Happy Halloween!

This blog post is dedicated to all things SPOOKY. I have to be honest...I miss trick or treating. I know I could just go to the store and buy some candy for myself (which I knew do) but something about dressing up and running around the neighbor is just more glamourous.

Cute Little Fox Cookies

The good news for the Trick or Treaters is it luckily stopped raining. This morning it was down pouring and didn't look like it was going to stop. I took my dog out for a walk before dinner and before it got dark. I was hoping to spot some kids and I did but they were more like big kids...like junior high and they were barely dressed up...maybe they were just "hipsters" hanging in the park...could be - it was getting dark after all...just kidding they were kids. 

Cat Face Cookie

I remember I milked trick or treating until I was in high school and some people would come to the door and be surprised by the "big kids" standing there and not the little guys. One lady I remember even said "oh aren't you a little big to be trick or treating" ...yes but give me the candy anyways please! 

OK OK Enough about me...more about the cookies you say? Well let's start with the above few. I found a clever idea to turn my cat face cookie cutter into a fox face. I know foxes aren't really Halloween themed necessarily but they are definitely fall-ish and so I decided to try it out and I loved them. If you don't know I have a little dog who looks like a fox... 

Halloween Friends

As for Mr. Frank, that cookie cutter is actually using the "skull" head shape. I thought it would be cutter to mix some green into the mix! Loved how these Frankenstein cookies turned out and they might be my favorite!

I actually didn't have a witches hat cookie cutter. So I ran out to the store the night before halloween to find some black sanding sugar which was a bit of a challenge but found it and got the last one! At the store they had a bunch of cute cutter and one being the witches hat! 

Witch's hat

I got the idea for the spider webs off of pinterest as well. I am always looking for fun ways to turn my cutters I already have into a different shape (like the cat-fox above) a circle could really be turned into anything and for Halloween it was perfect for some creepy spider cob webs!

Spooky Spider Web cookies

Pumpkin Cookies

Of course it isn't halloween without pumpkins! 

BOOOOooooo

The other shape I had I had fun with was the bat. This was the purpose of the "mission: black sanding sugar." I liked how these little guys turned out and looked great with the spooky ghost and coffin. 

Getting Batty

RIP Coffin Cookies

The last little cutter I picked up at the store was the "scared-y cat" as I call him. Again, using that coveted black sanding sugar! muahaha! I mean...MEOW! 

I almost forgot to put this in my blog. I am really bad about transferring photos from my phone to my computer, but I posted this on my insta too. I loved the monotone contrast of this picture of the skull and cross bone cookies. VERY halloween. 

ok ok and it wouldn't be completely halloween if I didn't do a little flashback friday shout out to my friends for "that one time when we dressed up as 80s chicks after a run to the goodwill to make our costumes" and then we went trick or treating! I think we were actually sophomores in this picture...or were we juniors...HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 

Ready to Pop Baby Shower

I am getting to "that age" where some of my friends are getting married but even more are on the brink of having babies... *sigh* now that I am in my late twenties. Well this baby shower wasn't exactly for me or anyone I know. But the them was ready to pop! And all things that go POP were just about represented...but lets focus on the fun dessert...

Yellow and Blue Cake Pops

Cake POPs are the perfect little pop for this shower. A bouncing baby boy P is on the way!

Baby Shower Dessert & Treat Table

Of course it wouldn't be a Ready to Pop party with out POPcorn! 

Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispy Treats

POPsicles...well not quite but chocolate dipped rice krispy treats are sure to delight! 

Custom Baby Shower Cookies

And I guess cookies don't really go POP but there are cute anyways and look great on the dessert table. 

Rainbow Paint Party

Children's birthday parties are not what they used to be. With the invention of Etsy, kids's parties today are practically on steroids. A birthday party is not just about picking a theme and having matching plates and table covers...maybe a pinata....now it is all about dessert tables, craft tables and beyond!

For my cousin she lucked out. Her two daughters both have September birthdays. So it makes it a little easier to plan an all out birthday party extravaganza and she only has to do it once. This year they were celebrating 4 and 2. The theme was Rainbow Paint Party and she went - ALL OUT. 

