tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59547697151487117042024-03-12T20:34:50.539-07:00Sweets by SuzWhen in doubt bake something sweet!Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-71096245222225659092012-06-06T08:28:00.002-07:002012-06-06T08:39:08.631-07:00How to Make Rice Krispy Treats - My Favorite VersionMake some melt-in-our-mouth rice krispy treat bars using this recipe. People will wonder why they are so delicious. My roommate made these in college years ago and I wondered why hers were so much better than the ones I always made. Her secret, <b>A WHOLE STICK OF BUTTER</b>. Yes, instead of just three tablespoons, use a whole stick. No one will complain, I promise. I'm sure just double the butter would work, but I like it this way.<br />
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<b>The Best Rice Krispy Treats Ever</b><br />
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1 stick of butter (I prefer salted for this recipe)<br />
1 bag of mini marshmallows, about 10 oz (they melt faster)<br />
6 1/2 cups Crispy Rice Cereal (any brand works)<br />
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Put your butter in a large saucepan on low until it melts. Add the marshmallows and stir on low. Pour in the cereal. Sometimes I add more cereal if I want the treats crispier. You can easily double this dessert and pour into a half sheet jelly roll pan. I always have these ingredients on hand just in case I have only 5 minutes to make dessert.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-47624335695299262872012-05-22T11:23:00.002-07:002012-05-22T11:24:48.883-07:00Delicious Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">This recipe is from my sister-in-law Eva. She first introduced me to the delicious Ghiradelli Chocolate Premium Baking Chips and this combination of chocolates. For this recipe I used one part Double Chocolate Bittersweet Chips and one part Nestle Tollhouse semi-sweet chips. Thank you Eva for sharing this recipe!</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookies</span></b><br />
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2 sticks of butter<br />
3/4 cup granulated sugar<br />
3/4 cup brown sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour* **<br />
1 tsp. salt<br />
1 tsp. baking soda<br />
1 cup Nestle semi-sweet chocolate morsals<br />
1 cup Ghiradelli double chocolate bittersweet chips<br />
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter should be soft and at room temperature. Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla extract. In a separate bowl whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. Slowly add this to the butter/sugar mixture. Add the chocholate chips slowly and mix gently. Using a small ice cream scoop shape dough into about 1 1/2 inch spheres. Chill the balls of dough in the refrigerator several hours until firm. From here, I either bake immediately or move the shaped dough into a ziplock bag to the freezer for later use. It is so nice having prepared cookie dough on hand at all times. Bake at 375 degrees 8-10 minutes depending on your oven. Rotate once during the baking process to ensure even baking. <br />
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*If you like chewier cookies use bread flour - this flour has more gluten, or protein making a denser cookie. If you like your cookies softer and crisper use all purpose flour. I normally use all purpose flour.<br />
** For high-altitude bakers increase flour 1/8-1/4 cup.<br />
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I really only share the best of the best recipes. These brownies are to die for. My sister <a href="http://www.beccacrocker.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Becca </a>found this recipe in KSL newspaper some sixteen years ago and this was given an award for one of the top brownie recipes tested. Thanks Becca for making these for so many family parties!<br />
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<b>Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies</b><br />
1 c. butter<br />
2 c. sugar<br />
6 T. cocoa<br />
4 eggs<br />
2 tsp. vanilla<br />
1/2 tsp. salt<br />
1 1/3 c. all purpose flour<br />
One 7 oz jar marshmallow cream<br />
1 c. creamy peanut butter<br />
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips<br />
3 c. crispy rice cereal<br />
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Cream together softened butter and sugar; add cocoa. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla extract. In a separate bowl mix the flour and salt. Slowly add the flour and salt mixture to the wet ingredients. Pour this into a 9x13 baking dish and bake for 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool completely. Spread marshmallow cream over the brownies. Next, melt the chocolate chips carefully in the microwave or using a water bath over the stove. Mix the peanut butter into the chocolate. Now add the crispy rice cereal to the chocolate peanut butter mixture. Spread this over the marshmallow creme layer. Cool and store in the refrigerator. Once the brownies are firm cut into one inch squares and place in muffin liners. Because they are so thick a one inch piece is plenty - although it's hard to just eat just one!Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-45554059601843623192012-05-11T20:48:00.001-07:002012-05-11T20:51:43.668-07:00How to Make Photo Cookies - How to put an edible image or printed sugar sheets on cookies<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t9373bBfBys/T59TwyzrTkI/AAAAAAAAB7k/iO77skOW5LE/s1600/IMG_5902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t9373bBfBys/T59TwyzrTkI/AAAAAAAAB7k/iO77skOW5LE/s400/IMG_5902.JPG" width="400" /></span></a>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have no time for baking, blogging, but was able to give Mary virtual support while she made these....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I get the motivation every two or three years to learn and complete a new birthday baking project. A couple years ago, I tried <a href="http://www.bakerella.com/category/pops-bites/cake-balls/" target="_blank">Bakerella's cake pops</a>. Before that, it was Uncle Ralph's homemade-from scratch 5 layer chocolate cake with homemade chocolate frosting. Delectable! (Maybe Suz will let me post this recipe later). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweets by Suz and BeccaCrocker gave me much needed moral support each time!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, this year I wanted to try and make photo cookies.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first time I saw photo cookies was last year as a party favor for my sister's 40th birthday. My sister-in-law ordered and shipped them from a bakery in New York City. The cookies were so cute and tasted pretty good too! But it felt kind of odd literally biting my sister's head off. haha</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My son, David was pretty excited about bringing these to his class - to say the least! Here are the steps:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1. Create a Word Document. </span></b> I inserted a snapshot of David onto a Word Doc. Do not use a copyright photo. I sized it to 2.5x2.5. Then I copy & pasted 11 more pictures. 12 pictures fit on one page.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">2. Print the Image on a Sugar Sheet.</span></b> If you "sweet talk" your local bakers they will scan and print the pictures for between $6.00-$8.00 a sheet. They will not print a copyright photo. The baker gave me some extra sheets for free because the printer didn't get bottom row of pictures quite right. nice! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sugar sheets are on the left and the paper is on the right.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">9. Mix Colors for Frosting Edges.</span></b> I used Wilton yellow and blue. I mixed these two colors to get a green too. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I started getting "cookie fatigue" and m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">y dreams of making little beads like <a href="http://www.sweetsbysuz.blogspot.com/2012/03/bridal-shower-favor-cookies-how-to-make.html" target="_blank">this </a>all around quickly vanished. I whipped through this finishing step using the colored frosting in the baggies.</span></div>
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Today was take your son's and daughters to work and spend the day with their Dad at Blackboard Transact. The kids made some cookies then I made a dozen logo cookies as a thank you to the HR director who coordinated this event. Logo cookies - blah! But actually, I would make these again because they were fairly simple and I like the color scheme. </div>
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1) Prepare <b>royal icing slightly thinner than outlining icing</b>. I like to sort of build the letters by stacking the icing close together and the icing has to be thin enough so it doesn't curl when it comes out of the piping bag. If it is too thick you'll be able to see the individual lines, and not one complete letter.</div>
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2) <b>Under-outline the letters</b>. By this I mean, use the KopyKake as a guide but make them smaller than the image should be. Use a toothpick to drag the icing to line up with the image. <b>You can always add more icing</b>, it's much harder to remove the excess. So take it slow! </div>
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Those ones at the bottom were very challenging because I couldn't find my PME 00 tip.</div>
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More photos of the cookies. I love the 3-D look of the Bb one.</div>
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This box is a <b>3 pack</b> sold at the <b>dollar store</b>. I bought them for Christmas for my kids PJs and was frustrated by the fact that they are SO SMALL!! Maybe good for doll clothes... It turns out they are the <b>perfect size for one dozen three inch square cookies</b>.</div>
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The kopykake was out, I had the logo in the projector so I used it to draw the logo on the box with a sharpie. I guess I could have made it cuter by printing it, mounting it on cardstock, etc. etc. but I didn't have time for that - I literally had 5 minutes before the kids ran out the door.</div>
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I found some curling ribbon in my gift wrap box and added a bow. Someday I'll have a collection of fancy ribbon. Anyhow, I like how the theme of the cookies is reflected in this inexpensive box. <br />
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Thanks again to everyone at Blackboard for making this a great day for my kids! And thank you black icing for cooperating.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-36395363453352741642012-04-26T08:23:00.000-07:002012-04-26T08:25:13.379-07:00Anyone can decorate cookies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: left;">The girls are hard at work making cookies for "bring your son/daughter to work day." The HR manager asked kids to make cookies and bring them for the afternoon snack. They are so excited that this is their own little project and I even let them prepare the icing by themselves. Half of the flood icing ended up the counter. Since I've started this craze in November they really look forward to going crazy with the left-overs - when I'm finished with a project I let them roll out their own shapes and decorate them on their own.</span></div>
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I love the Disney movie "Ratatouille" and agree with the chef's motto - "Everyone can cook!" and will apply this to decorating cookies. </div>
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Day 1 Decorating - Flood & Fill</div>
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The flood icing looks just right - like Elmer's glue consistancy. Cute Juju.</div>
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Cute Alexandra popping bubbles</div>
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Julianna drew these logos on the cookies but would not be photographed.</div>
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Tray of cookies to share with the other kids. Other than putting them in and out of the oven the girls made these themselves.</div>
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Guess who is so excited about "bring your kid to work day?" - me!!! They are going to have these little monkies there all day!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you Blackboard Transact for the day off work!</div>
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We love making homemade ice cream. In Florida, the summers are long and hot. Ice cream is a necessity for my boys (and for me too~ little secret). Homemade milk shakes are even better when you make your own ice cream. My all time favorite ice cream is Haagan-Dazs. Growing up my mom always bought Haagan-Dazs ice cream for my Dad, but the kids were not allowed to eat it. I would often try to sneak it. Hence, my obsession with Haagan-Dazs. Thanks Mom!<br />
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3 cups cream<br />
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Check out my <a href="http://greenbootliving.com/2012/04/03/chocolate-ice-cream-2/" target="_blank">chocolate ice cream</a> w/ a probiotic punch.<br />
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<br />Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-81711912726450068472012-04-19T12:06:00.004-07:002012-04-19T12:20:47.207-07:00Thrifty Thursday - Easter Candy 75% off<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z0ifUK-3-ns/T5BjKLErVVI/AAAAAAAAB4M/xuwYuPVN3DE/s1600/DSC_0217%255B1%255D" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z0ifUK-3-ns/T5BjKLErVVI/AAAAAAAAB4M/xuwYuPVN3DE/s400/DSC_0217%255B1%255D" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733191352064890194" /></a><span><span >This post has nothing to do with Cookies. So sorry. Anyways, this year I wasn't going to do it. I wasn't going to go down the Easter candy aisle, but today after grabbing the essentials I saw it, the candy marked 75% off, almost 2 weeks after Easter. I usually stock up on chocolate, but knew it would be gone at this point. What I did buy was tons of Ring pops, starbursts and a few other treats. When you open the packaging they look like normal ring pops, and I'm so happy to get a four pack of these for 0.25 cents. </span></span><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >I love parties, especially big Mexican-style birthday parties and with four kids I know I will use these long before their expiration date in 2014. If they are not gone by our last birthday in September the trick-or-treaters will be happy to take these home. It's nice that once you open the starbursts and Ring pops the packaging is just normal, but honestly I could care less about giving away Easter candy at my kids' parties. If someone has a problem with this they don't have to come to our party and they don't need to be my friend. I'm happy I can stay home with my kids, even if it means I have to pinch pennies and give away Easter candy at my kids parties all summer. Tragic.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div><span ><span>So think ahead, pinatas, ginberbread houses, </span>lemon aid<span> stands and buy some candy at these rock-bottom prices. I try to keep the minimum amount of chocolate in the house because I know I will eat it.</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br />Happy Thursday</span></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-33477181464876344232012-04-18T22:31:00.005-07:002012-04-18T22:41:25.152-07:00Cute Little Easter Chick Cookie<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AfcL3iKuLCw/T4-j0mgNcNI/AAAAAAAAB4A/WJj6G2riV_Y/s1600/DSC_0092.JPG" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AfcL3iKuLCw/T4-j0mgNcNI/AAAAAAAAB4A/WJj6G2riV_Y/s400/DSC_0092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732980974750101714" /></a>Here is another Easter Cookie I made this year. I simply covered the cookie with a thin layer of royal icing using the back of a spoon. For more info on how I did this look at this <a href="http://sweetsbysuz.blogspot.com/2012/03/good-fortune-simple-chinese-cookies.html">post</a>. <div style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div>I used the KopyKake 300xk to outline the chick and was happy with how it turned out; however, royal icing on top of royal icing does not give the best cookie texture. <b>The second layer generally dries too hard for my taste</b>. I don't notice it with small accents or with 2nd layer detailing, but with this type of cookie it's a little too much royal icing for me. </div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Especially when working with royal icing, </span><b>you don't want to cross that line where your cookie becomes like a gingerbread house</b> - pretty to look at but not something you'd want to eat. I'm still trying hard to find that perfect middle ground. </div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal; ">There are a lot of beautiful designs out there but</span><b> I don't even want to try to make a cookie that I wouldn't want to eat. </b></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-72953348172532974472012-04-15T17:41:00.011-07:002012-04-15T19:17:37.537-07:00How to use Sanding Sugar to Decorate Cookies<div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "><b>Decorating with Sanding Sugar is as easy as using Elmer's glue and glitter</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; "> - </span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; ">Use wet royal icing, cover with sugar, shake off excess - that's it. If you want just a small area covered in sanding sugar you will have to do this in sections.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h4e7rZCIrfE/T4tq9_7C66I/AAAAAAAAB1k/HVohFWa5WTU/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h4e7rZCIrfE/T4tq9_7C66I/AAAAAAAAB1k/HVohFWa5WTU/s400/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731792564122741666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span>I really <b>only use white Sanding sugar</b>. I love the way it softens the colors of the royal icing. With the small Easter Eggs above I simply covered the eggs with thin consistency royal icing then sprinkled white sanding sugar on top of the egss. The sugar sort of takes on the color of the icing.</span></div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T4TYdeQL2dk/T4tsdy8V8uI/AAAAAAAAB2c/Yb4j0RYs_Xc/s1600/DSC_0745.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T4TYdeQL2dk/T4tsdy8V8uI/AAAAAAAAB2c/Yb4j0RYs_Xc/s400/DSC_0745.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731794209905963746" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><b>Sanding sugar looks best with simple designs</b>. It adds texture, and allows for light to bounce off the cookie in hundreds of directions. I had to make A LOT of simple Valentines Day Cookies and Sanding Sugar made these pretty. </span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YCZ7UTLe0FQ/T4tsdXoc-5I/AAAAAAAAB2U/aU1iIPa-XxY/s1600/DSC_0734.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YCZ7UTLe0FQ/T4tsdXoc-5I/AAAAAAAAB2U/aU1iIPa-XxY/s400/DSC_0734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731794202574781330" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; ">To <b>add sanding sugar just to the edges</b> add icing to a cookies as usual, allow it to <b>dry completely</b>. Add a thin royal icing border and immediately add the sanding sugar. Shake off the excess. <b>Just like adding glitter to a simple craft. </b></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L3bmv5Hhqfk/T4tsdNINXmI/AAAAAAAAB2I/m020OdmrsDo/s1600/DSC_0535.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L3bmv5Hhqfk/T4tsdNINXmI/AAAAAAAAB2I/m020OdmrsDo/s400/DSC_0535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731794199755185762" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><b>Do not use sanding sugar on detail work such as lettering or scrolls</b>. I used yellow sanding sugar on the duck on the right. It does not work there. I used white sanding sugar to outline the bubble letters "BABY" - it works there because it follows simple lines.</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_hKy6fFRpE/T4tsc3jgMrI/AAAAAAAAB14/m2BQGdMC2AQ/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_hKy6fFRpE/T4tsc3jgMrI/AAAAAAAAB14/m2BQGdMC2AQ/s400/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731794193964085938" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; ">Here is another example of sanding sugar giving </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><b>something extra to a simple design</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; ">. These flower centers and the edges of the petals were added on the second day of decorating. </span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eZwu9TXCVTA/T4tscU1XHnI/AAAAAAAAB1w/hWJei1OtcS8/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eZwu9TXCVTA/T4tscU1XHnI/AAAAAAAAB1w/hWJei1OtcS8/s400/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731794184643747442" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span> Sanding sugar gives these chicks and birds a<b style="font-weight: normal; "> </b><b>fuzzy look</b><b style="font-weight: normal; ">. </b></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; "><span><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0J1c8zpTcxk/T4t2pzrwcKI/AAAAAAAAB30/6uBOyhzBkbE/s400/DSC_0779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731805411379540130" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " />I used <b>white sanding sugar on these elephants</b>. I added the sugar to the first elephant immediately, for the second and third elephants I waited a moment to add the sugar and the sanding sugar was not able to absorb the grey color of the icing.</span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Seoi3dWBr98/T4tywz3PmaI/AAAAAAAAB3M/1qUYSxTSPOo/s1600/DSC_0556.JPG" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Seoi3dWBr98/T4tywz3PmaI/AAAAAAAAB3M/1qUYSxTSPOo/s400/DSC_0556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731801133640292770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span>Again sanding sugar for <b>simple designs</b>. </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TfmRGJ1bx4c/T4tywjptLuI/AAAAAAAAB28/_W2RdL4ldR4/s1600/DSC_0564.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TfmRGJ1bx4c/T4tywjptLuI/AAAAAAAAB28/_W2RdL4ldR4/s400/DSC_0564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731801129288543970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: left; "><span>We used sanding sugar here to help hide the fact that our icing was way to thin. So use <b>sanding sugar to hide mistakes</b>. </span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMG0qeQtHXg/T4tywZRowPI/AAAAAAAAB20/L0HYGLlW-vQ/s1600/DSC_0638.