HOLIDAY FUN

Tricked- Out Treats

Retire the piping bag. Dress up cookies quickly with

bold snips, spirals, and swirls from the candy store.

by RICHARD SWEARINGER photo ANDY LYONS food styling NICOLE PETERSON

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*100 DAYS

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Sign up at

BHG.com/allcookies

and celebrate from now

to New Year’s with a festive cookie recipe daily. You

can also vote for your favorite cookie, decorate virtual

cookies, and share your recipes. On September 24,

the site gets even better, with links to creative ideas

for holiday decorating, crafts, and parties.

HOWTO

START SPICY

Use

purchased or homemade

ginger cookies

(BHG

.com/gingercookie).

GO GRAPHIC

Create

faces and fanciful designs

with black licorice whirls

and nibs, green licorice

stems, and M&Ms.

BE BOLD

For a vivid

orange, stir paste food

coloring (rather than the

liquid kind) into icing.

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OCTOBER 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS