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Rah! Rah! Sis! Boom! Bah! Super Easy Pom Pom Cookies!

Are you ready for some football?  I mean, are you ready for the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required cookies for your game day dessert platter?

pom pom cookies...the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required cookies for your game day dessert platter or tailgating (tutorial in post)
Easy Pom Pom Cookies! 
That's something to cheer about. 

Maybe the neighbors are coming over to watch the game.  Maybe you're making cookies for your kiddo's team party.  And maybe, just maybe, you don't want to spend 17 hours decorating cookies.

pom pom cookies & football brownies...the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required treats for your game day dessert platter or tailgating (tutorial in post)
These pom pom cookies are so, so simple...and so, so cute.  I love them mixed in with these easy (are you sensing a theme here?) football brownies!

football pom poms collage photo footballpompomcollage.jpg
To make the pom pom cookies, you'll need:
 photo pompomsstep1.jpg
Use a #2 tip to pipe a flower shape with long thin petals in the base color.

pom poms step 2 photo pompomsstep2.jpg
Use a #1 tip to pipe another flower on top in the contrasting color.  It's ok if it's not perfect...actually, I think it's better if it's not.

pom poms step 3 photo pompomsstep3.jpg
Go back the the base color and add a smaller flower shape on top.

Let the icing dry completely before stacking.

pom pom cookies & football brownies...the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required treats for your game day dessert platter or tailgating (tutorial in post)
{My cookie icing dried super shiny in the dehydrator.  More info here.}

So, those footballs brownies?  They're covered in a dark chocolate glaze.  Look:
 photo footballbrowniesglazed.jpg
Yeah.  You need these for your game day dessert table.  Come on over to Parade to see just how easy they are to make.  And eat.



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Rah! Rah! Sis! Boom! Bah! Super Easy Pom Pom Cookies!

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Are you ready for some football?  I mean, are you ready for the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required cookies for your game day dessert platter?

pom pom cookies...the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required cookies for your game day dessert platter or tailgating (tutorial in post)
Easy Pom Pom Cookies! 
That's something to cheer about. 

Maybe the neighbors are coming over to watch the game.  Maybe you're making cookies for your kiddo's team party.  And maybe, just maybe, you don't want to spend 17 hours decorating cookies.

pom pom cookies & football brownies...the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required treats for your game day dessert platter or tailgating (tutorial in post)
These pom pom cookies are so, so simple...and so, so cute.  I love them mixed in with these easy (are you sensing a theme here?) football brownies!

football pom poms collage photo footballpompomcollage.jpg
To make the pom pom cookies, you'll need:
 photo pompomsstep1.jpg
Use a #2 tip to pipe a flower shape with long thin petals in the base color.

pom poms step 2 photo pompomsstep2.jpg
Use a #1 tip to pipe another flower on top in the contrasting color.  It's ok if it's not perfect...actually, I think it's better if it's not.

pom poms step 3 photo pompomsstep3.jpg
Go back the the base color and add a smaller flower shape on top.

Let the icing dry completely before stacking.

pom pom cookies & football brownies...the quickest, easiest, no-decorating-skills-required treats for your game day dessert platter or tailgating (tutorial in post)
{My cookie icing dried super shiny in the dehydrator.  More info here.}

So, those footballs brownies?  They're covered in a dark chocolate glaze.  Look:
 photo footballbrowniesglazed.jpg
Yeah.  You need these for your game day dessert table.  Come on over to Parade to see just how easy they are to make.  And eat.



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Three Cheers for Sweet Strawberry Pasta Salad...and giveaways!

You know how football food is all meaty, and spicy, and cheesy, and heavy?  Don't get me wrong...I've never met a Frito Chili Pie I didn't like, but what about adding something *sweet* to the mix?  How about Sweet Strawberry Pasta Salad?
pasta salad like you've never tasted...SWEET! ::: *sweet* strawberry pasta salad recipe + specialty pasta giveaway

How about making it with pasta in the shapes of your favorite sports team??!?
How FUN is that?!?  
specialty sports team, holiday, special occasion pastas (giveaway!)