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMG0qeQtHXg/T4tywZRowPI/AAAAAAAAB20/L0HYGLlW-vQ/s400/DSC_0638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731801126503235826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><span>When you are asked to donate over 12 dozen cookies, and <b>you are really tired use a simple sanding sugar design</b>. I love the way it looks on stars. These look very impressive, especially when light bounces off the cookies. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nae2uYP4xpg/T4tyv9jRd2I/AAAAAAAAB2s/ifNz_yz5nYQ/s1600/DSC_0772.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nae2uYP4xpg/T4tyv9jRd2I/AAAAAAAAB2s/ifNz_yz5nYQ/s400/DSC_0772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731801119061014370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span>This crystal sugar made these chocolate cookies so pretty and delicious. </span> </div><div style="text-align: left; "><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span>Other notes:</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span>1) <b>RED SANDING SUGAR tastes so so so so gross</b>. I would only lightly sprinkle that on a cupcake. Use with caution. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span>2) I only like sanding sugar on thicker cookies. It makes a thin cookie too crunchy. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span>3) Keep out of the reach of children.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span>Any other thoughts???</span></div></div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-79014560769149034732012-04-13T19:19:00.011-07:002012-04-13T19:49:40.216-07:00Fun Easter Cookies with Royal Icing<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wEU-a4EcjjM/T4jf-dyYoNI/AAAAAAAAByU/LEPmEDGfxE8/s1600/happy%2Beaster%2Btray%2B2%2Bb.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wEU-a4EcjjM/T4jf-dyYoNI/AAAAAAAAByU/LEPmEDGfxE8/s400/happy%2Beaster%2Btray%2B2%2Bb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076790069797074" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >More Easter Cookies - Softer colors, next year I want to try even lighter colors.</span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kHJlLvLY35k/T4jf-C4cb-I/AAAAAAAAByI/u8do2jn4ikM/s1600/DSC_0171.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kHJlLvLY35k/T4jf-C4cb-I/AAAAAAAAByI/u8do2jn4ikM/s400/DSC_0171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076782847455202" /></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Easiest way to outline & flood - using a cheap plastic bag! Great for simple designs. Thank you <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dailycookie?ref=ts">Daily Cookie</a> - go check out her Facebook page, she is an amazing artist!</span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-appFjh5SvXA/T4jf98B5drI/AAAAAAAABx8/intxCLTBwkQ/s1600/DSC_0170.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-appFjh5SvXA/T4jf98B5drI/AAAAAAAABx8/intxCLTBwkQ/s400/DSC_0170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076781008058034" /></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >See using a plastic bag works just fine!! Now flood away!</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; " ><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IwHlS_aJv1w/T4jgY8WV7LI/AAAAAAAABy8/1lyY30arJE0/s400/DSC_0184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731077244950277298" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Rainbow colored Easter Egg and Easter Bunny</span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nrRNixg6hDo/T4jf9i_IC5I/AAAAAAAABx0/vxTstEO8bzw/s1600/DSC_0179.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nrRNixg6hDo/T4jf9i_IC5I/AAAAAAAABx0/vxTstEO8bzw/s400/DSC_0179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076774285544338" /></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Plain old polka dot eggs. I tried dots with other colors, the white is best.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N1stZ7hT7aY/T4jfeDWA8ZI/AAAAAAAABxc/A1FAUd5SXJE/s1600/DSC_0186.JPG" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N1stZ7hT7aY/T4jfeDWA8ZI/AAAAAAAABxc/A1FAUd5SXJE/s400/DSC_0186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076233215668626" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >New design - happy flowers! I like the wide set eyes and little mouth.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OzPHttafJwk/T4jj0t0RQlI/AAAAAAAAB0c/O_IjtSgS_Ls/s1600/butteryflies.jpg" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: left; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OzPHttafJwk/T4jj0t0RQlI/AAAAAAAAB0c/O_IjtSgS_Ls/s400/butteryflies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731081020620489298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px; " /></a>Swirly Butterflies, I never know how to decorate a butterfly.</span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G3jyEr_5Da4/T4jfd1dbgRI/AAAAAAAABxM/kZmzk4m7z20/s1600/DSC_0177.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G3jyEr_5Da4/T4jfd1dbgRI/AAAAAAAABxM/kZmzk4m7z20/s400/DSC_0177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076229488673042" /></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >More yellow chicks, I'm in a swirly mood.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJRTwekov6c/T4jlBd5VWWI/AAAAAAAAB1A/RHCpV1V5Ims/s400/DSC_0188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731082339196688738" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Baa, Ram, Ewe, Baa, Ram, Ewe.</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AQffsatdmuI/T4jfdo1haaI/AAAAAAAABxE/OV7ej8_Jrm4/s1600/DSC_0178.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AQffsatdmuI/T4jfdo1haaI/AAAAAAAABxE/OV7ej8_Jrm4/s400/DSC_0178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076226100062626" /></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Little birds. I think swirls look great for feathers.</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NJcn8m56QyM/T4jfdWUCHXI/AAAAAAAABw4/anHMuzT4ozs/s1600/DSC_0181.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NJcn8m56QyM/T4jfdWUCHXI/AAAAAAAABw4/anHMuzT4ozs/s400/DSC_0181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076221127761266" /></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Happy Carrot Cookies</span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gEYO4M2x_R0/T4jfc3P2UjI/AAAAAAAABws/k5xX3v3gthg/s1600/Second%2BEaster%2Btray.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gEYO4M2x_R0/T4jfc3P2UjI/AAAAAAAABws/k5xX3v3gthg/s400/Second%2BEaster%2Btray.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731076212788711986" /></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >I hope these make someone happy!</span></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-85105815825870504762012-04-12T14:17:00.008-07:002012-04-12T14:28:56.753-07:00Thrifty Thursday - Vintage Cookie Cutters from Estate Sales - Elephant Cookie Zebra Cookie, Seal Cookie, Camel Cookie & Alligator Cookie<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-213uf1IfMKY/T4dHma7yJcI/AAAAAAAABvs/2R33rxXuBNs/s1600/grant%2Banimals.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-213uf1IfMKY/T4dHma7yJcI/AAAAAAAABvs/2R33rxXuBNs/s400/grant%2Banimals.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730627776242918850" /></a><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">I used some left-over royal icing to make these animal cookies for my nephew. Please note, the Alligator is </span>completely<span style="font-size: 100%;"> wrong, I would have added green texture but was completely out of thicker icing and too tired to thicken what I had. Same problem with the seal, I used left-over icing and only had thin flooding icing. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">The goal of this project was to see how these cookie cutters would work. I think they are great, and with the right shapes decorating is very easy.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Do you want to know the best part about these cookie cutters? I found them at an estate sale for 10 cents each. I love the simplicity of the lines on these and the size. Just as our portions have grown, so have our cookie cutters!! Some of the animal cutters I have seen online are close to 5 inches! These are perfect, barely three inches. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">So go hunt for cookie cutters and estate sales or yard sales, and someday we may share an episode of hoarders. </div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-74547829583057076002012-04-07T10:48:00.004-07:002012-04-12T07:24:54.489-07:00Happy Easter! Cute Easter Bunny Cookies - How to make a tiny sticker into a cookie<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1V_HHCyz9Q/T4B-KHBTYGI/AAAAAAAABrg/Rp_wmSu6AWg/s1600/lots%2Bof%2Bbunnies.jpg"><span ><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1V_HHCyz9Q/T4B-KHBTYGI/AAAAAAAABrg/Rp_wmSu6AWg/s400/lots%2Bof%2Bbunnies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728717438163574882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span >Bunnies dressed for Easter</span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SMb2iGK5Cc/T4B-JL6sqnI/AAAAAAAABrI/f1TYWQorOBE/s1600/Bunny%2Bplate.jpg"><span ><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SMb2iGK5Cc/T4B-JL6sqnI/AAAAAAAABrI/f1TYWQorOBE/s400/Bunny%2Bplate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728717422298180210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span >Bunny Platter</span></div><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div><span >To begin, you will need:</span></div><div><span >1) Sugar Cookie Dough</span></div><div><span >2) Bunny Template to hand-cut shapes</span></div><div><span >3) Royal Icing in lots of pastel colors (I use Sweetsugarbelles recipe found <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/category/recipes/royal-icing-recipes/">here</a>)</span></div><div><span >4) I made the icing in both piping and flood consistency, but you may be able to get away with using just one. My family doesn't like too much royal icing on a cookie so that that is why I always flood with very thin icing.</span></div><div><span >5) Lots of time to hand cut shapes, a couple of hours to decorate. This part is so fun the time will fly by!</span></div><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vp6KlRuTKR0/T4bhp8CUVZI/AAAAAAAABuU/Q-E3McRWBZc/s1600/little%2Bbunny%2Bstickers.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vp6KlRuTKR0/T4bhp8CUVZI/AAAAAAAABuU/Q-E3McRWBZc/s400/little%2Bbunny%2Bstickers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730515686482269586" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span >Inspiration - Stickers</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span >I have a big box of stickers I have been collecting for too long. I've finally grown up a bit and let my kids use which ever ones they like. I found these under my daughter's bed, all dusty and squashed and decided I had to make these little bunnies for Easter. So I have no idea the brand or artist, but there they are, and thanks to whomever designed these. I won't pretend it was me. I just find things I think are cute and put them on cookies. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span >I put the stickers into the scanner, scanned them, enlarged them in word, printed that, then made these card stock templates for decorating. Hopefully you can print these out and save some time. </span></div><span ><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-grFARjDVtj8/T4bhpoTDayI/AAAAAAAABuI/csHcnLEbIaw/s1600/bunny%2Btemplate.