tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33539731965446682482026-04-05T16:12:22.580-07:00My life...in cookiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853675702100322287noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353973196544668248.post-38500451329941422562015-04-01T12:33:00.000-07:002015-04-01T12:33:29.442-07:00

These photos have been sitting in my computer, all queued up to show you, for months. MONTHS!!!! Wanna know why? I've had a bit of a falling out with my camera. We're not on good terms. We are officially....frenemies. These cookies I'm about to show you are quite possibly my favorites I've ever made. The background is the prettiest shade of pale ballet pink. The branches are

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Joe and I spent our first Christmas together in a  cozy little corporate apartment in Texas. We made it as festive as we could  with a little live tree and our first few ornaments. Joe surprised me with tickets to see The Nutcracker Ballet and  we had a lovely date night with dinner out on the town. But....after the ballet, we started our very first, honest-to-goodness,&

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One of my favorite cookie ladies wrote a book this year! Lisa Snyder!!!  The Bearfoot Baker!!!  Yay!!!! And....she's giving away a signed copy to one of my readers! How awesome is that! I love this book and I know you will too! Lisa is my 'go-to' lady when I have airbrushing questions, or cutie pie animal face questions, or royal icing transfer questions....or just

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Remember those cookies that Jack put his name on? The swirly sparkly ones? Here's how I made them, and how your munchkin can help you! Start with a plain cookie. These have been flooded with white royal icing and dried overnight. Although I've never tried it,  I'm sure this would work the same on fondant, or even a plain cookie! Cover your work area with

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Living Locurto is one of my favorite Lifestyle blogs. Amy is always coming with fabulous printables and party ideas. Last year I turned one of those printable sets, the Cardinal Bird Holiday Gift Tag Collection, into cookies! (it's one of my favorite things to do!) ...blue and red has always been a favorite Christmas color combo for me! This is now my all-time favorite

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A couple times a year my munchkins like to help with the cookie decorating. Christmas is definitely one of them. Except....the fancy cookies that I make on a regular basis aren't exactly kiddo friendly. They end up with icing running off the cookie and all over their hands. Faces they draw with icing look more than a bit 'Dali-esque" As a mom, I think they are fabulous and take lots

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I have been waiting, and waiting and WAITING for this day!!!! I get to giveaway one of my new favorite things! To one of YOU!!! Do you remember a while ago when I listed some fabulous  Etsy finds that your kitchen diva would love? Well, a few of my favorite prints from NOODLEHUG were on that list, as well as a few tea towels from some other shops. So...then I

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It's time for creepy cookies!!! Have you started yours yet? In case you haven't, here is a list of tutorials to help you make some gorgeous treats! Easy Pumpkin Cookie Tutorial Witch Hat Cookie Tutorial Chevron Pumpkin Tutorial and the very important... Black Royal Icing Happy Haunting!! November is going to be exciting

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Summer is finally over for us. The boys have returned to school and the weather (as usual in SoCal for early September)  has turned to something between sizzling and scorching. I baked lots and lots over the summer while it was still cool enough to turn on the oven. But these were my favorites, so I wanted to share them with you  on my first day back from summer vacation.

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School is finally out! FINALLY!!! I know, the rest of the country has been out for ages,  but our boys just had their last day a week ago. On the last day of school, Ethan came home, opened up his backpack,  and filled the recycle bin to overflowing with homework, study guides and tests. His homework agenda/calendar was thrown on top with a little extra flair.

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Are you all watching the World Cup in your house? We are, and we're loving seeing all the different countries compete. Go USA! Go CROATIA! And the fans!!! Oh my! That's some serious dedication. During the opening game between Brazil and Croatia,  Jack asked us the very important question that I'm sure was on everyone's minds..... "Do they get orange

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I have been waiting and waiting to show you these cookies. WAITING!!!! (I'm not good at waiting) (not even a little) But I finally said....That's it!!! I'm not waiting anymore! YAY!!!!!! Here they are!!! Happy Summer!!! Right before Memorial Day I spotted these fabulous printables  by Amy at Living Locurto. Aren't they Beautiful! She made them especially