OK...look.  I know, I know.  It's pumpkin season.  Believe me, I am all. about. the. pumpkin.  BUT.  It's still hot here.  And the strawberries?  They're still delicious.  I'll take them as long as I can get them.
{Someone is revoking my food blogger card as we speak.}

I'm so excited to share this recipe with you...and tell you about the company that makes this ADORABLE pasta:
specialty football team, holiday, special occasion pastas (giveaway!)
The Pasta Shoppe is a company out of Nashville, Tennessee and they make the cutest pastas ever.  (We're all about cute around here, right?)  Sports team pasta...that each come with a mix for a savory pasta salad, chicken soup kits with chicken shaped pasta (!!!), golf pasta, support our troops pasta, birthday pasta, holiday pasta.  If you can think of it, I bet they make it.

They also have a fundraising program.  Oh, what I wouldn't have given for kiddo to have sold this pasta instead of wrapping paper, magazines, and inedible pre-popped popcorn! Can you imagine how easy this would be to sell?  I think just about everyone loves pasta.  (They even offer gluten-free!)

pasta giveaway schooner photo pastagiveawayschooners.jpg
 If you went to OU like I did, are you squealing over that Sooner Schooner pasta right now?!?

{Scroll down past the recipe for more on the pasta giveaway.}

pasta giveaway small bowl photo pastagiveawaysmallbowl.jpg
Sweet pasta salad.  Maybe it sounds weird.  Trust me on this.  It is so incredibly yummy.  After I took the pictures, I stood in my kitchen eating it straight out of the big pasta bowl.  The dressing (cream, strawberries, vanilla, almond) tastes like strawberry ice cream.  You need to try it.  Promise.

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Sweet Strawberry Pasta Salad

1 (14 oz.) package pasta
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
3 TBSP powdered sugar
1 pint strawberries, sliced and divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sweetened, flaked coconut, toasted
1/3 cup blanched, sliced almonds, toasted

pasta giveaway colander photo pastagiveawaycolander.jpg
Cook the pasta according the package directions.  Drain.  Rinse with cold water and set aside.

In a blender, process the cream, sugar, 1 cup of the strawberries, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth and thickened.
pasta giveaway dressing photo pastagiveawaydressing.jpg
{I was so tempted to just slurp this up with a straw.}

Place the pasta in a large bowl; toss with the coconut and remaining strawberries.  Drizzle the dressing over the top and sprinkle on the almonds.  If extra dressing remains, serve it alongside the pasta salad.
pasta giveaway big bowl photo pastagiveawaysaladbigbowl.jpg

*giveaway closed* 
 
For the giveaway:  The Pasta Shoppe is giving away THREE pasta goodie boxes including the collegiate pasta of your choice + a selection of everyday/seasonal favorites!  Yay...three winners!

To enter, visit The Pasta Shoppe's website and leave a comment telling me one of the pastas you love.
For an extra entry, visit their fundraising page and let me know in a separate comment that you did.

Entries accepted through 11:59pm CST, September 29th.  Good luck! :)


Congrats to Bianca, Kayla and Amanda!!! 
 
*find The Pasta Shoppe on Facebook here.*


This post was sponsored by The Pasta Shoppe. My opinions are my own. I take full responsibility for my love of strawberries during pumpkin season.

Three Cheers for Sweet Strawberry Pasta Salad...and giveaways!

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You know how football food is all meaty, and spicy, and cheesy, and heavy?  Don't get me wrong...I've never met a Frito Chili Pie I didn't like, but what about adding something *sweet* to the mix?  How about Sweet Strawberry Pasta Salad?
pasta salad like you've never tasted...SWEET! ::: *sweet* strawberry pasta salad recipe + specialty pasta giveaway

How about making it with pasta in the shapes of your favorite sports team??!?
How FUN is that?!?  
specialty sports team, holiday, special occasion pastas (giveaway!)

OK...look.  I know, I know.  It's pumpkin season.  Believe me, I am all. about. the. pumpkin.  BUT.  It's still hot here.  And the strawberries?  They're still delicious.  I'll take them as long as I can get them.
{Someone is revoking my food blogger card as we speak.}

I'm so excited to share this recipe with you...and tell you about the company that makes this ADORABLE pasta:
specialty football team, holiday, special occasion pastas (giveaway!)
The Pasta Shoppe is a company out of Nashville, Tennessee and they make the cutest pastas ever.  (We're all about cute around here, right?)  Sports team pasta...that each come with a mix for a savory pasta salad, chicken soup kits with chicken shaped pasta (!!!), golf pasta, support our troops pasta, birthday pasta, holiday pasta.  If you can think of it, I bet they make it.

They also have a fundraising program.  Oh, what I wouldn't have given for kiddo to have sold this pasta instead of wrapping paper, magazines, and inedible pre-popped popcorn! Can you imagine how easy this would be to sell?  I think just about everyone loves pasta.  (They even offer gluten-free!)

pasta giveaway schooner photo pastagiveawayschooners.jpg
 If you went to OU like I did, are you squealing over that Sooner Schooner pasta right now?!?

{Scroll down past the recipe for more on the pasta giveaway.}

pasta giveaway small bowl photo pastagiveawaysmallbowl.jpg
Sweet pasta salad.  Maybe it sounds weird.  Trust me on this.  It is so incredibly yummy.  After I took the pictures, I stood in my kitchen eating it straight out of the big pasta bowl.  The dressing (cream, strawberries, vanilla, almond) tastes like strawberry ice cream.  You need to try it.  Promise.

print recipe photo printrecipe.jpg
Sweet Strawberry Pasta Salad

1 (14 oz.) package pasta
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
3 TBSP powdered sugar
1 pint strawberries, sliced and divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sweetened, flaked coconut, toasted
1/3 cup blanched, sliced almonds, toasted

pasta giveaway colander photo pastagiveawaycolander.jpg
Cook the pasta according the package directions.  Drain.  Rinse with cold water and set aside.

In a blender, process the cream, sugar, 1 cup of the strawberries, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth and thickened.
pasta giveaway dressing photo pastagiveawaydressing.jpg
{I was so tempted to just slurp this up with a straw.}

Place the pasta in a large bowl; toss with the coconut and remaining strawberries.  Drizzle the dressing over the top and sprinkle on the almonds.  If extra dressing remains, serve it alongside the pasta salad.
pasta giveaway big bowl photo pastagiveawaysaladbigbowl.jpg

*giveaway closed* 
 
For the giveaway:  The Pasta Shoppe is giving away THREE pasta goodie boxes including the collegiate pasta of your choice + a selection of everyday/seasonal favorites!  Yay...three winners!

To enter, visit The Pasta Shoppe's website and leave a comment telling me one of the pastas you love.
For an extra entry, visit their fundraising page and let me know in a separate comment that you did.

Entries accepted through 11:59pm CST, September 29th.  Good luck! :)


Congrats to Bianca, Kayla and Amanda!!! 
 
*find The Pasta Shoppe on Facebook here.*


This post was sponsored by The Pasta Shoppe. My opinions are my own. I take full responsibility for my love of strawberries during pumpkin season.

Baby Got Track.

{Molly, that post title is for you.}
running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Kiddo was on the track team this year...and as much as I admired the kids who practiced four days a week after school for what felt like months on end, I was just floored by the commitment of their coach. Not a school employee, but a dad, who was out there EVERY DAY after school and at EVERY track meet.

If you've never been to a track meet, let me fill you in.  They're outside.  (You probably knew that.)  In the heat, in the sun, and, yes, sometimes even in the rain. From 8am to 5pm. Your child will compete for, oh, a total of 4 minutes?

Suggestion for track venues: tacos. And possibly margaritas.  

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
So anyway, obviously coach needed some cookies.  And not just any cookies, the most brightly colored running shoe cookies in the universe.

