I started off with such enthusiasm and anticipation on how I was going to just wow you with my beautifully hand painted cookies. When I saw these I just had to try them for myself.
I have had that rolling pin for almost 30 years. And I have had that cookie cutter for about 14 hours. I was hoping for a less petal-y shape but that was the only flower my local kitchen supply store had.
A while back (about five years ago) I lost all my cookie cutters. I had amassed a pretty good collection and they just disappeared. We had moved so I figured they were just packed away some where in a box that got put in the attic but after a year or so I gave up and decided to replace them. So I went to Sur le Table and picked up a dozen and when they rang them up the total was $1,468.47 or something like that.
Pretty pricy for cookies cutters, don't you think? I asked the salesman. Who agreed and lopped $1,452 off the price.
Two days later I found my missing cooking cutters.
I spent all yesterday afternoon baking, cooling, icing, drying and could hardly wait to get up this morning so I could start painting. You paint with food coloring. I bought gel food coloring in eight different colors. Set up my brushes, my water.
And, this shouldn't come as a shock to anyone, certainly not myself – I stink at painting. I always have. Why I thought I would suddenly be blessed with talent this morning I have no idea. I was envisioning cookies that looked like Cath Kidston herself had painted them.
So I have about two dozen unpainted cookies and I've lost my mojo. I think I'll freeze the rest and practice painting designs with watercolors until I have a few that I can decently reproduce on the cookies.
Those are beautiful!! I wish I could paint like that too. Keep practicing and I’m sure yours will look just like those.
Oh just like on once upon a plate. Those are the most beautiful cookies and yours turned out beautiful too. !!!! Clarice
I didn’t click the link yet and check out the others but I think yours are very pretty!
I can’t paint, either-another reason I’m quite impressed with your cookies. I don’t think I have the patience to paint that many cookies, even if I could paint. My girls, OTOH, love projects like this. We’ve got a pansy cookie recipe that they insist we make every couple years. Beautiful but lots of work.
Andrea, they are BEAUTIFUL!
Congratulations! I’m so honored and thrilled that you made them. I love to see your creativity.
You already know I have MANTLE envy! 🙂
They are beautiful. My daughter, sitting across the room, glanced over and said “Are those cookies?” She thinks they’re really cute.
Hi Andrea,
your cookies are so beautiful. I couldn´t eat them, because they all look so nice and decorative. :o) Well done!
Have a nice sunday,
Sabine
Those cookies are gorgeous!
They are lovely. Far too lovely to actually eat!
Beautiful job! I am not a painter..but had to try myself the first time I saw Mary’s beautiful cookies. She is an inspiration to be sure!!
I think they look great! I’m going to try these too! I sure hope they turn out as nice as yours!!!
OMGosh! They are to pretty to eat.