Monday, January 30, 2012

Valentine's Cookies 2012


Here are the cookies I made for Valentines day.  I tried to improve the designs from last year.  I have taken elements from cookies I have seen and liked. Valentines is one of my favorite cookie making holidays.  In an email conversation with someone who is my cookie "mentor" I said "I found my bliss, who knew it would take the form of pink royal icing".

The variety of cookies I made for Valentines this year.

 
I like these little rosebuds. I have seen them on other cookies and cakes and wanted to learn how to make them.
 
 
The stems still need some work, I was having icing issues. :-)
 
I saw someone else use black on their cookies I think it really pops.
 
 
 
 
 
 
A couple of the dots got smashed, picked up too early.
 
Simple design, but I kind of like it.
 
I need to come up with something to do at the base for the stems.

 
 
 
 
 
 

8 comments:

  1. Stunning, John! What a beautiful & creative collection! I can tell you had fun making these! Look at all the techniques you used; lines, dots, raised roses and leaves, marbling... LOVE!

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    1. All stuff I learned on your amazing website! http://sweetopia.net/ is my sugar decorating bible!

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  2. Wow, such great cookies! So lovely :) I like all of them.

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    1. Thanks for the great compliment. I am new to this cookie decorating, I enjoy doing it very much. These pictures are a trial run it usually takes me a few batches to refine the designs. I am glad I have three sons that are happy to eat the test cookies. :-)

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  3. Wow Beautiful cookies. Read Marian's tweet on twitter and visited your site love it .
    Best Wishes

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    1. Thanks Rowaida, I did see Marian's tweet incredibly nice of her to comment.

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  5. John muchas felicidades por sus galletas son hermosas y me das grandes ideas para decoracion del dia de las madres.
    Yo tambien tengo casi un año de decorar galletas te invito a visitar mi blog http://cookiesbybety.blogspot.com
    Un saludo desde México.
    Beatriz

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