Easter Basket Cookies

I saw these on Facebook on the Perfectly Imperfect Parents page and just had to share. Originally, I was just going to pin it so I could find it again later to do with my kids, but that didn't work. So I'm posting them here, instead. I plan to make these next week with my children and will let you know how they turn out!



Ingredients:
1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated sugar cookies
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
colored sugar
1 container (12 oz) fluffy white frosting
2 cups flaked coconut
Food colors
Assorted jelly beans
Pipe cleaners or licorice
1/4-inch pastel ribbon

Heat oven to 350° F. Grease or spray 24 miniature muffin cups. In medium bowl, stir or knead cookie dough, flour, & food color until well blended.

Roll dough into 24 (1 1/4-inch) balls; roll in matching colored sugar. Press 1 ball into bottom and up side of each muffin cup.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set and edges are light golden brown. Cool in pan until can handle, but still warm. Roll in matching sugar again. Place on cooling rack.

Add coconut to a 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add 3 to 4 drops food color and shake until well blended. It may be necessary to add 1 to 2 teaspoons water to help disperse the color evenly or additional food color until desired color is reached.

Frost top of each cookie. Decorate with colored coconut and jelly beans. Tie a small ribbon bow on 5-inch piece of pipe cleaner or you could use licorice; insert into each basket for handle.