The shape was made from a template.  I used it to make these cookies last year.
Here it is for you to use:
running shoe cookie template + tutorial ::: from bake at 350
(Just save this image on your computer and resize it as you wish. Click here for info on how to use a template.)

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350

To make obnoxiously colored running shoe cookies, you'll need:
running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Outline cookies in the base color and the sole color using #2 tips, sectioning off areas to be filled with contrasting colors.  Reserve some of each of the piping consistency icing.

Thin all of the icings with water, a bit at a time, stirring with a silicone spatula, until it is the consistency of a thick syrup.  (Reserve some of the blue icing for piping details later.) You'll want to drop a "ribbon" of icing back into the bowl and have it disappear in a count of "one thousand one, one thousand two." Four is too thick, one is too thin.  Count of 2-3 is good.  Cover with a damp dishcloth and let sit for several minutes.

Stir gently with a silicone spatula to pop and large air bubbles that have formed.  Pour into squeeze bottles as needed.

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Flood the cookies, filling in the outlines. Use toothpicks to spread the icing and pop any large air bubbles that have formed.

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
In the very small areas, take care not to overfill, and run a toothpick through the area to dislodge air bubbles.  Overfilling and not using a toothpick can lead to craters as the icing dries. Let the cookies dry at least one hour.

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Again with #2 tips, add the laces and shoe details.

Let the cookies dry, uncovered, 6-8 hours or overnight. 

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
A big thank you to ALL of you coaches out there...especially volunteer coaches!  You are appreciated! 



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Baby Got Track.

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{Molly, that post title is for you.}
running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Kiddo was on the track team this year...and as much as I admired the kids who practiced four days a week after school for what felt like months on end, I was just floored by the commitment of their coach. Not a school employee, but a dad, who was out there EVERY DAY after school and at EVERY track meet.

If you've never been to a track meet, let me fill you in.  They're outside.  (You probably knew that.)  In the heat, in the sun, and, yes, sometimes even in the rain. From 8am to 5pm. Your child will compete for, oh, a total of 4 minutes?

Suggestion for track venues: tacos. And possibly margaritas.  

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
So anyway, obviously coach needed some cookies.  And not just any cookies, the most brightly colored running shoe cookies in the universe.

The shape was made from a template.  I used it to make these cookies last year.
Here it is for you to use:
running shoe cookie template + tutorial ::: from bake at 350
(Just save this image on your computer and resize it as you wish. Click here for info on how to use a template.)

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350

To make obnoxiously colored running shoe cookies, you'll need:
running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Outline cookies in the base color and the sole color using #2 tips, sectioning off areas to be filled with contrasting colors.  Reserve some of each of the piping consistency icing.

Thin all of the icings with water, a bit at a time, stirring with a silicone spatula, until it is the consistency of a thick syrup.  (Reserve some of the blue icing for piping details later.) You'll want to drop a "ribbon" of icing back into the bowl and have it disappear in a count of "one thousand one, one thousand two." Four is too thick, one is too thin.  Count of 2-3 is good.  Cover with a damp dishcloth and let sit for several minutes.

Stir gently with a silicone spatula to pop and large air bubbles that have formed.  Pour into squeeze bottles as needed.

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Flood the cookies, filling in the outlines. Use toothpicks to spread the icing and pop any large air bubbles that have formed.

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
In the very small areas, take care not to overfill, and run a toothpick through the area to dislodge air bubbles.  Overfilling and not using a toothpick can lead to craters as the icing dries. Let the cookies dry at least one hour.

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
Again with #2 tips, add the laces and shoe details.

Let the cookies dry, uncovered, 6-8 hours or overnight. 

running shoe cookies tutorial ::: from bake at 350
A big thank you to ALL of you coaches out there...especially volunteer coaches!  You are appreciated! 



free modern buttercream cake decorating class at craftsy.com

Go Team!

These were year end gifts for a little T-Ball team :)

So... didn't have a cutter that I was happy with. They were all too small. So I hand cut them. 16 of them. I am happy with how they turned out. But honestly, I am going to buy a cutter real soon!






