Simply Delicious

Number 5's

2010-03-05T18:09:00.001-05:00

For my friend's Daughter who turned 5.

Apples

2009-10-16T16:55:00.001-04:00

Another cell phone pic. These are a new variation of the apples.

Pumpkins

2009-10-16T16:51:00.000-04:00

My newest take on pumpkins. I added the leaf and little vine swirls.

Lots of hearts!

2009-10-16T16:45:00.005-04:00

A friend of mine asked for lots of heart cookies that each had a unique design. Here's a few that I came up with, with a closeup of a few.

Graduation caps

2009-10-16T16:43:00.001-04:00

Surprisingly, these were a little bit of a challenge. I definitely see where I can improve the next time.

Hockey Pucks

2009-10-16T16:39:00.001-04:00

Not my finest cookie. Naturally, these were for a Detroit fan. I was trying to make them thicker than usual and ended up needing to recut them when they came out of the oven. Not something I would ever do again since it made the edges too crumbly.

Daisies

2009-10-16T16:34:00.003-04:00

The pictures aren't great since they were taken with my cell. These were daisies for a bridal shower. The colors are difficult to see, but they were bright pink and bright orange, with the petals and backgrounds alternating.

Spongebob Squarepants

2009-03-23T15:02:00.003-04:00

Not the best pictures in the world, I apologize. I had two orders come in at the same time for Spongebob. That was pretty convenient. The sizes are all a little different since I had to hand cut the pattern out of the dough.

Shamrocks

2009-03-23T14:56:00.003-04:00

I've done these before, but I had to revisit them when the ladies I play bunko with wanted to try some. Since bunko night was a couple days prior to St. Patricks Day, I figured these would be perfect.

Autism Awareness

2009-03-23T14:53:00.003-04:00

As a surprise for a couple friends, I made these cookies to replicate the autism awareness ribbons. I love the finished result!

Wedding cookies!

2009-03-05T09:12:00.003-05:00

A friend came to me asking if I can make some cookies as favors at her wedding. Her colors are ivory, gold, champagne and brown and asked that the cookies match accordingly in a monogram fashion. I've never mailed this many cookies before though and I'm a little nervous about them making it there in one piece.

Abby Cadabby

2009-01-13T19:00:00.003-05:00

It's been so long since I've seen Sesame Street, but Abby Cadabby is a fairly recent addition to the show. According to a youtube video I saw of her appearance on the Today show (ya rly), she's a fairy in training. Just a little FYI there for you. A friend of mine ordered these for her Daughter's Birthday. She's a huge fan of Abby! I honestly wasn't thrilled with the cookie until I added the hair. I love the hair! I'm still not totally thrilled about the face though.

Christmas Lights

2008-12-19T07:54:00.006-05:00

I had a couple errors on the cookies, one of which is hard to see, so I won't point it out, the other is on one of the blue lights. You can see it in the group of three on the bottom right. While piping the border, the tip got clogged and it caused me to mess up. Because there was just enough for the intended recipients, I had to make do. It's also hard to see the base of the treads, but I used some edible silver dust on them to make them sparkly. The actual treads weren't dry yet, but once they did, I added some silver dust to those as well. I loved the sparkly result! I added a closeup so you can see it better.

sparkle

Snowmen

2008-12-19T07:51:00.001-05:00

These have a slight mess up...I was impatient waiting for the whote to completely dry before piping on his eyes, which is why they bled into the white a little bit.

Christmas Stockings

2008-12-19T07:49:00.000-05:00

Indiana Jones inspired

2008-12-11T08:51:00.003-05:00

The theme for the cookies was Indiana Jones. I wasn't sure what to add, so I put a whip on each cookie.

Christmas Trees

2008-12-11T08:45:00.002-05:00

These were ordered for twins for their first Christmas as party favors.

WoW cookies

2008-12-11T08:42:00.002-05:00

Not your everyday request. These are "hearthstones" from the computer game, World of Warcraft. It was explained to me that hearthstones are what the character player uses to take them back to "home".

Baby Onesies

2008-11-20T07:51:00.003-05:00

I'm sure you're all familiar with the onesies I do. Same concept, just different colors. These were designed to be unisex.

Christmas Mittens

2008-11-20T07:49:00.002-05:00

Fashionistas

2008-10-21T09:14:00.003-04:00

It's not fashion without Coach purses right?

I included this picture of the Chanel cookies so you can better see the quilting in the bag. I'm very proud of the quilting! Haha.

You are a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day

2008-10-21T09:09:00.004-04:00

I feel as though this is the only one that warrants explaining. It's supposed to be a desert sun, cartoon style.

Fouled Anchor Cookies

2008-10-06T13:00:00.002-04:00

The fouled anchor is basically what you see, an anchor with a sloppy chain (in this case "rope") wrapped around it. In the Navy it's used to represent Chief Petty Officers. These were completed for a Navy spouse for her Husband's homecoming.

Dragon cookies

2008-09-25T14:35:00.002-04:00

Probably some of the more challenging cookies I've had to make. I think they came out pretty good and like all cookies I make, I can see where I could have improved. Overall I love the finished product though!

