Batch of sugar cookie dough (homemade or store-bought)
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Green food coloring
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Disposable food preparation gloves (for kneading food coloring into the dough)
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Plastic wrap
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Rolling pin
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Flour
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Wax paper
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Small heart cookie or fondant cutter (about 1.5 inches wide)
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Baking sheets
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Cooling rack
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2/3 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
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1 to 2 tablespoons milk
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1 tablespoon corn syrup
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Small mixing bowl and spoon
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Pastry brush
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Edible gold luster dust (such as Pearl Dust) and a small dry pastry brush for applying it (optional)
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Small white decorating candies, such as sugar pearls and mini flowers (found in the baking aisle of the grocery or craft store)
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Toothpick
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If the store-bought brand of dough you use is too soft to hold the cookie shapes while baking, you can knead in a little extra flour to stiffen it before rolling it out.