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-grFARjDVtj8/T4bhpoTDayI/AAAAAAAABuI/csHcnLEbIaw/s400/bunny%2Btemplate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730515681183755042" /></a>Template, maybe you can just take it off my page. I'm so not computer savvy and really don't have time to embed or label any photos.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dYR-4pvU8cE/T4bhQDXAQyI/AAAAAAAABt8/CAmBHK7JSbg/s1600/DSC_1005.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dYR-4pvU8cE/T4bhQDXAQyI/AAAAAAAABt8/CAmBHK7JSbg/s400/DSC_1005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730515241771483938" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Hand cutting is not easy, but is necessary if you want something unique. </span> Use the template to cut out the Bunnies. I think in the time it would take me to make a cutter I can get them all done by hand. The key here is to have very cold dough.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K8sE8408jBY/T4bhPhZybUI/AAAAAAAABtw/exe71j308ec/s1600/DSC_1012.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K8sE8408jBY/T4bhPhZybUI/AAAAAAAABtw/exe71j308ec/s400/DSC_1012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730515232656354626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile prepare the icing. I learned to go softer on the colors. I wanted really soft pastels but found they became darker...</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MidQg4h1K0Y/T4bhPEAGXlI/AAAAAAAABtk/xm6wKJf3wXE/s1600/DSC_1017.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MidQg4h1K0Y/T4bhPEAGXlI/AAAAAAAABtk/xm6wKJf3wXE/s400/DSC_1017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730515224763981394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">...later that evening</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdQytE-JT30/T4bg0J-ipoI/AAAAAAAABtY/ob_Hzebb2tE/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdQytE-JT30/T4bg0J-ipoI/AAAAAAAABtY/ob_Hzebb2tE/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730514762511591042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">35 minutes later. Yes, I timed how long it took to bag everything.</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4HXAOOaAfA/T4bgz4mmhWI/AAAAAAAABtM/wbZ8cJzMJqo/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4HXAOOaAfA/T4bgz4mmhWI/AAAAAAAABtM/wbZ8cJzMJqo/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730514757847778658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry about the dark photos, I like to keep it real. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Begin by outlining separate parts of the bunny's body. I kept the head and ears as one peice. The little arm was separate from the head. </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pFMsNVE3_e8/T4bgzVS3oPI/AAAAAAAABs8/ZG3pTzBcBH8/s1600/DSC_0018.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pFMsNVE3_e8/T4bgzVS3oPI/AAAAAAAABs8/ZG3pTzBcBH8/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730514748369772786" /></a>Now outline and flood section 2, the bunny's outfit. I also added the pink to the ear, using the wet-on-wet technique. I did this while the white is still wet so it dries flat.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m-f60c9pXtc/T4bgzNcFI7I/AAAAAAAABs0/3oe1lU-461A/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m-f60c9pXtc/T4bgzNcFI7I/AAAAAAAABs0/3oe1lU-461A/s400/DSC_0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730514746260923314" /></a>From that point, I added the feet. Notice on the sitting bunny the feet go over the dress. I had to think about this a long time. In one of the standing bunnies I left room to place a carrot on top.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8jgJlMBchvs/T4bgylmeSoI/AAAAAAAABso/K2DUewAqIp4/s1600/DSC_0025.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8jgJlMBchvs/T4bgylmeSoI/AAAAAAAABso/K2DUewAqIp4/s400/DSC_0025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730514735567096450" /></a>Various stages of bunny detailing. I've added a carrot, some facial features. Next I will add the arms on top of the carrot. This has to be done about 30 minutes after adding the carrot. So, as you can see, it's all about layering the bunny sections.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GuR7wQpGAQ/T4bf-vUUxTI/AAAAAAAABsc/CW6dRETzuXY/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GuR7wQpGAQ/T4bf-vUUxTI/AAAAAAAABsc/CW6dRETzuXY/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730513844822132018" /></a>Some notes about the faces. I kept the eyes very wide spaced, and the nose is sort of heart shaped just below the eyes. The mouths go just below that. I learned this time around that some features look better with royal icing. In this case I wanted the eyes to pop out so they are done that way. The mouth I wanted more in the background So I drew it on. I did a few mouths in royal icing but it didn't look quite right.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L6nURD4Y84g/T4bf-Y14oHI/AAAAAAAABsQ/x31-3encxZk/s1600/bunny%2Bboys.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L6nURD4Y84g/T4bf-Y14oHI/AAAAAAAABsQ/x31-3encxZk/s400/bunny%2Bboys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730513838788878450" /></a>These bunnies have details drawn on with Americolor Edible writing pens. I think I need a new set. This was difficult as my pens were dull. I should have added some of these details before the feet were attached.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TVFT8dyy7uM/T4bf946tCII/AAAAAAAABsE/oTTHHghAvA8/s1600/bunny%2Bgirls.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TVFT8dyy7uM/T4bf946tCII/AAAAAAAABsE/oTTHHghAvA8/s400/bunny%2Bgirls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730513830219155586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">More examples of how I decorated their outfits.</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r48Dx8W9cs4/T4bf9mBBIEI/AAAAAAAABr4/6SW-DCH-J6c/s1600/DSC_0117.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r48Dx8W9cs4/T4bf9mBBIEI/AAAAAAAABr4/6SW-DCH-J6c/s400/DSC_0117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730513825145364546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They looked so cute in a little bag with either a mini egg or a mini carrot.</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-73jap6UwHNw/T4bf9ITVlDI/AAAAAAAABrs/pB5AwG__rIg/s1600/DSC_0129.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-73jap6UwHNw/T4bf9ITVlDI/AAAAAAAABrs/pB5AwG__rIg/s400/DSC_0129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730513817169138738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the gift I presented to friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1V_HHCyz9Q/T4B-KHBTYGI/AAAAAAAABrg/Rp_wmSu6AWg/s1600/lots%2Bof%2Bbunnies.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1V_HHCyz9Q/T4B-KHBTYGI/AAAAAAAABrg/Rp_wmSu6AWg/s400/lots%2Bof%2Bbunnies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728717438163574882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px; " /></span></a>Happy Easter!</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1V_HHCyz9Q/T4B-KHBTYGI/AAAAAAAABrg/Rp_wmSu6AWg/s1600/lots%2Bof%2Bbunnies.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a></span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><br /></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-89952640653358572762012-04-07T01:20:00.006-07:002012-04-07T01:31:13.336-07:00Simple and cute Halloween Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing - My first attempt, Fall 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lJU4RUgHekY/T3_5qBkFOEI/AAAAAAAABqw/EgVP-FEHEws/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lJU4RUgHekY/T3_5qBkFOEI/AAAAAAAABqw/EgVP-FEHEws/s400/DSC_0102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728571751408154690" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>My first attempt Decorating with Royal icing - I was instantly hooked!</span></div><br /><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">This doesn't belong here. I've just been in the mood for Halloween. Not the cookies and the costumes, just Halloween cookies. I think they are my favorite cookies of the year. Nothing fancy (that would be weird) just fun ideas, the crazier the better.</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">These were the first I did last Fall and I became hooked on decorating with Royal Icing. I bought a bag of meringue powder and some sanding sugar months earlier but I put it off for months. I've been decorating the simple knife and buttercream frosting for a long time, but there is something so nice about the smooth surface of a cookie decorated with royal icing.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Bqy2UQeN68/T3_5_AIQ4jI/AAAAAAAABq8/gaNajAqu25Q/s400/DSC_0134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728572111800295986" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Second royal icing attempt (the kids did all but the spider cookie)</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">So that was October, post St. George Marathon injury. I finished the 26.2 in 3:57 (I think...) and I was happy with the results, but I have not been able to run comfortably since. Maybe it's from the hours sitting, decorating, looking at pinterest. The sign up for St. George Marathon 2012 is coming up soon... is anyone reading this going to put their name in for the 'lottery?' Should I take a break from cookie-ing and train for another full marathon????</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Oh ya, as my sister Cathy says, 'people don't read anymore.'</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-33822472511473863162012-04-05T16:07:00.004-07:002012-04-05T16:25:41.286-07:00Thrifty Thursday - How I like to store my Royal Icing - Black Friday Rubbermaid Containers<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CqwluBciUts/T34mCYkDadI/AAAAAAAABqY/dMVeuJoOl5U/s1600/DSC_1013.JPG" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CqwluBciUts/T34mCYkDadI/AAAAAAAABqY/dMVeuJoOl5U/s400/DSC_1013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728057598457113042" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Almost done preparing pastel colors for our Easter Cookie Decorating party with cousins... why can't I just stick to a few colors???!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I normally mix up Sweetsugarbelle's Royal Icing Recipe found <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/">here</a>, and immediately section it into separate containers and dye it. I don't immediately go to bagging putting in tubes, especially when working with a lot of different colors. I wait until right before I decorate. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love these Rubbermaid containers, they seal super tight and I don't need a damp paper towel even when I keep it in the refrigerator. I stock up on these containers during Black Friday and keep them away from the regular Tupperware used for family meals. This helps me keep the containers super clean and free of any oil or odors from the strange food we eat. I also follow all the rules with these - clean by hand or on top rack only. Once they start to warp the seal won't be as tight. </div><span ><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZooQt4VAE24/T34mCsqwvnI/AAAAAAAABqk/eK_kvkaiCNo/s400/389873_2698204531273_1141412038_3129211_33463014_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728057603853958770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span>My sister Becca snapped this picture of me probably sometime around midnight at Walmart's Black Friday Sale. We think it's kind of funny. People were going crazy over video games, electronics and actually hugging the palates of merchandise. I think we were the only people who really wanted these super-discounted containers and it was a nice quiet area of the store, free from policeman and security guards fighting the gaming crowd. <div><br /></div><div>So for what it's worth, I love these containers for storing my royal icing. I am starting to get a better feel for how much of each color I need for a project. If I weren't so cheap, I'd just buy the pieces I need now at the grocery store, but I need something to look forward to after the low that comes from one of my favorite meals being over. Black Friday is fun, especially if you are going after the items that only the foodies want.