Go Team!

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These were year end gifts for a little T-Ball team :)

So... didn't have a cutter that I was happy with. They were all too small. So I hand cut them. 16 of them. I am happy with how they turned out. But honestly, I am going to buy a cutter real soon!






Soccer Snacks

It was our week to bring snacks to soccer. You'll never guess what we brought...
soccer coach bailey

Let me just say...I HATE DRAWING PENTAGONS!!! Ugh!

soccer cookies team

These cookies were probably the most difficult ones I've made in a while....I am apparently polygon-challenged. They're not my favorite, either, but the kids liked them. I think everyone enjoys seeing their name on something, don't you?
soccer coach carmelinda

Looking for more sports-related cookies? Try these:

Soccer Snacks

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It was our week to bring snacks to soccer. You'll never guess what we brought...
soccer coach bailey

Let me just say...I HATE DRAWING PENTAGONS!!! Ugh!

soccer cookies team

These cookies were probably the most difficult ones I've made in a while....I am apparently polygon-challenged. They're not my favorite, either, but the kids liked them. I think everyone enjoys seeing their name on something, don't you?
soccer coach carmelinda

Looking for more sports-related cookies? Try these:

Bowl me over

My sister and nephew are coming for a visit tomorrow! :) My nephew is 2...here he is...
....go ahead. Awwwww!

His great love....bowling! Santa even brought him a bowling ball for Christmas. So, I made some bowling cookies for him.
bowling side
I used a vintage-y cutter that I found on eBay. It was fun to finally use it, although it is one of those cutters that is closed on the top. You know what I mean? It wouldn't cut all the way through the dough...it wasn't deep enough, so I had to go around the shape with a paring knife.
bowling
Other than the cookie cutter issue, these are really easy cookies to make. I just outlined and filled the shapes with black/white icing and added the pin stripes using a #4 tip and the finger holes with a #3. Easy Peasy!
bowling side close
I hope he likes them!!!
bowling bowl
More sports cookies:

Bowl me over

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My sister and nephew are coming for a visit tomorrow! :) My nephew is 2...here he is...
....go ahead. Awwwww!

His great love....bowling! Santa even brought him a bowling ball for Christmas. So, I made some bowling cookies for him.
bowling side
I used a vintage-y cutter that I found on eBay. It was fun to finally use it, although it is one of those cutters that is closed on the top. You know what I mean? It wouldn't cut all the way through the dough...it wasn't deep enough, so I had to go around the shape with a paring knife.
bowling
Other than the cookie cutter issue, these are really easy cookies to make. I just outlined and filled the shapes with black/white icing and added the pin stripes using a #4 tip and the finger holes with a #3. Easy Peasy!
bowling side close
I hope he likes them!!!
bowling bowl
More sports cookies:

Are you ready for a GIVEAWAY?

Wednesday is Bake at 350's 1 year blogiversary! Woo-hoo! :) In celebration, I thought we'd have a little giveaway.

Leave a comment on this post....with either a link to your blog or an email address so I can contact you...and a winner will be chosen at random on November 19th. The prize is...a box of cookies! :) (US address only.)

I'll leave you with the cookies we're taking to the end-of-season baseball party this afternoon. (No, these are not the giveaway cookies!) Nothing fancy, but my son really wanted them to have the team name on them. The more I wrote "giants" last night, the stranger it looked. I had to come out of the kitchen and ask my husband..."is giants spelled G-I-ANTS?" It still looks weird!

Are you ready for a GIVEAWAY?

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Wednesday is Bake at 350's 1 year blogiversary! Woo-hoo! :) In celebration, I thought we'd have a little giveaway.

Leave a comment on this post....with either a link to your blog or an email address so I can contact you...and a winner will be chosen at random on November 19th. The prize is...a box of cookies! :) (US address only.)