Mom and Dad with the birthday girls

All about the detail! Adorable dessert table to go with the paint party theme. There were cookies, cupcakes, cake pops and chocolate dipped rice krispy treats made by - your's truly as well as an ice cream dessert bar. 

Rainbow Cupcake Dessert Palette 

The cupcake display was just too cute! A paint palette with the cupcakes as the "paint" - who's ready to get creative?!

Birthday Girl Ruby turning 2 

Birthday girl Addison turning 4

I think the birthday girls like it...

mmmmm....cupcake...

Paint palette cookies

Here is a little closer look at the paint palette cookies I made! These were absolutely adorable and fun to make. Really easy too. The hardest part was making up all the "paint" colors. I had about 8 different piping bags full of frosting and I only messed up on the colors twice! Should have just went with my gut instinct to begin with.

Rainbow paint palette cookies

Rainbow cupcakes

Dont you just want to lick the frosting? You know you want to...These cupcakes are using my favorite homemade vanilla cupcake recipe...well actually it is a recipe for "funfetti" I just skipped out on the sprinkles but it probably would have been perfect for the them now that I think about it...

More rainbow cupcakes

Here is a few more cupcakes to drool over! I know I mentioned I made other desserts like the cake pops and the chocolate dipped rice krispy treats...I forgot to take a close up picture of them...I get lazy... If you have never had a rice krispy dipped in chocolate...you are missing out my friend. I just had one for the first time and I thought I died and went to heaven!! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Feel free to email me for information on a custom dessert for your next party!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cookies

The very hungry caterpillar...I can't remember the last time I have read that book...maybe when I was in kindergarten?
So when I got a request for some custom cookies for a very lucky 1 year olds birthday, I had to jog my memory.

I know that it obviously, has a caterpillar in it and he is VERY hungry...ok I am just messing with you. I looked it up on wikipedia and then the juices really started flowing for these cookies.

For these special cookies, I of course made the caterpillar which I ordered from an awesome vendor that I use for great cookie cutters, found HERE - you're welcome.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cookies

And also had to pick up a cute little strawberry cookie cutter. Since this cookies were intended as party favors I also packaged them in a cello bag. Each bag got 1 strawberry cookie and then either a cupcake cookie, apple cookie, a butterfly or Mr. Caterpillar cookie himself.

Now since he was very hungry...this little caterpillar ate a whole through the cupcake and apple cookies. hehe. Ok not really, I just cut a hole in them. But so much fun to make! I posted these on my instagram (follow me!)  and ALL of my teacher friends just about freaked out. I literally had no idea that this book was still so popular for how old it is! 

And since we are talking about caterpillar cookies, there was another little bug friend who came in and visited my kitchen and it was Mrs. Lady Bug! 

Lady Bug Cookies

These little guys I just used a 3" circle cutter and free hand drew the lady bug design on. I am going to make these for valentines day this year but make the spots a heart shape instead and call them "love bugs" hehe.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Bridal Showers & Brides Oh My!

One of my favorite cookie orders to make are for bridal showers! They are so girlie and fun to make. Plus the color combinations are endless! However, one theme that seems to be very in style right now is pale or dusty rose pink with white and gold accents!

Gold Wedding ring Cookies

Gold is a very difficult color to make with buttercream frosting without having to airbrush, which in my opinion can alter the taste. So I opted for something tastier SPRINKLES! Who doesn't love gold sprinkles?

Bridesmaid Dress & Engagement Ring Cookies

I am not sure if the pink is the actual color of the bridesmaid dresses but the dress is one of my absolutely favorite cutters to use. You can do many different "style" of dresses, but my go to is the ruffles.

Gold Engagement Ring Cookie "I DO!"

Hopefully these words will be said on the big day ;)

Wedding Dress Cookies

 Oohlala! So many dresses! Bridesmaids and the bride! 

Bridal Shower Cookies

K+M = <3 Congratulations to the Bride and Groom to be! 