</div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-55180723347941863442012-04-02T20:50:00.006-07:002012-04-02T21:11:20.630-07:00How to Make a Vintage Toy Drum Cookie<div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eAhTcZG46KQ/T3p02U0o11I/AAAAAAAABpo/xZBgjHfom5Q/s1600/DSC_0876.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eAhTcZG46KQ/T3p02U0o11I/AAAAAAAABpo/xZBgjHfom5Q/s400/DSC_0876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727018352806254418" /></a></div><span >Another, I didn't have that cookie cutter story... this time the request was for a vintage toy drum. I went through some of my easy access cutters and realized the bottom of the rocking horse would give the curved lines I was looking for. I had intended to hand cut them, but after a busy week I looked for a simpler solution. I want to try these again, maybe at Christmas time with bright reds, greens and gold.</span><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >For this project I used:</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >1) Sugar Cookie Dough</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >2) Rocking Horse Cookie Cutter + Small spatula for cutting the shapes. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >3) Royal icing in vintage blue, red and tan. Both thick piping consistency and thinner flooding consistency. </span></div><div><span ><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-20PW3jb0aZw/T3p02MiZ-cI/AAAAAAAABpc/3sLZFbqeT5o/s1600/DSC_0822.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-20PW3jb0aZw/T3p02MiZ-cI/AAAAAAAABpc/3sLZFbqeT5o/s400/DSC_0822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727018350582299074" /></a><span><span>Here is how I cut out the the drum shape. The top and the bottom from the rocking horse and the sides using the small metal spatula. This went fairly quickly. One major mistake - I made this cookie a little too big.</span></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xcfp_BCa0tM/T3p01nsevBI/AAAAAAAABpQ/W4K5qQjCJQg/s1600/DSC_0824.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xcfp_BCa0tM/T3p01nsevBI/AAAAAAAABpQ/W4K5qQjCJQg/s400/DSC_0824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727018340692442130" /></a><span><span>I also used the rocking horse to make "guide lines" for decorating. This made the decorating so much simpler.</span></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z3pBMkxnOAk/T3p01CjaM7I/AAAAAAAABpE/fT_MphfzQTw/s1600/DSC_0826.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z3pBMkxnOAk/T3p01CjaM7I/AAAAAAAABpE/fT_MphfzQTw/s400/DSC_0826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727018330722284466" /></a><span><span>Here's how the cookie looked after baking. I have nice lines to help me make the sections of the drum. </span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XGDmUDX2TH0/T3pz-sKSyzI/AAAAAAAABoI/baeGFFIyif0/s1600/DSC_0848.JPG"><span ><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XGDmUDX2TH0/T3pz-sKSyzI/AAAAAAAABoI/baeGFFIyif0/s400/DSC_0848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727017396998425394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >To start, make a wide band at the top. I used a Wilton Size 3 tip.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span ><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NVvkQJDY2F4/T3p2occFMHI/AAAAAAAABp0/VWcuEnBYfG4/s1600/DSC_0849.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NVvkQJDY2F4/T3p2occFMHI/AAAAAAAABp0/VWcuEnBYfG4/s400/DSC_0849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727020313355825266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: left;">After that I outlined the smaller blue sections and the large red section. </div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mUCMigLuddg/T3pz_C69t1I/AAAAAAAABog/iMG5vYM4v2I/s1600/DSC_0850.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mUCMigLuddg/T3pz_C69t1I/AAAAAAAABog/iMG5vYM4v2I/s400/DSC_0850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727017403108144978" /></span></a></div><span ><span>Now fill in the blue section. I tried making the larger bands with all piping consistency but It didn't give the drums the smooth look I wanted.</span> Wait about 20-30 minutes for this to set up before continuing. I must have been pretty tired at this point, I stopped taking pictures. </span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >From here, simply Fill in the top part with tan and the bottom portion with red. When this is dry add the final details. I made the lines with the tan and added more blue lines to add dimension. </span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >When I took the photos all of a sudden the tan turned into a more blush color... hmmm. I need to be more careful mixing colors. It did look a lot better packaged and with the bow.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span ><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cJVppYrjdNY/T3p39cvIoPI/AAAAAAAABqA/FqkB9NmTgVI/s1600/DSC_0905.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cJVppYrjdNY/T3p39cvIoPI/AAAAAAAABqA/FqkB9NmTgVI/s400/DSC_0905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727021773724623090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-65353846994427914422012-04-01T18:47:00.007-07:002012-04-01T19:10:48.233-07:00How to make a Vintage Toy Airplane Cookie<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxch2LnmzwM/T3kG1Ni7o6I/AAAAAAAABn8/au__UgzLH48/s1600/DSC_0872.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxch2LnmzwM/T3kG1Ni7o6I/AAAAAAAABn8/au__UgzLH48/s400/DSC_0872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726615912417305506" /></a><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">These toy airplane cookies were part of the custom order for a vintage-toy themed baby shower. The order came in with out enough time to order a vintage airplane cookie cutter. My cousin Emma (Click here to see her </span></span><a href="http://www.emmabellas.net/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">website</a><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">) suggested altering the jet airplane cutter that I already have. This cutter is plastic so I had to work with changing around the dough after the shapes were cut. This is still less time than hand cutting each airplane.</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">For this project I used:</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">1) airplane cutter + small number 1 cutter</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">2) sugar cookie dough</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">3) Royal icing, both thick piping consistency and thinner flood consistency in tan, vintage red and vintage blue. For a good royal icing recipe check out SweetSugarBelle's blog and this <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/">post</a>. </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V5oKuFoU2AU/T3kGgLWEjOI/AAAAAAAABns/1OgXvVG-Mp4/s1600/DSC_0795.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V5oKuFoU2AU/T3kGgLWEjOI/AAAAAAAABns/1OgXvVG-Mp4/s400/DSC_0795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726615551049239778" /></a><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">I modified the jet airplane shape by making the wings go out to the side and the edges straight. I also used the small number one cutter show for the </span>propeller<span style="font-size: 100%;">. In the oven the </span>pieces<span style="font-size: 100%;"> form together on their own.</span></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6FVRzWvG1l8/T3kGf542bZI/AAAAAAAABnk/pNgDVJQO3f0/s1600/DSC_0835.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6FVRzWvG1l8/T3kGf542bZI/AAAAAAAABnk/pNgDVJQO3f0/s400/DSC_0835.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726615546363276690" /></a><span>When I get to this point I'm so happy, all the hard work is over and the fun begins. I hurt my wrist rolling dough a couple of weeks ago so I only used disposable piping bags. I think I may do this more often. I felt I had better control over the flood icing and I didn't have to squeeze so hard to get the icing out.</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7dRssw2eiT8/T3kGfRN-UMI/AAAAAAAABnY/3EUn3UHC_6A/s1600/DSC_0837.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7dRssw2eiT8/T3kGfRN-UMI/AAAAAAAABnY/3EUn3UHC_6A/s400/DSC_0837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726615535446020290" /></a>Outline the airplanes with the blue piping consistency icing.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0IbytrO_ARs/T3kGfEqKt1I/AAAAAAAABnM/NfE6ljx9GTk/s1600/DSC_0839.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0IbytrO_ARs/T3kGfEqKt1I/AAAAAAAABnM/NfE6ljx9GTk/s400/DSC_0839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726615532074612562" /></a><span>Now flood with the thinner icing. I love love love this step. I worked with about 5 cookies at a time for this project. Try to under fill the cookies as you will be adding more details to the wet icing. So many times I fill them too much and there is not room for the wet details. Icing ends up all over the sides of the cookie.</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--mZ-YGInHlE/T3kGe4tGwgI/AAAAAAAABnA/TQrUxEj0N8A/s1600/DSC_0840.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--mZ-YGInHlE/T3kGe4tGwgI/AAAAAAAABnA/TQrUxEj0N8A/s400/DSC_0840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726615528865710594" /></a></div><div><span>While the icing is still wet add a large red circle. Do this to all five cookies. Nice photo, huh? I really need a robot to help me with my pictures. It's hard to pipe dots and take a picture with a clunky camera.</span></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vOYNj5q-lgw/T3kF3O1EpUI/AAAAAAAABmw/3P1bMriVc-s/s1600/DSC_0844.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vOYNj5q-lgw/T3kF3O1EpUI/AAAAAAAABmw/3P1bMriVc-s/s400/DSC_0844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726614847609939266" /></a><span>Gently shake the cookie so the icing flattens out. </span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M4ExLbY6T6M/T3kF2-LPK4I/AAAAAAAABmo/EquYxmBkF_I/s1600/DSC_0845.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M4ExLbY6T6M/T3kF2-LPK4I/AAAAAAAABmo/EquYxmBkF_I/s400/DSC_0845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726614843139500930" /></a><span>While the icing is still wet add the small lines. I wanted them flush with the blue icing. Don't work with too many cookies at a time or you will not get that look. I used a Wilton size 1 tip. Add the red propeller. </span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hk_P0sSCjX4/T3kF2ayFi9I/AAAAAAAABmY/q871GpIjid0/s1600/DSC_0868.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hk_P0sSCjX4/T3kF2ayFi9I/AAAAAAAABmY/q871GpIjid0/s400/DSC_0868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726614833638771666" /></a><span>Here they are!