Bachelorette Party Cookies

Once again, please forgive the hiatus.

Here are some bachelorette party cookies I made for a friend whose sister was getting married.

I used Sugarbelle's tutorial for making the Chippendale chests.

For the bras, I have seen a lot of people use the upside down heart as bras or swimsuits. It really is a great multi-function cutter.

I got really creative with them and made each one different.

Finally, the plaques. I have this cutter from Copper Gifts. It is so perfect. There is tons of room to write on it, and it just has a really lovely shape.

To flood this cookie, I usually follow the sides, but skip the points and then drag them out with a scribe so I can get a nice crisp point. 

I free-handed all of the lettering. But I used the font Tagettes as a reference for writing the "Mrs". I practice a few times tracing it on wax paper, then freehanding it on an outline of the cookie to make sure I can see how it will line up, and then I go for it.

Happy cookie-ing.

Valentine's Day Cookies

It's Valentine's Day, so I made you cookies. Actually for real, I sent three special people a package of cookies. I thought it might be a nice surprise. By the way, I am terrible at keeping surprises, so this is a big deal. I already ruined it for one of them because I told them to check their mail today (stupid college mail rooms ruining good things).

I started planning these cookies about a month ago. I made the cookies and froze them. Then this week I decorated them and shipped them off.

I thought I was being super original making chevron hearts, but a quick googling says I am not alone....

So, I kept going. I made the chevron ones, the scalloped ones and the honeycomb ones. I love the way they all turned out. They are a great cookie for a beginner because you only need to mix 2 colors and pipe some lines.

Then add my favorite border, super easy dots! They immediately clean up even the ugliest cookie.

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Grandma's Birthday Cookies

This January my Grandma celebrated her birthday. I don't get to see her too often since she moved in with my uncle but it is always a great time visiting her.

For her birthday, she asked me to make her a batch of cookies. She has a huge sweet tooth, so I also surprised her with a cake. But that is for another post.

Here are the cookies. I learned the pretty swirly technique from a class I took with SweetAmbs. It is one of my new favorite patterns. It makes any cookie instantly pretty and classy. Also, I love that it just flows, no real thinking required.  I also love doing a dot border. It is really easy (aka perfect for beginners), it cleans up a wonky circle, and it really finishes the cookie.

Finally, these babies got dusted with pearl dust and the writing got painted with it. I love the white pearl dust. It gives the perfect shine.

Happy Birthday, Grandma!