Monogram Cookies

Here are my black and white themed monogram cookies. The Ms were made using royal icing transfers that I piped ahead of time. My friend used black and white as her wedding colors and it was so elegant. I loved the bridesmaids in black dresses and the bride in a beautiful white dress. The colors made everything look to clean and sharp.

Here are the finished birthday cookies! I love the brush embroidery, it is time consuming but quite easy. Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Blue Cookies!

My mother's birthday is on Sunday so I decided to make her some cookies. She loves blue so I started with a blue base, now I just need to figure out what to do on top! I am thinking about trying my hand at the pretty lace designs I have seen. Unfortunately they are a bit crispier than I like because the propane tank ran out right after I finished baking them so I don't think the oven was keeping a consistent temperature, OR maybe I just left them in too long! I need to start setting a timer... Anyway I here is the before shot, I love this Wilton royal blue color.

Macarons

Here is my first attempt at French Macarons. I like the way they turned out but I am not sure if I need to bake them at a lower temperature so the inside cooks a bit more. These are filled with chocolate ganache. Maybe I will try a bit lighter filling for spring. This purple looks like all of the crocuses popping up!

Here is my last entry for the Sweet Ambs contest. I love the contrast of the blue and white. I hope spring has found it's way to you. Our grass is finally starting to turn green and a few purple flowers have made their way up through the cold ground. Happy decorating!

Slugs!

Here is my second entry for the Sweetambs spring cookie contest. I call them crayon cookies because they look like the were decorated with a crayon. The happy little slugs make me smile!

Sweetambs spring cookie contest

Here is my entry for the Sweetambs spring cookie decorating contest. Some spring chicks as my daughter calls them.