</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UJ7Rws1TttI/T3kF2EAee3I/AAAAAAAABmM/gGYvRWlhSEY/s1600/DSC_0872.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UJ7Rws1TttI/T3kF2EAee3I/AAAAAAAABmM/gGYvRWlhSEY/s400/DSC_0872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726614827525110642" /></a><span>I made 20 of these cookies. Figuring out the design was the hardest part. Is that why people get mad when other's copy their designs? Copy away... even with a design to follow this is a lot of work. I bet someone with more cookie experience could even improve this design.</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGLemMA1IZQ/T3kF19rLWnI/AAAAAAAABmE/qeiOip4Jd_c/s1600/DSC_0875.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGLemMA1IZQ/T3kF19rLWnI/AAAAAAAABmE/qeiOip4Jd_c/s400/DSC_0875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726614825825163890" /></a><span>A sample of the cookies for this baby shower. </span></div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-33455750440784056912012-03-31T17:57:00.007-07:002012-03-31T18:31:01.824-07:00How to make a Vintage Teddy Bear Cookie<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QuLwmVOkWis/T3eqWZNDnhI/AAAAAAAABl4/EFX0qRBRUJE/s1600/DSC_0883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QuLwmVOkWis/T3eqWZNDnhI/AAAAAAAABl4/EFX0qRBRUJE/s400/DSC_0883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726232752924368402" /></a>These Teddy Bears were for a "Vintage Toy" themed birthday party. I have a few bear cookie cutters, but they just weren't right. A vintage bear is thin and lanky. I didn't want the traditional chubby bear found in most baby sets. So, I think I should re-name my blog "and I didn't have the cookie cutter" - In this case I made a rough cookie shape and I like the way it turned out, kind of jagged and rustic looking behind the bear.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-on8IL-LWHnQ/T3eqLBomHjI/AAAAAAAABls/weG5BVXAmPI/s1600/DSC_0907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-on8IL-LWHnQ/T3eqLBomHjI/AAAAAAAABls/weG5BVXAmPI/s400/DSC_0907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726232557618863666" /></a>All dressed and ready to go to the baby shower. Please excuse the photo quality - you can tell this one was taken late late at night. I don't photoshop anything, I just want to give it to you as is. If the photos are getting dark, you'll know I'm up late decorating!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's what you will need</div><div>1) Sugar cookies baked in a rough outline of the bear (I trace the image onto the back of a paper plate before cutting the dough.)</div><div>2) Tan colored royal icing, keep some thick for outlining and thin some for flooding. I mixed a little bit of brown with the icing... For a good royal icing recipe look <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/">here</a>.</div><div>3) Accent colored thick icing for the bear's bows. I used red (deep pink + tulip red + super red all americolor) and blue (royal blue + black americolor)</div><div>4) Piping consistency black icing for the facial details.</div><div>5) Not too much time for decorating :) This one is pretty easy.</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SJ23KRad8K0/T3ep1DlF0pI/AAAAAAAABlg/b3AN-mJdVeQ/s1600/DSC_0856.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SJ23KRad8K0/T3ep1DlF0pI/AAAAAAAABlg/b3AN-mJdVeQ/s400/DSC_0856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726232180183913106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a>Outline cookies using an edible ink marker. It is best if the color of the marker blends with the icing color. I used the KopyKake 300xk for this step because this was such a big order. The bear itself would be fairly simple do do with out the projector - lots of simple circle and oval shapes. Now outline the bear with the piping consistency tan icing. I used a Wilton size 2 tip.</div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OBSE_LfTPWg/T3ep0xHRmMI/AAAAAAAABlU/T0SxIxbX2jE/s1600/DSC_0858.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OBSE_LfTPWg/T3ep0xHRmMI/AAAAAAAABlU/T0SxIxbX2jE/s400/DSC_0858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726232175227017410" /></a>Flood in alternating sections. I really wanted the bears appendages to look separate. Allow one section to dry for about 20 minutes before filling in the next area.</div><div><br /></div><div>At this point I was exhausted and stopped taking pictures. When the face has set (about 30 minutes later) add a small circle for the bear's face and flood that circle. This adds depth to the bears face. I also added detail to the ears and the bow. Pretty easy!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ6r_V2F8gw/T3ep0Zq-E2I/AAAAAAAABlI/QvgJI_gXBQM/s1600/DSC_0881.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ6r_V2F8gw/T3ep0Zq-E2I/AAAAAAAABlI/QvgJI_gXBQM/s400/DSC_0881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726232168934282082" /></a>These bears were a favorite of last week's work.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eTkXcQ5v678/T3epz6vyfNI/AAAAAAAABkw/3rNGc8ToHoE/s1600/DSC_0876.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eTkXcQ5v678/T3epz6vyfNI/AAAAAAAABkw/3rNGc8ToHoE/s400/DSC_0876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726232160632995026" /></a>Here are the other cookies for the baby shower. I will post the other tutorials soon. </div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-91872768463960589132012-03-30T21:45:00.008-07:002012-03-30T22:15:14.942-07:00How to make a Monster High Cookie<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txH4cPQYTaU/T3aN0qlO_2I/AAAAAAAABkA/bUxAs4tpZe8/s1600/DSC_0862.JPG" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txH4cPQYTaU/T3aN0qlO_2I/AAAAAAAABkA/bUxAs4tpZe8/s400/DSC_0862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725919912171339618" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span>Monster High Cookies ready to be delivered. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>This post will show you how I made the Monster High Cookies... this was a very fun project and will be used as a Birthday party favor.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>You will need:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>1) Royal icing - thick consistency black for outlining (please make at least one day ahead, the charcoal color will change to black overnight. I'm using Sweetsugarbelle's recipe found <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/">here</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>2) Royal icing - medium consistency using the 20 second icing by Sweetsugarbelle found <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2011/03/coloring-and-preparing-royal-icing/">here</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>3) Royal icing - medium consistency for the bow, I was able to match the image with a mix of Americolor Electric pink and Lilac. I used Sweetsugarbelle's 20 Second Icing because I wanted to bow to stand up and add dimension. See link above.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>4) White flood royal icing for the face.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>5) Monster High logo template and a paper plate</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>6) I used the KopyKake 300xk because I wanted them perfect.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>7) Sugar Cookie dough</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bgNVL5IV_Bw/T3aNhVj5tHI/AAAAAAAABj0/RrnkR02vVhs/s1600/DSC_0793.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bgNVL5IV_Bw/T3aNhVj5tHI/AAAAAAAABj0/RrnkR02vVhs/s400/DSC_0793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725919580111090802" /></a></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Prepare template for dough - I've been using the back of a paper plate.<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DrR2dDlFi7c/T3aNYvY0fLI/AAAAAAAABjY/afENG3XZiTA/s400/DSC_0794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725919432425110706" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><span>Cut out dough, the shape doesn't have to be perfect.</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wpG2D6ihmY/T3aNYyZKChI/AAAAAAAABjo/OnX9LBCvTEU/s1600/DSC_0796.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wpG2D6ihmY/T3aNYyZKChI/AAAAAAAABjo/OnX9LBCvTEU/s400/DSC_0796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725919433231829522" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Outline bow and face using a larger tip. I used a Wilton size 3.</span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kG3mrcheo_U/T3aNYUaO4BI/AAAAAAAABjM/tLMlqDlxH1s/s1600/DSC_0798.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kG3mrcheo_U/T3aNYUaO4BI/AAAAAAAABjM/tLMlqDlxH1s/s400/DSC_0798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725919425183277074" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Let the black outline dry completely - you don't want bleeding of the black into the white. I waited about 18 hours.</span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wcOp4VSl7iA/T3aNX7-XzPI/AAAAAAAABjE/K-LiDGuWyRs/s1600/DSC_0810.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wcOp4VSl7iA/T3aNX7-XzPI/AAAAAAAABjE/K-LiDGuWyRs/s400/DSC_0810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725919418623970546" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Flood the bow with pink. This is the fun part, it's like playing on those computer games where you click to dump the color in.</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YYDDWFklkO8/T3aNXkX_FfI/AAAAAAAABi4/iG3Vrn6MFtE/s1600/DSC_0811.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YYDDWFklkO8/T3aNXkX_FfI/AAAAAAAABi4/iG3Vrn6MFtE/s400/DSC_0811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725919412288951794" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Wait about 30 minutes and fill the in the white area.</span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8fOGlbOKOmY/T3aMl2V40JI/AAAAAAAABis/98zIUe5J53I/s1600/DSC_0820.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8fOGlbOKOmY/T3aMl2V40JI/AAAAAAAABis/98zIUe5J53I/s400/DSC_0820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725918558118531218" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>A couple of hours later I outlined the eyes and filled in with the medium consistency black icing.</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WnpGCOzlpcY/T3aMlpuzGcI/AAAAAAAABig/7Qn7S8RdPes/s1600/DSC_0821.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WnpGCOzlpcY/T3aMlpuzGcI/AAAAAAAABig/7Qn7S8RdPes/s400/DSC_0821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725918554733353410" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Let these cookies dry for about 24 hrs before packaging.</span></div><span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wpg5gLiBT_o/T3aMlGUTXBI/AAAAAAAABiU/echXGL2EHHc/s1600/DSC_0828.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6OHDJ471fc/T3aMk_HakrI/AAAAAAAABiE/aYtdrCLGHxo/s1600/DSC_0832.JPG" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6OHDJ471fc/T3aMk_HakrI/AAAAAAAABiE/aYtdrCLGHxo/s400/DSC_0832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725918543293878962" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Here it is, a foggy 2am photo of the cookie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ueoMYCNZEHI/T3aSre3o96I/AAAAAAAABkk/p3UDXlQp4uM/s1600/monster%2Bhigh%2Bcookies.