This post has a secondary title, “Snail Cookies: Because Michelle is Slow as Molasses with the Posts Lately!” True enough! As I mentioned a few weeks back, my life’s been a whirlwind lately. We sold our sweet little house, moved into a rental house, and are now set to close on our next house around July 4th. […]
Summer Lovin’ Beachy Heart Cookies!
Ya’ll may remember the Sand Castle Cookies cookies I posted back on my due date. Well, I loved them so much and wanted to make an accompanying cookie that had all the same pretty beach elements, but with a more grown-up look. Something that could work for a destination or beach wedding, a summer bridal shower, or a […]
Fancy Fleur-de-Lis Cookies
I love baking all kinds of cookies, but I’m sure its no surprise to ya’ll that the blank canvas of a sugar cookie makes my heart sing. It’s truly a cookie for every occasion, just waiting to be customized in a way that makes their recipient smile. For my aunt’s birthday, I wanted her cookies […]
Purrfectly Simple Halloween Cat Cookies
Festive. Fun. Sweet. From my perspective, those three words capture the essence of my friend Morgan’s awesome blog, Mighty Delighty. Honestly and truly, if you want to plan a Halloween party (or any holiday party for that matter) and make just one blog-stop, drop by Morgan’s site. She’s got Frankenstein pretzel bites, mummy cupcakes AND mummy candy apples, free Halloween printable […]
Simple Skeleton Gals from a Gingerbread Cutter
Cuter and not at all creepy Halloween cookies coming your way! Say hi to this sweet bunch of skeleton gals made from a gingerbread cutter. Everyone’s got one of these cutters laying around, which is great for the armchair cookies. Plus, the swift addition of a royal icing flower takes these cookies from “he” to “she” […]
Polar Teddy Bear Cookies: You’ve Got All Day for a Dozen Cookies, So Why Not?
I’m not going to lie to you. These cookies were a real bear. Pun intended, but for real, they took a long arse time. I nearly gave up on photographing the tutorial about halfway through as I was getting a serious case of the lazies. I didn’t though and I’m very glad for that because […]
Sneaky Little Ghost Cookies
Simple shapes. Simple techniques. The first thing that comes to mind when I make these delicious sneaky little ghost cookies. Lots of Halloween fun! And its September folks, so Halloween-related posts are fair game. Hurray! For festive Halloween-style, I tend towards cutesy versus creepy, and I’m not into gory. These sneaky little ghost cookies are […]
Little Princess Cookies: Virtual Baby Shower for Sugarbelle & LilaLoa
There must have been something sweet shaking around the cosmos nine months back as the two greatest Cookie Queens of all-time, Callye AKA Sugarbelle and Georganne AKA LilaLoa, each had a baby girl last week and on the very same day! To celebrate the arrival of their little cookie princesses, my friends Hani of Haniela’s, Mike of Semi Sweet, and […]
Raindrop Cookies for April Showers and Baby Showers
It’s raining babies these days and no better way to celebrate a baby shower than with rosy-cheeked, smiley-faced raindrop cookies! These cheerful cookies fit in with just about any baby shower given that “showers of love” is a universally sweet […]
Simple Cookie Designs: Holiday Happiness in a Cocoa Mug Cookie
I’ve been dying to recreate Sue’s adorably cute cocoa mug cookies since I first discovered them last spring. I love love love ’em! Don’t they just radiate holiday happiness, warmth, and all things snuggly? I’d say these cookies help balance out the girl-a-palooza that is the hot pink snowflake cookie design. That said, the mug cookies still seem a […]