I found this cute vintage cookie cutter on iOffer (kind of like eBay only smaller scale and you basically offer what you want to pay and the seller says yes or no). I had to have it.
I never find rolled cookies all that tasty. But they are fun to make. This recipe is decent. Easy to work with (I would recommend chilling the dough for an hour though).
I also hate royal icing. There is a raw taste to it that I just don't care for. I found this packaged stuff by Betty Crocker in the baking aisle and while the taste is just marginally better it is a breeze to work with.
A friend of ours came over the day I made these and he said that he was trying to decorate cookies with his godson and it was a frustrating experience for them both. I told him to bake the cookies and then ice them with the packaged icing. After they set up for an hour or so then they can decorate them ala Mari's painted cookies, using food coloring and paint brushes.
Another thing I have found is the rolled cookies freeze like a dream, even pre-iced. You can bake ahead and then just pull them out and paint them after they have thawed.
Adorable!!! I have that cookie cutter too. It was my Grandmothers.
SO CUTE!!!!!
Those are adorable!!
yes, very charming chicks!
Here chick, chick, chick! They are cute and tasty looking.
I wouldn’t worry about taking things too far unless you start wearing a rooster comb hat. Although we would enjoy seeing you in one as well. So .. go for it! LOL
Too cute to eat!
I’m still chuckling over what ginger posted..yep, those are some cute chickies.
What an adorable chicken cookie cutter! I’ve started collecting vintage cookie cutters. I shall visit this place you mention.
Brenda
No, you’re not. Love the pretty blue tablecloth, it makes the pics!
Just wanted to tell you how sorry I am for seemingly igniting the drama on the BYC forum. I LOVE your coop and thought it would inspire others – as it has me. Our coop is not yet done…and it is also white (oh the shame of it… ha ha ) … and I can’t wait to post pics of it on my blog …
BTW – just FYI.. your blog was the first blog I ever saw. I enjoyed it so much – it inspired me to start my own..
Julie
Well phooey. When you mentioned Chicken cookies on BYC, I envisioned cookies FOR chickens, and couldn’t wait to see how you made them! Your Chicken cookies are very cute, though. I’ll have to look for a cookie cutter like yours and figure out my own recipe!
I must confess that I too contributed a bit to the drama on the above mentioned forum, and am relieved that you seem to have a good sense of humor and took the silliness in the way it was intended. Now, I’m off to explore the rest of your blog! Tasymo