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I volunteered to make some little cookies for a baby shower/tea … it was a family event … just butterfly, heart and flower cookies for about 40 people. No big deal, right?
I dug thru my cookie cutters to find a butterfly … I thought that I had one … but found none.
Then I came up with a simple solution … use a heart-shaped cookie and cut off the bottom tip … use two to form a butterfly!
I will say that this method is not complicated … but it is a little time-consuming … so I went the easy peasy route … I made mostly flat flower and heart cookies 
Thank goodness I never told anyone that I would make all 3D butterflies!
Shortbread cookies are perfect for tea … I used my recipe and made half of it.
This is what I did … rolled the dough … cut it with a heart (1-1/2″) cookie cutter … used a dinner knife to cut off the tip and then baked them for 10-12 minutes …
I used melted colored chocolate/candy melts in a squeeze bottle to make a few simple decorations and sprinkled with disco dust (pink). Remember to decorate pairs alike …
Now for the assembly … I used the cardboard tubes from paper towel rolls (or toilet paper) … cut in half lengthwise and lined with wax paper …
First, squeeze a line (about 1″) of melted candy onto the wax paper …
Position the wings on the sides of the candy …
Add more melted candy on the “seam”. This will add support and looks nice too … then let the candy harden up …
Then I borrowed some cookie cutters from a friend …
It was easier to make some simple flat cookies …
Then I placed the 3D butterfly cookies on top …
My comments – I like to use chocolate/candy melts for cookie decorating, but in the heat, Royal Icing is a better option. I should have remembered that … especially when the tea was outside, in the sun, on a very warm hot day 
What do you use to decorate cookies?
these are ADORABLE!!! I have a hard time w/ royal but I always give it a whirl – using melted chocolate is a great idea for an “adhesive” here! YUM and so pretty too!
I hear you … royal icing is not my favorite … but necessary sometimes
These cookies were soooo adorable and needless to say very tasty. Shortbread is my favorite.
My favorite too
These are adorable! Will have to give them a try.
Thanks! They are pretty simple to make … just give them a try.
So-o clever and cute. I never would have thought to use the heart cutter and the cardboard tubes. Your step by step photos will make it easy to follow your directions.
Thank you, I’m pretty sure that these ideas came from something I’ve seen in the past.
Those are very pretty and fun.
Thank you … and simple
How creative! I never would have thought to do that. LOVE this idea; would be perfect for cupcake toppers too.
Thanks … you are right about the cupcakes
These are so pretty! I have a tea party to attend in a couple months. I should make these:)
Perrrrrrfect:)
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