CUTE Spider Cookies

One of my fav. customers requested spider cookies. Her daughter plays lacrosse for a college whose mascot is the spiders. We found these cookies from the decorated cookie and they were perfect. One problem...she and I seeaarcheed the internet. (seeaarcheed means we devoured the internet for many hours) Yet we could not find this cookie cutter. In fact, we couldn't find a cute spider cookie cutter no matter how hard we tried. They all had fangs, or were a strange angle of a spider. I was prepare to free hand cut out each cookie when I had a thought...there has to be some way to make a simple cookie cutter. Oh...there is. Check this out! Paul had me this great shape in under 30 minutes for the grand total of $0. (we had all the supplies needed in our garage!) Paul actually had fun doing this project and told me never to buy another cookie cutter again. Check out the tutorial and give it a swirl!

Mascot Sugar Cookies

These were the most difficult sugar cookies I have done as of yet. As you can see in the picture they were of the school mascot for Kansas University. The cookie cutter I was provided with was pretty vague and lacked detail. I had to free hand the contour of the bird and the details. You can see a little of the actual mascot on the cute blonde's shirt. Hope she doesn't mind going public!! What a great, original idea for tailgating. Mascot cookies. My customer packed these on an airplane and ate these cookies four days later and said they tasted great. Yeah for sour cream in my recipe!

Sassy Shoe Sugar Cookies

A girlfriend can never have too many shoes...right? I did these for a retirement party for a friend. The retiree had worked in the women's shoe department for Macys. (HELLO!!! DREAM JOB!) I made 4 dozen shoe cookies and every single one was different...it was sooo fun! Some were polka dotted, some were swirled, some were glittery red Dorothy shoes. It was a great creative outlet. I always recommend to not work with more than 4 colors or the pain in the butt royal icing process becomes WAY more painful. I did hot pink, red, white, and black. Thought those were fun shoe choices...I know I love my red pair of flats!!

Happy Retirement Mrs. Vine!!

Aren't these little chalkboard and apple cookies super cute?!! Next time I am going to dip the outline of the red apples in red sugar sparkles. I thought the little pieces of chalk on the ledge were a nice touch. Thank you flicker photos for the idea! These would be great for new teacher gifts. I can't believe THAT is right around the corner!!! My little Ben will be starting kindergarten and his teachers will be receiving these on the first day. Gotta bribe them from the start to put up with him. Just kidding. He is a freakishly good and careful boy. Gonna miss him...kind of...

Pomp, Circumstance and some dang cute sugar cookies!

Hip Hip Hooray for the class of 2011! Oh how I would have loved to have had these cute cookies for my graduation about a decade a couple of short years ago. These cookies were super easy to do and would make a great party favor at a graduation party! These cookies I made were for exactly that. One of my greatest customers!

I thought it would be fun to change things up and do a couple of different backgrounds. So after I flooded the cookies and the icing was still wet, I added the polka dots, stripes, and plaid patterns with stiff white royal icing and voila! There you have a fantastically professional and adorable graduation goodie!

Easter Ideas...Order Now...Or Bake Now!!!

Ahhh!!! It is here...Easter week...and I am just now taking orders for Easter treats...keep 'em coming...I love to bake all night long...

Would you like some of these....

These royal icing sugar cookies were displayed in an antique store in Littleton last weekend. These are yummy, light, cute and perfect for an Easter table...or bagged for take home treats.

Don't forget the rolls...the picture says it all...can't you just smell them...

And more dessert ideas...spring time means fresh, light citrus flavors to me! Lemon Cupcakes. Bake some for Sunday...or order some from me...

And don't forget the carrot cake...recipe to come...

Tomorrow I am posting Easter Cake Pops and Easter Candy Cupcake Toppers! Check back!!

Race Car Inspired Cookies and Big News!!

No, I am not pregnant... I was featured on another blog! Check out Connie. She share tips on her great blog every Tuesday. Yesterday she posted my rainbow cupcakes. Thanks Connie. Everybody,
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Oh! And take a look at these cookies I just made for a customer. White royal icing. Black food writer for the squares, and then I piped the lettering. She was throwing a race car party for her girlfriends. The perfect take home treat.

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