Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real: Baking Up Some Love Edition

~ Capturing the context of everyday life ~
Yesterday, I made the dough and baked the cookies for Maria's upcoming Basketball Birthday party.  Because I always like to have a little fun of my own in the kitchen, I decided to make a few Valentine cookies, too.

Pretty

I found all of my "love" cutters...

I hate getting dough in my ring so I took it off and set it aside.  Sigh.

Happy & Funny


I had a little baking helper that insisted on using the cutters and transferring the cookies to the sheets.

Real


Here are the final products.  I definitely have to get into a zone to decorate.  I did this work while the older girls bathed Jane & Nick and helped Daddy put the kids to bed.  Meanwhile, I worked a little magic in the kitchen!

These are ok.  I like them because they are "mini" cookies.  I had an idea to make them into "conversation
hearts", but I must have forgotten about that idea.:(  I guess I'll have to make another batch!

These are my favorites!  I love the cornelli lace on the double hearts, and I used rolled Pettinice fondant with a design mat for the larger heart and smaller scalloped edge square.  The pillow effect was something new I wanted to try.  Amber over at Sweet Ambs has a good video on this technique.  I added sugar pearls at the seams on the pillowed heart.

I still have to go back to the "workshop" to make those basketball cookies and hoops/nets.  Go see more Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real Moments by clicking on the button above.  Looks like Auntie Leila is on tour grandbaby holiday!