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ueoMYCNZEHI/T3aSre3o96I/AAAAAAAABkk/p3UDXlQp4uM/s400/monster%2Bhigh%2Bcookies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725925251966629794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We did alright making them all look exactly the same. I love mass production. Zero creativity required.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5S35xz8VxVg/T3aMkgCyNOI/AAAAAAAABh8/9SBda1pcbJU/s1600/DSC_0866.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5S35xz8VxVg/T3aMkgCyNOI/AAAAAAAABh8/9SBda1pcbJU/s400/DSC_0866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725918534952957154" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>I love the way they looked packaged and ready to go.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>My little three year old Timmy saw these and said, "What happened to Hello Kitty???" </span></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-31880091011118480272012-03-28T13:51:00.007-07:002012-03-28T17:47:17.235-07:00How to make a Buzz Lightyear Cookie<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5EDGXoLEv2A/T3N6GjSiHjI/AAAAAAAABgo/83LJqrKfVHo/s1600/DSC_0775.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5EDGXoLEv2A/T3N6GjSiHjI/AAAAAAAABgo/83LJqrKfVHo/s400/DSC_0775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725053804288810546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span>Buzz Lightyear Cookie</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>You will need:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>1) Image of Buzz to follow</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>2) Round cookies (I used beeinourbonnets recipe found <a href="http://www.beeinourbonnet.com/2011/03/basics-of-sugar-cookies-and-royal-icing.html">here</a>)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>3) Thicker, piping consistancy black Royal Icing </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>4) Flood colors, purple, grey, white, blue and skin tone Royal Icing (best royal icing info found <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/">here </a>by SweetSugarBelle)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>5) Black edible in markers</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>6) A whole lot of time :/</span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D6eb4kguEvc/T3N7P7bMnUI/AAAAAAAABhk/tJ3QfPY5NX8/s1600/DSC_0728.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D6eb4kguEvc/T3N7P7bMnUI/AAAAAAAABhk/tJ3QfPY5NX8/s400/DSC_0728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725055064898051394" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Outline buzz with the edible ink marker, then pipe outlines in black. I used the kopykake 300xk</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XAMb2D1a09c/T3N639pIWtI/AAAAAAAABhY/y7P3vxbXUsc/s1600/DSC_0730.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XAMb2D1a09c/T3N639pIWtI/AAAAAAAABhY/y7P3vxbXUsc/s400/DSC_0730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725054653176502994" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Now Flood alternating sections. If you don't wait long enough between sections they will flow together. I was unhappy with his face in these so I just rushed through the flooding. </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6N6c_73lmyE/T3N63sV89dI/AAAAAAAABhM/WTxh5VZAyTk/s1600/DSC_0732.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6N6c_73lmyE/T3N63sV89dI/AAAAAAAABhM/WTxh5VZAyTk/s400/DSC_0732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725054648532661714" /></a><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Add the eyes. </span>Do this when the face is still wet, but there is just barely a skin forming. I waited too long on some and he looks crazy-eyed in a lot of these cookies.</span> </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAFhN6-wlE0/T3N63GN29iI/AAAAAAAABhA/pf4a0WXnKBY/s1600/DSC_0733.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAFhN6-wlE0/T3N63GN29iI/AAAAAAAABhA/pf4a0WXnKBY/s400/DSC_0733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725054638298166818" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Now keep flooding</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBbnJYi24I4/T3N62-8GI8I/AAAAAAAABg0/8SzdeyvCXCY/s1600/DSC_0735.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBbnJYi24I4/T3N62-8GI8I/AAAAAAAABg0/8SzdeyvCXCY/s400/DSC_0735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725054636344615874" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Add extra facial features. I decided it didn't look good with black icing so I switched to using a black edible ink marker.</div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4fUHwsHGHf0/T3N7QdnADYI/AAAAAAAABhw/_X-GI82QTpI/s400/buzz%2Bcookie%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725055074074365314" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px; " /></span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">I am Buzz Lightyear - Universe protection</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">Character Faces are really hard!! I think maybe if I went a little bit bigger I could have had an easier time.</div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5EDGXoLEv2A/T3N6GjSiHjI/AAAAAAAABgo/83LJqrKfVHo/s1600/DSC_0775.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span>What I learned... don't rush through flooding sections, even if the eyes look crazy. Flood only about 4 faces at a time so there is enough time to add eyes... Don't do this the same weekend as a Hunger Games Premier</span></div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-55239923242150209972012-03-26T17:53:00.005-07:002012-03-26T18:14:11.787-07:00Baby Girl Shower Cookies decorated with Royal Icing<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Js6r-ZmzQd4/T3EP5FrmHaI/AAAAAAAABgE/P9DBXYe2BWM/s1600/DSC_0773.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Js6r-ZmzQd4/T3EP5FrmHaI/AAAAAAAABgE/P9DBXYe2BWM/s400/DSC_0773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724374074816601506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My favorites from this group.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b6TVyqaEgZM/T3EPyhm7C8I/AAAAAAAABf4/sxN2_E6S940/s400/baby%2Bgirl%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724373962054110146" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px; " />All the cookies. </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XfnHoUKfTmM/T3EQGRLT_EI/AAAAAAAABgc/Yph-y6nJuCo/s1600/DSC_0766.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XfnHoUKfTmM/T3EQGRLT_EI/AAAAAAAABgc/Yph-y6nJuCo/s400/DSC_0766.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724374301240720450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Baby rattle cookie.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmfs2srBbJ0/T3EQGJx9c0I/AAAAAAAABgQ/x9QiL_PcO50/s1600/DSC_0767.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmfs2srBbJ0/T3EQGJx9c0I/AAAAAAAABgQ/x9QiL_PcO50/s400/DSC_0767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724374299255337794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">New Baby Onesie Design, actually by me and not a copy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made these for my sister-in-law's sister. My brother flew in from Miami and entertained the kids for close to an hour at the specialty cake store in Phoenix. It's a good one. So I made him a bunch of cookies as a thank you. I had to try out my new cookie cutters anyways. I'm happy with the new carriage cutter; it no longer resembles pac-man.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What I learned from making these... Listen to your ten-year-old daughter - it was her idea to put the stripes on the bibs. Very cute. When doing wet on wet technique work quickly - some of the swirls aren't flat on the cookie. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Inspiration for these: <a href="http://www.beeinourbonnet.com/2011/11/matching-desserts.html">Beeinourbonnet</a>, <a href="http://www.cookiecrazie.com/2012/03/baby-onesie-cookies-tutorial.html">Cookiecrazy</a> onsies, <a href="http://www.cookiecrazie.com/2011/09/baby-showergirl-buggies-bottles-and.html">Cookie crazy rattles</a>, and an actual book! Sometimes I forget there are cookie decorating books out there. This is a fun one! I found it at our local library, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Party-Cakes-Stylish-Occasions/dp/0307337073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332810685&sr=8-1">Pretty Party Cakes by Peggy Porschen</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-82714022008517675302012-03-24T15:18:00.013-07:002012-03-25T18:40:50.759-07:00Good Fortune Simple Chinese Cookies - Drawing on sugar cookies using an edible ink marker<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kyufFvSCAz4/T25SX7cgmsI/AAAAAAAABfs/5tvK0q-n9j4/s1600/DSC_0703.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mtpl-tgUo-4/T25LCcZqGsI/AAAAAAAABeY/0zcMivkwR18/s1600/DSC_0704.JPG" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mtpl-tgUo-4/T25LCcZqGsI/AAAAAAAABeY/0zcMivkwR18/s400/DSC_0704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723594681790110402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Mini Cookies for our Dumpling Party</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzuHALOpLsY/T25LByKCw6I/AAAAAAAABeM/-OYZY6DgoRI/s1600/DSC_0695.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzuHALOpLsY/T25LByKCw6I/AAAAAAAABeM/-OYZY6DgoRI/s400/DSC_0695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723594670450328482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Larger Cookie Favors for Guests to take home</div><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to make special cookies for some new friends who are going to come over and teach me how to make authentic Chinese dumplings. I checked with my brother who is fluent in Mandarin and he emailed me a link to an appropriate character. It means (according to Google and my brother) good fortune. I did not want these to have very much icing so I used this simple technique for applying a very thin layer of royal icing to the cookies. I love the look it created and the simplicity of this project.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n904Rd1EH6Q/T25J6tLKM6I/AAAAAAAABd8/HNuxUPfJdRA/s1600/photo%2B%25284%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n904Rd1EH6Q/T25J6tLKM6I/AAAAAAAABd8/HNuxUPfJdRA/s400/photo%2B%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723593449342120866" /></a>To begin, you need cookies, royal icing, a water and a spoon. Find a container that is just a little bit larger than the cookies you will be decorating.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q5SeEY1nMzM/T25J6RDVr-I/AAAAAAAABd0/7S_SI_A1PU0/s1600/photo%2B%25283%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q5SeEY1nMzM/T25J6RDVr-I/AAAAAAAABd0/7S_SI_A1PU0/s400/photo%2B%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723593441793126370" /></a>I thinned out the royal icing by adding just a little bit of water, about 1/4 tsp at a time using the little teaspoon. I know it's ready when it becomes runny, like corn syrup or honey. If you prefer the count method I would say this icing is about a six count icing that would normally be used just for flooding a cookie. Six count icing means that if you make a mark in the surface of the icing in about six seconds the surface will be smooth again.<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4T_C6Nmkok/T25OfKkdRZI/AAAAAAAABe8/HRlbgriGxO0/s1600/photo%2B%25288%2529.