I'll leave you with the cookies we're taking to the end-of-season baseball party this afternoon. (No, these are not the giveaway cookies!) Nothing fancy, but my son really wanted them to have the team name on them. The more I wrote "giants" last night, the stranger it looked. I had to come out of the kitchen and ask my husband..."is giants spelled G-I-ANTS?" It still looks weird!

Baseball (?) season

Yes, it's still baseball season here in Texas. Our family was scheduled to bring snacks to my son's game yesterday. When I sold cookies, baseball cookies were probably the cookies I made the most. Texas is not just football country!
I realized Halloween night as I was getting ready to ice these, that I was out of disposable icing bags....my own personal Halloween horror!!! Rather than run out, dodging trick-or-treaters, I used gallon freezer baggies. In a pinch, they worked, although they were not as easy to use as the icing bags. My advice...baggies are for emergency icing situations only! :)
To make the baseball mitts:
  • Using a #3 tip, outline around the edge of a baseball mitt cookie in dark brown icing....you'll make the "fingers" later. (AmeriColor Chocolate Brown)
  • Thin medium brown icing with water to a syrup-y consistency and cover with a damp towel. Let sit several minutes. (AmeriColor Chocolate Brown)
  • Run a rubber spatula gently through the icing to pop any bubbles that have formed on top. Pour into a squeeze bottle.
  • Fill in the cookie with the flood icing. Let dry 1 hour or more.
  • Again with the dark brown icing and #3 tip, pipe the details including the fingers on the mitt.
  • In red icing, with a #3 tip, pipe the remaining details. (AmeriColor Super Red)

Baseball (?) season

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Yes, it's still baseball season here in Texas. Our family was scheduled to bring snacks to my son's game yesterday. When I sold cookies, baseball cookies were probably the cookies I made the most. Texas is not just football country!
I realized Halloween night as I was getting ready to ice these, that I was out of disposable icing bags....my own personal Halloween horror!!! Rather than run out, dodging trick-or-treaters, I used gallon freezer baggies. In a pinch, they worked, although they were not as easy to use as the icing bags. My advice...baggies are for emergency icing situations only! :)
To make the baseball mitts:
  • Using a #3 tip, outline around the edge of a baseball mitt cookie in dark brown icing....you'll make the "fingers" later. (AmeriColor Chocolate Brown)
  • Thin medium brown icing with water to a syrup-y consistency and cover with a damp towel. Let sit several minutes. (AmeriColor Chocolate Brown)
  • Run a rubber spatula gently through the icing to pop any bubbles that have formed on top. Pour into a squeeze bottle.
  • Fill in the cookie with the flood icing. Let dry 1 hour or more.
  • Again with the dark brown icing and #3 tip, pipe the details including the fingers on the mitt.
  • In red icing, with a #3 tip, pipe the remaining details. (AmeriColor Super Red)

Sweet Swimmer

A sweet surprise for swim coaches or a snack at the meet....


  • With a #2 tip, pipe the outline of hair on the cookie in brown. (Spectrum Chocolate Brown)
  • Using a #1 tip, pipe lenses of the goggles on the face in gray. (Spectrum Super Black)
  • With a #2 tip, pipe the face outline in fleshtone, meeting with the hair outline. (AmeriColor Fleshtone/Copper)
  • Thin brown, fleshtone and gray icings to the consistency of syrup. Cover with a damp cloth and let sit several minutes. Stir gently to pop bubbles that have formed on top.
  • Pour brown into a squeeze bottle and fill in hair. Use a toothpick to coax the icing into all corners and to edges.
  • Follow the same instructions with the gray icing and fill in goggles.
  • Follow the same instructions with the fleshtone icing and fill in the face.
  • Let dry at least 1 hour.
  • Again using the #2 tip and brown icing, pipe hair detail, going back over the outside outline as well.
  • Using a #1 tip, go over outline of goggles and add a nose piece.
  • Using a #2 tip, add goggle straps in red. (AmeriColor Super Red)
  • Change red icing bag to a #1 tip and pipe smile.
  • Mix a little silver lustre (luster) dust with vodka. (The vodka will evaporate.)
  • Using a small paintbrush, apply silver to the goggle lenses.