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Have you started thinking about Father's Day yet? (it's okay-I haven't either) But, I received a couple of emails this week from readers who HAD started planning.   They were looking for the tutorial for my giant cookie tie. It wasn't until I went to grab the link for them that I realized I never published it here! (the tutorial first appeared at SheKnows.com) You will need:

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My friend Tammy (fabulous blogger/party designer/owner of Pink Peppermint Prints and Parties) asked me to make cookies for her daughter Ashley's baptism. (Tammy's the designer behind the gorgeous Frozen party which I made Olaf cookies for!) Tammy knew just what she wanted, and as usual,  I love what she picked! She'll be sharing lots of pictures from the

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I love making flower cookies. Love, love, love, love.... Especially these tropical hibiscus flowers. Wanna make some of your own? Okay!! Bake flower cookies using a 5 petal flower cutter, but add a leaf shape before baking. (My favorite flower cutter is actually a sand dollar cutter, but I won't tell anyone if you don't)

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I've noticed a bit of a change in graduation cookies lately. I used to make a lot of caps and diplomas. Recently though, its been a lot of school logos. Kind of a 'where I've been' to 'where I'm going' theme. This lovely lady was going from a local private school... To Princeton! She even has a scholarship... ..

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If I were to buy my own Mother's Day gifts, and had an entire afternoon  to click my way through Etsy, this is what I would pick! (please keep in mind I occasionally have a twisted sense of humor) I need some new art for the kitchen walls! by Emily McDowell Draws by Noodlehug I have a bit of a tea towel obsession as well,  so I'd find a

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Happy May Day Everyone! One of my favorite childhood classroom memories would be making  May Day baskets in Mrs. Beam's third grade class.   The baskets were brown construction paper and the flowers were brightly colored tissue. We spent quite a few days making them,  and then on May 1st we secretly left them on a neighbors porch as a surprise. Since I

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I was driving Ethan (my 13 year old son) home the other day when he said, "Hey Mom, y'know what I was thinking about today?" If you know Ethan, you know that this could have been anything from  a new app to finger-boarding obstacles to a new shirt at Tilly's to  magnetic roads that wouldn't allow cars to crash into each other. So I answered, "No buddy,

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So now that I'm out and about, I've started Cardio Rehab. What's that you ask? Well, its like the gym,  but with lots of nurses who stick wires on you to monitor your heart rate. No...the nurses don't wear the corsets. They wear regular workout clothes. But they are adorable. Fun and chatty and happy and upbeat. They make working out a pleasure. And they are all

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HI!!!! I'm all better! Yay! YAY!!!! (doing a little clappy-happy dance) I still have a little way to go. Lots more cardio-rehab. The ginormous bowl of medicines on my night table isn't going anywhere. But more or less...I'm doing GREAT!!!! No more leaky heart! Before I show you more cookies, I'd like to be a little bit serious for just a minute if you don't mind..

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Love day is coming and so are the hearts!!! Heart cookies are beautiful and don't need a lot of decoration to get their point across. Sometimes they're a bit bossy.... 'Be Mine Valentine Cookies' ....some are very chatty and talk all night... 'Conversation Hearts' ...while others are quietly cute. 'The Heart of the Matter' These like

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Something happens when I walk down the gift wrap aisle at my favorite stores. I see cute bags and instead of thinking... "Oh I want to put a gift in that!!"... ...my brain says... "That NEEDS to be a cookie!!!" So I made these. I squealed in the middle of Target when I saw it. (really good way to embarrass your teenage son by the way) You

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Does your house have an elf? Last year we adopted James... He's a mischievous little stinker sweetheart. We've found him in closets, on top of the Christmas tree, in my mixer! One morning we found him under Jack's bed!! (Which I appreciated, since Jack was supposed to clean under there  and couldn't quite

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So Olaf made an appearance the other day and introduced himself, but he wasn't the only cookie I made for the Frozen Movie. (he was just the most mischievious) Tammy from Pink Peppermint Designs emailed me when she started planning her Frozen Movie Party and I couldn't wait to play along! She asked for little 'build-your-own-snowman' sets for the kids to play with and take home.

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