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4T_C6Nmkok/T25OfKkdRZI/AAAAAAAABe8/HRlbgriGxO0/s400/photo%2B%25288%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723598473754658194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>Now the really fun part, gently dipping the cookies in the icing. See how runny it is? My little six year-old did a great job snapping pics.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KvqfctX8AlY/T25OfPaa8cI/AAAAAAAABes/wK5MCirvGAg/s1600/photo%2B%252815%2529.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KvqfctX8AlY/T25OfPaa8cI/AAAAAAAABes/wK5MCirvGAg/s400/photo%2B%252815%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723598475054739906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>It's alive!! So I dipped each cookies and sort of swirled them around as I flipped them over and put them on the tray. Because the icing is so runny it will smooth out on its own.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTeN-7DmceY/T25Oe6QpktI/AAAAAAAABek/Eh85jsAOBwY/s1600/photo%2B%252816%2529.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTeN-7DmceY/T25Oe6QpktI/AAAAAAAABek/Eh85jsAOBwY/s400/photo%2B%252816%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723598469376611026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>Some of the icing may go over the edge of the cookie but you can easily wipe that off using a damp paper towel. The goal here is a thin coating of icing. I know my friends don't have a super high tolerance for sweets so this will allow just enough to make a cookie canvas. When dry, this creates the perfect cookie canvas.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_v_X5dwo5m8/T25QWK1LK8I/AAAAAAAABfc/YnvASUKqSCU/s1600/photo%2B%252811%2529.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_v_X5dwo5m8/T25QWK1LK8I/AAAAAAAABfc/YnvASUKqSCU/s400/photo%2B%252811%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723600518229208002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left; ">You can also do this using a spoon... </span> </div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mmc5wCFVeII/T25QVnO1i8I/AAAAAAAABfI/seWYeG-N4OI/s400/photo%2B%252813%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723600508673166274" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div>Or a rubber spatula.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-llCGo5IIhno/T25QV8RoOYI/AAAAAAAABfU/6mBY4vN29u4/s1600/photo%2B%252812%2529.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-llCGo5IIhno/T25QV8RoOYI/AAAAAAAABfU/6mBY4vN29u4/s400/photo%2B%252812%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723600514322020738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>Pop any large air bubbles. I noticed that the tiny air bubbles disappeared on their own.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBAy2ZrCar0/T25ItSwaZxI/AAAAAAAABdA/9-Zlymo2XuU/s1600/photo%2B%25287%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBAy2ZrCar0/T25ItSwaZxI/AAAAAAAABdA/9-Zlymo2XuU/s400/photo%2B%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723592119400687378" /></a>Let the cookies dry. This only took about an hour or so because the icing is so thin.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qrf-WE9dnlA/T25ItpM88-I/AAAAAAAABdM/GjwOfnpnys0/s1600/photo%2B%25286%2529.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qrf-WE9dnlA/T25ItpM88-I/AAAAAAAABdM/GjwOfnpnys0/s400/photo%2B%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723592125425972194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>Now using an edible ink marker (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Americolor-Food-Marker-Writers--Color/dp/B0020ZURDI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332630341&sr=8-1">found here</a>) draw the characters. Yes, I used the Kopykake 300xk. I can not write pretty letters in English so I didn't even want to try this on my own. I'm sure with a bit of practice it would not be hard to write these characters. I'm running out of time before our party.<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ohpT26pFx6A/T25ItO5WhsI/AAAAAAAABc4/6nWo1NytOZE/s1600/photo%2B%252818%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ohpT26pFx6A/T25ItO5WhsI/AAAAAAAABc4/6nWo1NytOZE/s400/photo%2B%252818%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723592118364440258" /></a><div style="text-align: left;font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">All finished. I love the way the icing has almost melted into the cookie. It is almost translucent.</div><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qrf-WE9dnlA/T25ItpM88-I/AAAAAAAABdM/GjwOfnpnys0/s1600/photo%2B%25286%2529.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></a></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kyufFvSCAz4/T25SX7cgmsI/AAAAAAAABfs/5tvK0q-n9j4/s400/DSC_0703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723602747482217154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">My version of a "fortune" cookie - maybe we'll make these again for the Chinese New Year</div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-44946083676193415092012-03-23T23:07:00.009-07:002012-03-23T23:27:34.193-07:00How to make a small Hello Kitty Cookie<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FnSrywtjG0o/T21l9yfDlyI/AAAAAAAABcc/I67OwCcjLJU/s1600/little%2Bhello%2Bkitty.jpg" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FnSrywtjG0o/T21l9yfDlyI/AAAAAAAABcc/I67OwCcjLJU/s400/little%2Bhello%2Bkitty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723342813656225570" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; ">I love the </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/HELLO-KITTY-CC-SET-LICHK/dp/B005AY2C3O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1332569272&sr=8-3" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; ">Hello Kitty Cookie Cutter set</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; "> - it comes with a larger head and a smaller Hello Kitty with a body. Sometimes the simple head cutter is a little big so I decided to modify the full body cutter to make this little Hello Kitty Cookie.</span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iSAJ2nqQJ4g/T21l9nORbNI/AAAAAAAABcU/S6xuxQwdjc8/s1600/DSC_0607.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iSAJ2nqQJ4g/T21l9nORbNI/AAAAAAAABcU/S6xuxQwdjc8/s400/DSC_0607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723342810633039058" /></a>Use the full Hello Kitty to make the head.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9ix8VwIUkg/T21l9TFgtjI/AAAAAAAABcI/F5ZPJRXJ1BU/s1600/DSC_0610.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9ix8VwIUkg/T21l9TFgtjI/AAAAAAAABcI/F5ZPJRXJ1BU/s400/DSC_0610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723342805227583026" /></a>This part seems cruel, but to make a perfectly smooth edge use a little duck cutter, or whatever else you can find to form the bottom of her face.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RR3JxxWfoqI/T21l9L2uslI/AAAAAAAABb8/R_ps_IeAHiw/s1600/DSC_0611.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RR3JxxWfoqI/T21l9L2uslI/AAAAAAAABb8/R_ps_IeAHiw/s400/DSC_0611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723342803286536786" /></a>Voila! Mini Hello Kitty cookie. This measures about 2 inches across and would be the perfect size for a little party tray. I should have done side by side pictures of the two cookies, but take my word for it, this cookie is a great size. The cutter of just her head is sometimes a little big. I like one batch of cookie dough to go a long way.</div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bDfYG_8VWHY/T21ml34bOgI/AAAAAAAABcs/sNC3KkbiWFM/s400/baby%2Bboy%2Bcookies%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723343502299576834" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px; " /></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This little Hello Kitty went to a proud big sister and her bow coordinated with this baby set. If I make a Hello Kitty Cookie to go with every set I create will you start to question my sanity... just a thought. Maybe it could be like "Where's Waldo...?" Maybe someday if you search "Hello Kitty Cookie" my blog will come up. Maybe not. </div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954769715148711704.post-46751780503583608552012-03-22T08:42:00.005-07:002012-03-22T08:59:26.811-07:00How to make Fish Cookies using a Round cutter.<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iRPc36tzUxs/T2tK2O-Kz0I/AAAAAAAABbk/1pyGTArE9iM/s1600/fish1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iRPc36tzUxs/T2tK2O-Kz0I/AAAAAAAABbk/1pyGTArE9iM/s400/fish1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722750047096590146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Under the sea cookies</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made these cookies just because I had some royal icing left-over and I really wanted some of <a href="http://lilaloa.blogspot.com/2011/03/end-all-for-chocolate-cookies-recipe.html">Lilaloa's</a> delicious chocolate cookies. </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v9jiWh4_8aY/T2tK2SGoz-I/AAAAAAAABbs/qB4d__swsYU/s1600/fish3.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v9jiWh4_8aY/T2tK2SGoz-I/AAAAAAAABbs/qB4d__swsYU/s400/fish3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722750047937417186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I really liked how this one turned out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5lPX2mQXTXY/T2tKprm5cDI/AAAAAAAABbU/hf5J3TVDcjM/s1600/DSC_0464.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5lPX2mQXTXY/T2tKprm5cDI/AAAAAAAABbU/hf5J3TVDcjM/s400/DSC_0464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722749831445311538" /></a>Since my goal was just to eat good cookies I took my circle cutter and started cutting, just to see what I would get. I immediately saw a fish and went from there.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGacYecaVxc/T2tKpcofcvI/AAAAAAAABbM/4UugTtqEoVg/s1600/DSC_0465.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGacYecaVxc/T2tKpcofcvI/AAAAAAAABbM/4UugTtqEoVg/s400/DSC_0465.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722749827425465074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Using a paring knife I cut out fins. Do you see the fish?</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pmbr-hiuKmQ/T2tKo-0CXMI/AAAAAAAABbA/Yd2q_LfpIqE/s1600/DSC_0467.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pmbr-hiuKmQ/T2tKo-0CXMI/AAAAAAAABbA/Yd2q_LfpIqE/s400/DSC_0467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722749819420826818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the fish with the scraps removed.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JOg7jY494gc/T2tKoXgSj4I/AAAAAAAABa0/hB47NGvXQvw/s1600/DSC_0471.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JOg7jY494gc/T2tKoXgSj4I/AAAAAAAABa0/hB47NGvXQvw/s400/DSC_0471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722749808869019522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are baked, I like the ones with the open mouth and would do more of those. For decorating I outlined and flooded the cookies with Royal Icing and added an eyeball. No big deal.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0NyhtzMaQiU/T2tKoHw5kvI/AAAAAAAABao/67BZgOba-2A/s1600/fish2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0NyhtzMaQiU/T2tKoHw5kvI/AAAAAAAABao/67BZgOba-2A/s400/fish2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722749804643717874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I also made some alligators.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sometimes perfection is not the goal and we just need to eat cookies. </div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013007707760185191noreply@blogger.com0