Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Easter Cookies

 
 This year's Easter cookies almost didn't happen!  Because of all the snow here in CT, report cards were pushed back!  They were due the Wednesday before Easter so there was just a teeny-tiny bit of stress in my house!  Since many people started asking me if they could order cookies, I decided to work "double time" on report cards so that I could make some cookies as well!
 Here is my HUGE diningroom table filled with cookies!  Sorry the pictures are a little dark, it was late when I finished and I wasn't about to play with the settings on my camera!
 Carrot cookies for the Easter bunny!
 New this year: fluffy little chicks!
Easter Bunnies
 
This year I sold about 16 dozen.  I could have definitely sold a lot more if I had more time to make them!  Thank you to everyone who ordered or who bought some.  I am so happy to be part of your holiday celebrations this year!  Thank you to my repeat customers!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

St. Patrick's Day Cookies

St. Patrick's Day cookies....shamrock and a little Leprechaun. 
 Rainbow, pot o'goal, and a gold coin
Cookies for sale

Christening Cake

 This cake came out pretty cute.  It was a christening cake for the grandaughter of a lady that I work with.  The baby on top was made to look like the "lady of they day."
I added butterflies to the sides in pastel colors to make it a little more "springy." 

Family Reunion Cake

 This cake was made for my own family reunion....my gramma asked me if I would be able to "handle" the cake and I told her that I would.  I wanted something summery and fun.  It was the heaviest cake I have ever made!!! It was also about 100 degrees out, so I was worried that it would turn into a melty mess.  Luckily my loving husband fashioned a "cooler" that would keep it cool.  He took a large rubbermaid bin and filled it with ice.  Then he covered the ice with plastic sheeting and put a towel over it.  Then he placed the cake board on top. Then put the lid on the rubbermaid bin.  It was a challenge to keep it from getting warm or soggy!

First Communion Cookies

 Here's are first communion cookies for a little boy named Ethan.  His mom had no specifications and has ordered from me before so I set out to make something simple and "boyish."


Last Year's Easter Cookies

I was looking at designs for this year's Easter bookies and realized that I completely forgot to post last year's cookies!!!  Here they are.  Better late than never I guess!
Packaged and ready to go...to my best customers (the teacher's where I work). 

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Christmas Cookies

Here is my Christmas Cookie Variety Dozen...I wish I had pictures of the Santas that I made with the curly beards. They came out even cuter than this Santa!
Rudolph and Blitzen....or one of the other reindeer friends!

Santa Claus, Rudolph, and one of the other reindeer.

Stocking, Christmas tree, and a mitten...I liked the mitten because it added another color to the variety packs.

Here is a candy cane, a sparkling snowflake (with sanding sugar), and a "gingerbread" sugar cookie boy.


Here is a wreath with red berries and a red bow...and some holly complete with holly berries!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Fall Variety Cookies





The Fall Variety Cookies were popular for Thanksgiving time. They included turkeys, acorns, apples, leaves, sunflowers and pumpkins. They were so bright and colorful....and pefect for Thanksgiving!

Gobble Gobble Turkeys


Thanksgiving Turkeys were a huge hit! They were perfect as tey were or with names piped on for place holders around the dinner table. The feathers were something new that I had never tried before. I used the wet-on-wet technique and then dragged a toothpick through it before it dried to make it look like curved feathers.




Thanksgiving Minis

Here are some Thanksgiving Minis. Apples, pumpkins, turkeys, leaves and whimsical fall bites. There were a big hit and people bought a few in a bag (above) or more in Chinese Take-out Style containers.





Saturday, October 22, 2011

Vampire Cookies

I was looking for Halloween Cookies and I came across the cutest vampires on Hayley Cakes and Cookies' Website. I decided to give them a try. They weren't as hard as I thought they would be....The only problem was that I couldn't find my #1 tip so that teeth were too thick....other than that I would consider them a success!







Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Lillipop Ghost Cupcakes

I love the Food Network Magazine! I got the October 2011 issue in the mail and decided to make these Lollipop Ghost Cupcakes. All you have to do is: 1. Bake a batch of your favorite cupcakes (I used a vanilla bean recipe and added some sprinkles to make them look like Funfetti) 2. When they are cool, frost them (I used a chocolate ganache frosting). 3. Then unwrap a lollipop and stick it in the middle of the cupcake (I used Tootsie pops and had to trim the sticks shorter, but I think if I had uses Dum Dums I wouldn't have needed to). 4. Cover the lollipop with a fondant circle and crinkle it to make it look like a ghost 5. Paint on some eyes (coloring gel and a drop of vodka). They were so simple to make and they were a huge hit!



Pumpkin Cookies

I have read a lot about "flooding" sugar cookies with royal icing but have only tried it once or twice. I armed myself with the tools and started to work making 5 dozen pumpkin cookies.

I made these pumpkin sugar cookies for a school faculty meeting and they were a big hit. They were really tasty and not at all difficult to make. They were more time consuming than I thought because you have to let each layer dry completely before adding the next. I also felt like counter space was limited until I started stacking them on stackable cooking racks. The end result was something that I could be proud of!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Christmas Cookie Bags




These are lovely bags that can be personalized with different accents as well as monogramed tags. These ones are made for Chrismas and contain small bundles of wrapped cookies. These bags included:

*Hand Decorated Gingerbread cookies

*Hand Decorated Sugar cookies

*Coconut Macroons

*Oatmeal Raisin/ Cranberry Cookies

*Vanilla, strawberry, almond, cherry and/or chocolate Spritz

*Orange/Almond bars

*Chocolate Chip/M&M cookies

*Brown Sugar Pecan Roll cookies

*Peanutbutter/Hershey Kiss cookies

Friday, March 13, 2009

Happy St.Patty's Day

Here is a cute St. Patty's Day Cake that I made for a get-together. It came out ok... Nothing fancy. It is yellow cake with buttercream frosting with a touch of chocolate.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Cupid's Cupcakes: Minis


There is nothing like a "sweet" Valentine's surprise. These mini cupcakes were the hit of a family party with their bright pink and red frosting.