Strawberry Santa Hats

We had our classroom holiday party yesterday and I made a very simple snack.

I got the idea from Reading Confetti, but I simplified it by just using whipped cream. (Although the cheesecake version sounds very delicious!) I started by washing my strawberries and cutting them so they had a flat bottom. I also dried them with a paper towel.

Then I took a vanilla wafer and, using a small star tip, I put a dot of whipped cream in the middle. This is to hold the strawberry in place. (I used Cool Whip in a piping bag, not the spray kind!)

Then I put the strawberry on. (Little ones fit better than big ones.)

Then I piped the whipped cream around the strawberry and put one dot on top.

So easy, I tell you! I was worried that the wafers would become soggy, so I ran home on my lunch break and made these just a couple hours before the party. I placed them on a holiday plate and they looked so cute!

You could probably do these without the wafer, but I think it gives the whipped cream a little something extra to hold on to.

And on a separate note:

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

...a little cat in a Christmas tree.
My little Duma sure loves to climb!