Flower Swirl Cookies

Heart Cookies

Monogram Initial Cookies

 Cheers to the future Mrs. L!

Monogram L cookies

Wedding cookie Platter

So Many Cookies! 

As if this week wasn't busy enough for me, I also had my first wedding to bake for which was really exciting! I had the fun job of making 250 cupcakes! In planning my own wedding, I must say I have a hard time paying $3/cupcake when I can bake them myself. Sure it takes time, but if you are on a tight budget then you have to find a way to make it work.
This little budget savvy bride is my future cousin-in-law. She got married this past weekend and had about 175 people attend. It took place in eastern washington on a hill over looking the beautiful Columbia River. The view was absolutely breath taking!

Despite all the fires in eastern washington right now, she really lucked out. It was sunny, there was no smoke in the valley, but there was a very strong breeze that was hard to work with. Since it was so warm out (about 90 degrees), we had to wait to put the cupcakes out since they couldn't be in direct sunlight - they were just buttercream frosting. The cake with stood the weather, but that is not something I can take credit for. 

Everything came together nicely. She had a "peacock" color theme. We did an assortment of mini and big cupcakes in vanilla and chocolate. As well as vanilla and chocolate buttercream. My favorite was vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Since those didn't really go with the "theme" (brown frosting) those got put out after the cake to the face smashing...I mean, the cake cutting. 

For frosting the cupcakes, I did either a "ruffle" or "big swirl" pattern as I call them.  I am so happy for the bride and groom! What a fun day and I was so honored to be apart of it, even if it was just a small part! 

Happy 4th of July!

July 5th in Seattle usually marks the "official" day of summer...meaning, nice weather. It ALWAYS rans on the fourth and this year my fiance and I were down spending the holiday with his family in hood canal.
The morning on the 4th it was beautiful and sunny, but slowly that turned into a little rain spell in the late afternoon/ dinner time. Fortunately it cleared up in time for fireworks. As always, my "honey" is the head pyro in charge of the artillery. He definitely knows how to wheel and deal with the booths to get what he wants and puts on a pretty good show every year.

I like to watch the fireworks, but I like to keep a safe distance away from them. I would rather make fireworks in the kitchen...with my cookies ;)

We had A LOT of yummy desserts at the cabin, include no bake bars which I haven't had in YEARs as well as yummy peanut brittle bars, rice krispy treats, the list goes on and on!

4th of July Cookie Platter

My little brother and sister love to watch me make cookies and when I told them I was going to be making cookies for the 4th of July one of them - can't remember now - said I should make cookies in the shape of the #4...Not a bad idea kiddo! So I took their advice and I did!

All the cookie! Happy 4th of July!

Stars and 4's 

Red, white and blue star cookies with matching #4's to go with it to celebrate the fourth of July holiday. The 4s are nice and small, which makes it ok to eat more than 1...shhh....don't worry I won't tell!

Hood Canal 2014 

The fluted cookie cutter is what I am calling my "fireworks" and they kind of look like it if you use your imagination a little bit right?!? You can't see them but there were a few other phrases on them too like "happy 4th" "4th of July" "2014" and a big number 4 too.

Stars and Stripes! Gotta love the flag!

One of the most iconic american symbols...our beautiful flag. It's not Independence Day with out the flag representation on the platter! I actually had my mom help me out with these one! I was frosting the red stripes and she would follow behind me with the white piping bag and make the white stripes and then we would play leap frog back and fourth until they were all filled in...save me probably about half the time it would have normally taken me. *thanks mom*

Festive Cupcakes

I love the cupcake cookies because they have the most frosting on them....mmmm.....frosting!

Happy 4th of July!

Gotta have a checkered table cloth!

Here is what I was talking about above! A few more shots of the "firework" cookies I made with different phrases on them. Again a shout out to my mom for helping me on these ones too. She helped fill in the "polka dots" and again saving me lots of time. *thanks mom*

Happy 4th of July Cookies

Stars and Stripe Cookies

I took advantage of the cute table cloth that was very "all american" if I do say so my self to go with our holiday theme!

Old Glory

Thanks for stopping by! I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!