Chocolate Kiss Trees
Serves/Yields: 1-3 "trees"
Category: Holiday Decoration
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
one 6" by 3" Styrofoam cone
one box round toothpicks
one 13-ounce bag of foil-wrapped chocolate kiss candies
aluminum foil (optional)
Directions:
If desired, wrap cone tightly in aluminum foil.
Beginning at the bottom of the cone, cover cone with kisses.
Insert one end of a toothpick into candy kiss, then push the other
end into the cone. Overlap the kisses slightly for best effect.
Continue covering the cone from bottom to top.
Tips:
As you move toward the top of the cone, snap toothpicks in half
before inserting them into the kiss. Shorter picks are easier to
insert as the cone narrows.
Use round toothpicks rather than flat ones. The pointed end of the
round toothpick is easier to push into the chocolate kiss, and round
toothpicks are stronger and easier to work with than the flat
variety.
Get creative with color! Alternate stripes of silver and gold kiss
candies for an elegant tree, or create a zigzag pattern to simulate
bargello needlework. Decorate completed trees with ribbon bows or
small ornaments.
Chocolate kiss trees are fun to make, but don't eat them afterward!
Toothpicks may splinter and pose a hazard.
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