Spiderman Cookies

2008-08-20T20:48:00.002-04:00

I just completed an order of Spiderman cookies for a Birthday party this weekend. I love how they came out! Here's a few different pictures...the first one was a progress shot of just the web before I put the eyes on, a group shot, closeup and then I packaged one to show the finished product. I think the blue ribbon is a great Spidey touch and am happy I went with that over a red ribbon. The grand total of Spiderman cookies was 40!

Yellow Support Ribbons

2008-07-18T17:48:00.003-04:00

I fulfilled an order for a military spouse whose Husband is returning home from a deployment. Instead of "support our troops" written on the yellow ribbons, I put "welcome home." I love how they came out and even more surprised that my handwriting held up while using icing. I tend to not have very good luck with that.

New infant onesies

2008-07-14T13:45:00.003-04:00

I was contacted by my friend DeAnna's friend Rose (sounds confusing) about making some onesies for DeAnna's baby shower. I gladly accepted and made her pink polka dot inspired cookies. I was informed that they were a hit at the shower!

Forgot to add the Katana's!

2008-07-01T09:42:00.002-04:00

Someone asked if I was able to make some Katana's (samurai swords) for her. Her Husband is a collector of swords. The difficult part was I had to hand cut each sword out of the dough as I couldn't find a cutter. Personally I think they resemble knives instead of swords, but I was happy with the final result.

Cinderella Inspired

2008-07-01T09:37:00.002-04:00

My friend DeAnna came to me asking if I can make some favors for her Daughter's Cinderella Birthday party. I made some glass slippers and also mini pumpkins (her coach to the ball) that she can use to decorate the cupcakes with. I love how the pumpkins came out!

Fit for a teacher

2008-07-01T09:34:00.002-04:00

Bombs and 8 Balls

2008-06-06T08:23:00.002-04:00

The picture isn't the greatest, I took it real quick to share with the client (love how professional that sounds) and forgot to take a better picture of both. I love how the 8 ball came out, but the bombs I had to do a little differently than the last ones. The "fuse" on the bomb needed to be completely on the cookie instead of hanging off because they were being shipped. They would have easily broken otherwise.

Tractors

2008-06-06T08:21:00.001-04:00

I had two different requests for tractors, some John Deere and Farmall

Sailboats

2008-06-06T08:20:00.001-04:00

Zombies

2008-06-06T08:18:00.002-04:00

I wish I created the face entirely, but I copied the idea off the internet.

Sunflowers and Bombs - great combo!

2008-04-29T19:22:00.002-04:00

I've been wanting to try a new thing where I make "extras" on the cookies using icing. In my latest batch, the "extras" are ladybugs and fuses. When I start thinking about new cookies, I also think about what I can add to them, so that has been fun. The bombs were a trial cookie, meant for a friend whose Husband works with EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal - bombs) I loved how they came out as well. Reminds me of Bomb Omb from Super Mario. Haha. Here are the pictures from today. The ladybugs, the sunflower without the ladybug, the sunflower with and also the bomb.

Mini Shamrocks

2008-03-08T18:11:00.003-05:00

My friend DeAnna is attending a get together where everyone has to bring their favorite cookie. Her favorite happens to be my sugar cookies! I'm very excited that I'm a favorite of someones! Because she needed such a large amount, she asked that I make small ones, similar in size to the heart cookies I made for Valentine's. She needs them next week so I thought mini shamrocks would be perfect! I made them in the same style as the hearts but tied them off with a green ribbon instead of the white.

Heart cookies again

2008-02-14T09:14:00.002-05:00

I had to make some more heart cookies for my Daughter's class today. Since I already posted pictures of them the other day, here's some extra shots of them all packaged and ready to go!

Valentine's a little early!

2008-02-05T11:20:00.000-05:00

I had some leftover dough when making the onesies so I decided to make some practice cookies for my Daughter's class. I can't use these particular ones as they are flavored with vanilla and almond because a child in the class has a severe nut allergy...however, I was able to try out some new bags I bought and the mini hearts fit in them perfectly! I can't wait to make them next week for her class!

Onesies

2008-02-05T11:15:00.001-05:00

A friend of mine is having a baby shower and asked if I can make some cookies for her. The theme of her shower is chocolate brown and lime green polka dots, so the onesies accomodate that. I tried two different ideas in terms of the polka dots. Some with just the green dots and some with both. I really like both results.

Frosty the Snowman

2007-12-21T07:44:00.000-05:00

I made snowmen for my Daughter's classroom Holiday Party. I ran out of time to make scarves for all of them though. These aren't my favorite cookies, as I time-crunched myself and was forced to do them quickly, but they'll work. You'll never know how sloppy they were once they're eaten. :)

Cookies, cookies and more cookies

2007-12-11T07:44:00.000-05:00

Last week I attended a cookie exchange get together. I couldn't decide which kinds to make, so I made two different varieties. The first ones were macaroons dipped in chocolate. The other batch was pumpkin cookies drizzled with both chocolate and regular glaze.

