Simply delicious shortbread favors...

Make homemade shortbread cookies for you wedding favors. Nothing like the taste of real butter, or a homespun creation. These simple little cookies just need to be rolled, cut out, and baked. Instead of piping on frosting use wedding cordinated colored sprinkles or paint on decoration with icing dye and a small brush (note- make sure you put sprinkles on before you bake, if you need to you can moisten the cookie with a bit of water to aid with the sprinkles adhering). If you don't like shortbread use a sugar cookie recipe, and paint or sprinkle to your hearts content. After they are cooled and decorated, simply place them in the appropriate size clear favor bag available at Michaels or online at wrapwithus.com and tie the top with wedding colored ribbon (the best thing about not using frosting, you don't have to wait for it to dry). For added effect, try using different cookie styles, hearts, dresses, bells, cakes, and champaign glasses are all easy to keep simple, and still looking great. Try tying tiny ribbon around the dress waists and the champaign glass bases, it adds simple elegance that is very time savvy. Wrapping in the plastic bags will keep them fresh until the big day, but if you are concerned about freshness, place them in a cookie tin or refridgerator container after they are all wrapped. Having them out on the tables at your wedding will have people admiring your talent and creativity.

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