Sweet Swimmer

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A sweet surprise for swim coaches or a snack at the meet....


  • With a #2 tip, pipe the outline of hair on the cookie in brown. (Spectrum Chocolate Brown)
  • Using a #1 tip, pipe lenses of the goggles on the face in gray. (Spectrum Super Black)
  • With a #2 tip, pipe the face outline in fleshtone, meeting with the hair outline. (AmeriColor Fleshtone/Copper)
  • Thin brown, fleshtone and gray icings to the consistency of syrup. Cover with a damp cloth and let sit several minutes. Stir gently to pop bubbles that have formed on top.
  • Pour brown into a squeeze bottle and fill in hair. Use a toothpick to coax the icing into all corners and to edges.
  • Follow the same instructions with the gray icing and fill in goggles.
  • Follow the same instructions with the fleshtone icing and fill in the face.
  • Let dry at least 1 hour.
  • Again using the #2 tip and brown icing, pipe hair detail, going back over the outside outline as well.
  • Using a #1 tip, go over outline of goggles and add a nose piece.
  • Using a #2 tip, add goggle straps in red. (AmeriColor Super Red)
  • Change red icing bag to a #1 tip and pipe smile.
  • Mix a little silver lustre (luster) dust with vodka. (The vodka will evaporate.)
  • Using a small paintbrush, apply silver to the goggle lenses.

Forty-LOVE


We're heading off to my son's tennis class with these belated Valentine tennis cookies. I was picturing them cuter in my head :), but I think the kids will like them. I toyed with the idea of making pink racquets with red hearts and red racquets with pink hearts...you know, really valentine them up...but got vetoed by the boys around here. Next time, I'll bake first, ask questions later!

Those hearts are big heart sprinkles from Sur La Table. I just attached them with a little blob of royal icing (piping consistency) on the dried cookies.

Forty-LOVE

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We're heading off to my son's tennis class with these belated Valentine tennis cookies. I was picturing them cuter in my head :), but I think the kids will like them. I toyed with the idea of making pink racquets with red hearts and red racquets with pink hearts...you know, really valentine them up...but got vetoed by the boys around here. Next time, I'll bake first, ask questions later!

Those hearts are big heart sprinkles from Sur La Table. I just attached them with a little blob of royal icing (piping consistency) on the dried cookies.

Geaux Tigers?

Given OU's poor Fiesta Bowl showing, I guess it's time to root for LSU! There's always next year.
For the footballs:

  1. Outline the football shape in white icing using a #2 tip.
  2. Flood the cookie with thinned brown icing. Thin with water to the consistency of thick syrup. Cover with a damp towel and let sit for several minutes. Run a rubber spatula gently through the icing to pop any bubbles that formed on the top. Pour into a squeeze bottle. Use a toothpick to spread the icing. (Spectrum Chocolate Brown)
  3. Let dry for at least 1 hour.
  4. Using the #2 tip, add "stitching" to top of football.
  5. Switch to #1 tip and add side detail in white. Using yellow and purple with a #1 tip, add detail color to sides. (Purple: AmeriColor Violet; Yellow: AmeriColor Egg Yellow)

Geaux Tigers?

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Given OU's poor Fiesta Bowl showing, I guess it's time to root for LSU! There's always next year.
For the footballs:

  1. Outline the football shape in white icing using a #2 tip.
  2. Flood the cookie with thinned brown icing. Thin with water to the consistency of thick syrup. Cover with a damp towel and let sit for several minutes. Run a rubber spatula gently through the icing to pop any bubbles that formed on the top. Pour into a squeeze bottle. Use a toothpick to spread the icing. (Spectrum Chocolate Brown)
  3. Let dry for at least 1 hour.
  4. Using the #2 tip, add "stitching" to top of football.
  5. Switch to #1 tip and add side detail in white. Using yellow and purple with a #1 tip, add detail color to sides. (Purple: AmeriColor Violet; Yellow: AmeriColor Egg Yellow)

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