I have been blessed with a wonderful man who married me a little over twenty-seven years ago, he is one of my biggest fans (my daughter being other)!
Every Valentine’s Day he gives me a dozen Peonies, and I forget to do anything (yes I realize I am horrible), this year I am giving him Helen the Valentine Hedgehog on a Tree Trunk Cookie Box filled with chocolate!
This tutorial is a twelve mini version of the newest a 408.92 minute course at 5th Avenue Cookie Decorating Online School! Each month new courses are added teaching new skills, techniques, and secrets!
In the movie tutorial I am putting conversation hearts in my cookie box, however I’ll be substituting the “Dove Chocolates!”

Supplies Needed for Helen the Valentine Hedgehog Tree Trunk Cookie Box:
Tipless bags
Decorating Nozzle #1: http://bit.ly/2krM8AZ
Scribe Tool: http://bit.ly/2PdPgfe
Iced and Dried Cookie
Pme Petal Nozzle 56: http://bit.ly/2GgSO0D
Flower Nail
Parchment or Wax paper Squares
Toothpicks
Silver Dragess, optional
Stiff Royal Icing, colored Baby Pink
Graham Crackers, about 5
Mallet, food only or rolling pin
Gallon Freezer Bag
Sandwich Freezer Bag
Hand Cut Hedgehog Cookie
Spiced Gingerbread Cookie Dough Recipe recipe: http://bit.ly/2yh2x19
Royal Icing Recipe: http://bit.ly/1KLvDED
Royal Icing Consistencies:
-Soft Consistency
-Medium Consistency
–Stiff consistency
Warm Cooled Water
Craft Brush, only used for cookie/cake decorating
SugarFlair: http://bit.ly/2iRhzTt  
-Cream
-Honey Gold
-Autumn Leaf
-Dark Brown
-Apple Green
-Spruce Green
-Holly Green
-Shadow Grey
-Baby Pink
-Claret
-Autumn Leaf
-Burgundy
SugarFlair Extra: http://bit.ly/2jLwFwo
-Black Extra
Sugarflair: http://bit.ly/2iJuyIO
-Super White
SugarFlair dust: http://bit.ly/2MbbKjh
Forest Green Dust
Artist brushes: http://bit.ly/1RWpKHp
Round Brushes # 10/0, #5/0, #3/0
-Square Brush #0
-Filbert brush #0 # 2
Rainbow Dust Double Nib Edible Marker: http://bit.ly/2x0plTg
-Black
Wilton
-Ivory
-Brown
-Delphinium Blue
Cooled Boiled Water or Lemon extract
Damp cloth
Paper towel

Music courtesy of Audio Network: https://www.audionetwork.com/

Let’s start decorating

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