Happy Halloween

 Jack-o-Lanterns can be frightening, so these "Jack n Jill's" have happy, friendly faces!  These were bagged for our granddaughter's soccer team, celebrating the end of the season.  They were so gosh, darn cute that I bagged them up for the Woman's Club Bake Sale as well.

I have two Candy Corn cutters.  One is 3 inches.  The other is an Itsy.  These little nibblers are addictive and dress up any platter!

Can't Escape the Green and Gold!

After attending Elk Grove High School and then returning there on staff, I've had many years of green and gold (as well as a closet full of clothes in the same colors).  It seems only natural that an order from a teacher be for cookies in the same school colors.  Instead of the Grenadiers, they are for two Gator football players.  

It is school tradition that the football players give a jersey to a favorite teacher to wear on the Friday of Homecoming Week.  Two of the teachers wanted treat bags for the students when they returned the jerseys.  Can you guess what their names and team numbers are?

Heads? or Tails?

Cute from any angle!  (Sorry, I can't seem to get this photo rotated!!!)  These little pig heads and tails were created as part of a collection for our neighbor's annual pig roast.  This is the second year that we have been invited and are unable to attend.  Last year, our dog had surgery.  This year, we have a family wedding.  We hate missing out on so much fun!

I am hoping that a platter of cookies will keep the invitations coming.  I would hate to be dropped from the guest list.  A tray of various pig cookies will be doing a "Jigga, Jig, Jig" all the way to Harper's for their tenth annual pig roast.  Wish we could be there, Tom and Joanne!

A Golden Reason to Celebrate!

The majority of my cookie orders are for birthdays--children aging 1 to 60!  There are also many baby cookies as shower favors or gifts to the family of the new arrival.  It is a rarity to make cookies for a couple celebrating 50 years of marriage.

A wedding cake cutter with the heart on top seemed fitting for the special occasion.  The white cake is piped in white and features a golden heart and 50.  A monogrammed "B" is centered in the heart to personalize for the Baron's.

Congratulations . . . and Cookie Cheers!

Bah Bah, Boy!

There seems to be a run on boys lately.  Please don't tell Gavin, Mitch, and Drew that they are receiving the same cookies.  I was able to create and just multiply by three, because of the timing.  I just hope that the  birth date and weight cookies end up in in the right box!

Before the next boy arrives, I need to find out how to mix a true "baby blue."  It seems that I always end up with more of an aqua color than I had intended.

God Bless the Dobler's and little Gavin . . . blessings to the Boberg's and baby Drew . . . and special prayers to Mitch and his family.  Mitch was premature, but is steadily gaining weight.  He must be anxious to join his family at home!

Wedding Shower Cupcakes

The bride-to-be loves cupcakes, so the favor for her wedding shower is cupcakes in the wedding colors of black and white with a hot pink heart topping the cookie.

Rather than lots of black frosting, I decided to create a polka dot liner and then pipe in black.  My next decision wasn't quite as easy.  I couldn't decide how I wanted to create the heart.  I have never used fondant, but my sift-sister, "Cookie Friend", had great results when she used fondant to create her "Cute as a Button" cookies.  Since these cupcake cookies are larger than ones I usually make, I decided a uniform heart in a larger size would have more presence.  So, out came the fondant and heart cutter.  You decide which is better . . . The middle photo has a heart piped in Royal Icing, which I usually do.  The last photo has the fondant heart.  Despite the method, these cookies look cute and romantic tied with a ribbon and heart tag for the wedding shower.

P.S.  I was so happy to receive an email from the bride's mother after the shower.  She told me that everyone loved the cookies, especially the bride!  It is so nice to get feedback and know that the cookies added to the occasion.

Gone Fishin'

I decided to make some fishing cookies for our monthly pot luck meeting of the Fishing Club.  Unfortunately, it was a night when more people brought desserts than salads!  We had plenty of sweet treats.

Having leftovers to take home worked out well, since our grandson was there for a visit at the lake house.  At 17 months, he already recognizes Grandma's cookies!  

The design on the hats is the logo for Lake Carroll.