Christmas Poinsettia Cookie Platter (Tutorial)

Flowers......I love them.....all year long.
And poinsettias at Christmas make the holiday complete. :)

While doing a shabby chic set of Christmas cookies......
I made a white poinsettia cookie platter to match the pink frilly theme.


From this set of tear drop cutters,
you will need at least 6 large (3-3/4"), 5 medium (3"), and 5 small (2-1/4") tear drop-shaped cookies.
You will also need 1 circle cookie (approx 2-1/4" diameter).

Pinch the pointed ends of the tear drops a bit to make them a little more like flower petals.

Once baked and cooled, outline and flood petals with white 10-second glaze.

Immediate add vein lines with a 1.5 PME tip and 10-second pink glaze (see photo below).

While the petals are drying, outline and flood the circle cookie with gray 10-second glaze.

Immediate cover it with silver sugar crystals,

and then add various white, ivory, small pink and large pink pearls.

Carefully shake off excess crystals after the cookie has settled for a few minutes.

Once the petal cookies have dried for about two hours,

press a texture mat over the top of the crusted glaze to give it a surface similar to poinsettas.

(I used the cobble stone mat in this set.)

When arranging the cookies, put 1-2 extra cookies under the circle cookie to prop it up for display.

Layer the petals around the circle, using various sizes in each layer.

Shabby Chic Christmas Cookie Collection
Christmas Poinsettia Cookie Platter (Tutorial)
Shabby Chic Christmas Cookie Collection