An Easy Earth Day Treat
Have you seen the swirly Sweet Earth Cookies over at The Decorated Cookie yet? They’re perfect for Earth Day and oh so beautiful! But I’m a busy mama this week and just don’t have time to go baking pretty sugar cookie pops and piping perfect icing. So here’s how I made some swirly Earth Day cookies simple enough for the kids (and this busy mama)…
Super Easy (Semi-Homemade) Swirl Earth Day Cookies
Ingredients:
- round cocoa cookies (store bought or homemade)
- white frosting (store bought or homemade)
- milk
- blue food coloring
- green crystal sugar
- toothpicks
- plastic freezer bag
Steps:
- Set aside about a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of white frosting for later. Mix blue food coloring into the rest of the frosting to turn it blue. This took us about 20 drops of coloring, but it will depend on the type of food coloring you use.
- Mix a little milk into the frosting to make it a thinner consistency. It should drip SLOWLY off a spoon.
- Fill the corner of a plastic freezer bag with the blue frosting. Cut the very corner of the bag to create a piping bag. Starting at the outside and working in a spiral to the center, pipe frosting on each cookie.
- Have the kids sprinkle each cookie with green crystal sugar.
- Mix milk into the extra white frosting until it is thin enough to easily drip off of a spoon or butter knife. Let the kids drip some on each cookie.
- The fun part: let the kids use a toothpick to swirl the frosting on each cookie.
These would be perfect for a preschool or elementary school treat for Earth Day. Or even for en entire class to make to celebrate Earth Day!
How are you celebrating Earth Day? Are you making any treats? Share in the comments below!
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Didi says
April 24, 2012 at 5:10 PMThese are so simple, pretty, and they look yummy! Thanks for sharing this at the Kid's Co-op.
MaryAnne says
April 23, 2012 at 4:52 PMThese are very pretty! Thanks for sharing with Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)
PlainVanillaMom says
April 20, 2012 at 12:34 AMThese are really cute and so easy! What a great idea 🙂
Aiming4Simple says
April 19, 2012 at 7:56 PMI made Earth Week smoothies inspired by your technique. Thanks for showing how you did these.
Heather Kinnaird says
April 18, 2012 at 8:53 PMwhat a great earth day idea
The Jammie Girl says
April 18, 2012 at 1:35 PMWhat a cute idea! These are going on the list for the next time I babysit my friend's little ones (mine are all grown up).
Christina says
April 17, 2012 at 6:05 PMThis seems like such a easy but cute idea for decorating cookies. Thanks for sharing!
Aiming4Simple says
April 17, 2012 at 5:00 PMInspiring! I might try this with natural tints like blueberries and spinach–we'll see what happens…
Carri Wright says
April 17, 2012 at 2:29 PMSO cute, I love it… thanks for stopping by my blog as well.. Glad I followed back… =)
Carri
simplydonewright.blogspot.com
Krissy Sherman Bonning says
April 17, 2012 at 4:36 PMYou're welcome, Carri! 🙂
Tonii says
April 17, 2012 at 2:14 PMWhat a fantastic idea!! I found you on TipJunkie and am SO glad I did! I also blog about fun, educational activities to do with my kids and I am always looking for more inspiration 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing, I am your newest follower!! 🙂
Tonii
Krissy Sherman Bonning says
April 17, 2012 at 4:36 PMThanks for stopping by, Tonii! I'll go check your blog out now.
Joanne says
April 17, 2012 at 1:18 PMGreat idea! Stopping in from Tip Junkie…. I really like the simple idea of just buying ready-made cookies. Sounds like fun… I may just give this a whirl with my kiddo!
Happy Earth Day,
-Joanne
Krissy Sherman Bonning says
April 17, 2012 at 4:35 PMYeah, the decorating is the most fun part anyway, right?! At least my kids and I think so. 🙂