Go 4th and celebrate! Here’s to a folksy Independence Day (and by that , I mean I hope you celebrate with some folks that you really enjoy)!
Category Archives: dessert
RULE the ROOST(er)
One of our neighbors is cock.a.doodle.coo coo for roosters. It’s good to be my neighbor. If you like cookies.
The Best Day for Pi
Happy Pi day my fellow geeks! Twice today, the calendar/time will read 3.14.15 9:26 (am or pm)! A perfect Pi day!! As always, my take on this “epic” Pi day is from a slightly different angle; hope these goes down as easy as pi(e). Oh, and have a relatively happy birthday Albert Einstein.
50 Shades of Hay
I confess, I have not read the books nor seen the movie. But the word play from just the TRAILERS alone was enough to CORRAL me into this cookie set. Just HORSIN’ around. Hope I haven’t offended anyone who loves the topic- Shades of Grey or equine…
Walking Dead part 2
Funny. All of my Walking Dead cookie orders have been for KID‘s birthdays. Like under 14. I am always SUPER appreciative of anyone who likes my cookie designs enough to request some but I figured The Walking Dead fans would be older???! The reason I mention this particular sidebar is the dilemma of coming up with ideas that are appropriate. That was particularly important for this order- the favors were being given out in school. Luckily, challenges that stretch the imagination are never a bad thing. Here are the resulting Carl-, Daryl-, prison-, zombie-fied cookies, “splattered” with a touch of humor, “not dripping” with gore. 
Leprechauns 2015
I sat staring at the shamrock cookie cutter in my hand, hoping for a different IRSIHistible design to magically pop into my head. Gratefully, I flashed back to Patti Paige’s/Baked Ideas‘ many clever and sensational out.of.the.box cookies (MUST buy her book “Can’t Judge a Cookie by its Cutter!”). Okay, look, some flashbacks are a positive thing. At least I hope YOU think so…. Here is my simple and funky wee leprechaun (and a little ‘how to’):
But first, COFFEE!
Um. Essential to life. Right? What’s not to love about coffee? As I paid homage to tea, I felt it necessary to compliment my other hot beverage of choice. The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch koffie, borrowed from the Turkish kahve, in turn borrowed from the Arabic qahwa, a truncation of qahhwat al-bun ‘wine of the bean’.
Here’s how the cookies for my caffeine-addicted friend turned out.
Not all cookies make the grade. To prove the point, here are some ideas that I played around with that did not turn out as I had hoped. Whomp whomp. Please try to remember only the ones that made the grade. 🙂
TEArrific
I was invited to go over to a friend’s house for tea, which made me think of a tea party (all proper with pinkies extended), and then Boston, and then the yellow flag with a snake that says “don’t tread on me”, and then all of the possible mutations of “T”, tee, tea, bag, etc? My mind works in mysterious ways. And “works” is a questionable categorization. These are but a few of the possibilities:
(PS: Thanks to the magnificent Arty McGoo for allowing me to personify her on a tea bag cookie. With utter jaw-dropping talent and a playful nature, Liz has the whole package; I am ever grateful for her inspiration and hysterical sense of humor.)
Happy New Year 2015
Again with the small bites for many people. I’m hoping to spread cookie kindness like confetti tonight. Lots of food will be offered so these little guys will fit the grazing mentality. Here’s to a delectable and delightful start to 2015! Cheers!
Have a Holly Jolly
Hope your Christmas is splendid. This platter of trees was made to serve many people little bites (because there were lots and lots of different cookies on that dessert table!). Inspiration was from the 2013 post by Melissa Joy’s Cookies. Melissa’s creative juices flow in abundance; she is a playful and brilliant cookier!
Mama Mayer Bakery 