Santa Hat Cookies

2007-12-11T02:09:00.000-05:00

I made these Santa Hat Meringue Cookies from a recipe in the Family Fun magazine. They were real easy and they taste great!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2007-11-21T16:58:00.000-05:00

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies make for a real yummy and moist treat!

4 Eggs

1 1/2 Cup Crisco

4 Cup Sugar

1 Large can Libby Pumpkin (29oz)

6 Cup Flour

1 Tbsp. Baking Powder

1 Tbsp. Baking Soda

1 Tbsp. Cinnamon

1 Tbsp. Nutmeg

1 tsp. Salt

1 Tbsp. Vanilla

1 Large pkg of milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips

In Large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, then pumpkin. Add baking powder, baking soda, salt and all spices to about 2 cups of the flout, then pit into creamed mixture and blend together well. Add additional flour and vanilla. Mix well. Add chocolate chips last. Drop by heaping tablespoons on greased cookie sheet. (Parchment paper works well too.) Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes and Enjoy!

Gooaaaal!

2007-11-16T13:27:00.000-05:00

As a gift to the kids on my Daugher's soccer team, I decided to bake some soccer ball cookies. One of the Mom's called me regarding the end of season party and I had mentioned I was making them. She thought it was a good idea and decided to opt out of buying a cake in leu of the cookies. I made enough in case there are any siblings at the party and also had to make enough for another team and their siblings.

I'm not entirely thrilled with the result, as I always have issues using this frosting in small spaces, it causes it to dip and create holes. Oh well. It's all going to be eaten anyway right? :)

Turkey Treats

2007-11-15T16:02:00.000-05:00

Here is a fun Thanksgiving treat you can make with your kids...

Made from Oreo's

Chocolate frosting (from a can)

Candy Corn

Red Hots

Whoppers

Split the Oreo in half take a little chocolate frosting and spread some on both pieces of the cookie. Use the candy corn to make feathers and placed on top of the chocolate frosting (to help the candy stay in place). Stick a whopper on the other piece of Oreo and tiny bit of frosting on top of the whopper to hold on the red hot and then place the feather side of the Oreo on the piece with the whopper and there you have it a simple turkey treat that the kids will love!

Tidbit of information

2007-11-08T13:44:00.000-05:00

I opened up this blog to my friend DeAnna to also share some of her dessert creations. She's made some really pretty cakes and cupcakes that I plan on emulating at some point. :) Here's a snapshot of the cutest cupcakes ever that she made!

Variation of the leaves

2007-11-07T13:22:00.000-05:00

I had to make some more cookies for a bake sale tomorrow at Brent's command. I made some more pumpkins and also a new color combo on the leaves.

Ghosties

2007-11-05T07:25:00.000-05:00

This past week, my oldest and dearest friend DeAnna and her Daughter came to visit me. I hadn't seen her in years, and this was the first time I met Isabelle. I had such a great time and really didn't want her to leave. They came out in time to trick-or-treat with my girls and they made out very well in the candy department. Before we headed out that evening, I had baked some of my cookies since she never had the opportunity to try them before. Shame on me for not sending them! Being the awesome photographer she is, she set up a little ghostie photo shoot and took superb shots! Thank you for that DeAnna! Now you get to fly out here after every creation to snap some pictures! :)

Witchy Woman

2007-10-24T13:37:00.000-04:00

I can't take credit for the ultra-delicious caramel apple lollipops, but I created the witchy woman using black trash bags (cape), green and black yarn(hair and tie for cape), black card stock (hat), googly eyes and red construction paper (mouth). These are going into a goody bag for my Daughter's class.

Worth losing a tooth over!

2007-10-18T19:27:00.001-04:00

As far as I can remember, this was my first attempt at making caramel apples. Hopefully no one will lose a tooth, but if they do, it was well worth it!

Cakes!

2007-10-18T19:22:00.000-04:00

Here are a couple cakes I made today for the cake walk on Saturday.

Snickerdoodle cake with cinnamon buttercream frosting. One of the tastiest cakes I've had in a long time!

Chocolate pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting and chocolate glaze. I wasn't able to try a piece of this one, but it smells absolutely scrumptious!

Pumpkins

2007-10-16T20:53:00.000-04:00

The last and final ones of the fall batch are complete! I also added some red to the non-swirl leaves for a slightly bolder effect.

Acorns

2007-10-16T17:02:00.000-04:00

Just when you thought nuts were just for squirrels...along comes greatness in a cookie!

Fall leaves

2007-10-16T12:28:00.000-04:00

My Daughter's school is having a bake sale next weekend, which I volunteered for. I'm making a lot of cookies, two cakes and caramel apples. I'm currently starting on the sugar cookies, since they need to be frosted and given time to dry. Today I finished the leaves. These are the basic ones. I plan on adding more detail to the pumpkin shapes and acorn shapes.

Cookies

2007-09-03T08:10:00.000-04:00

Valentine's cookies

St. Patrick's cookies

Spring cookies

Halloween cookies

Christmas cookies

Birthday cookies

Special Occasion cookies

Misc. cookies

I'm hoping to create a much finer collection this year that includes several more styles for each holiday. I'll create new blogs to showcase them as they are made.