top of the foam with crushed Oreos so it looks like the cookies are growing out of potting soil.

5. If you'd like, tie a "Thank You" tag onto the watering can handle with the ribbon, or have the watering cans pull double duty as place cards by writing guest's names on the tag as well.