Oh, finally the Christmas Tree is out, the one in front. I have a lot of fun with the icing sugar. Making the icing sugar was easy. Just watch TV (now showing Little Nyonya at 9pm) and keep beating the mixture.
The photos are taken by the Husband. His angled shots are a lot better than mine. Assembling the tree was fun too. As I do not know what can stick the pieces together, I used icing sugar as the "white glue". Hehe...
Piping the cookies were very fun too! It requires a lot of skill. Great for kids. I am excited to pipe other shapes & patterns in future.
Let me just show the tree in another angle since it looks really cute! I like the snowy star on top, it is really small! Positioning the small star on the top came as a BIG surprise. It just sits on top snugly without any glue nor toothpick support.
Packing the Christmas Tree was an engineering feat. The cookies must be in stored in a airtight environment to stay crispy. It must be easy for removal to display as well. At first, I tried to placed it into a upside-down glass jar, however it is just a bit too big. The next choice was to place it into a ziplock bag, however, I couldn't find any. So, I put it into a normal transparent plastic bag (those used for packing fruits in supermarket) and secure it with a rubber-band. If it turns soggy, nevermind, let it be a display ornament.
Btw, everything from the cookie to the icing-sugar were all made by hand, no machine involved. Another feat.
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