Halloweeen Goodies Galore!

The past years, I have had all intentions of making some super special Halloween goodies but just never took the time.  This year, I had all kinds of opportunities - so I ran with it!

Our annual UnionCountyMommies Trunk or Treat was last weekend and we always have a cake walk.  In past years, I have baked some sort of cake and taken that - but since lately I have been in cookie mode, I thought hey, why not take a cookie tray!  Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of them!  :(  But it was a tray (similar to the last post with the reunion cookies) with a mixture of Halloween pumpkins, ghosts, and moons.  I promise, it was SUPER cute!  :)

I also had an order for a super sweet little girl's birthday cookies.  And since her birthday is so close to Halloween, they are pumpkins!  They are more "little kid" type pumpkins and I love how they turned out!

I also decided to try a treat that I saw on Pinterest (another super awesome website).  Mummy OREO pops!  White chocolate and oreos - how much better can you get??  I also made the super cool mummy eyes - they are made from royal icing and really didn't take long.  And now I have TONS of little eyes to use on fun treats around the house.  I only made a half batch and it made well over a couple hundred eyes!  We are taking these yummy treats to a Halloween party this morning - and we are also sharing a few with our neighbors....and of course the boys and I had to taste one to make sure they were edible :)

Family Reunion for the Tutterows!

The Tutterow family is having their reunion this weekend!  I hope they have a blast and enjoy some yummy cookies coming their way :)  These are actually my smaller sized cookies - yes, usually I do my regular sized round cookies but I also have smaller options.  I put these together on a platter since they will be enjoyed at the party - and not as a favor to take home from a party.  All of them are decorated with a "T" and of course done in Carolina Blue (since that is the BEST kind of blue out there).  Enjoy your weekend Tutterows (and Young)!  :)

Under the Sea - Mermaids and Sharks

I was so excited about how these came out!  I was a little scared as I searched for cookie cutters for this order. All of the mermaids out there are a little "grown up" and I was trying to find something for a 3 year old!  If all else fails, design your own!  :)  These were for a double party - 5 year old boy and 3 year old girl.  And they were PRECIOUS and so excited about their cookies!

Baby Boys Galore

Is it just me or are there lots of baby boys being born (or coming into the world soon)?  Here are cookies for another fabulous baby shower.  Kristine sent me a copy of the invitation, which is a great tip for anyone ordering cookies to go along with a theme.  If you have already printed invitations and would like for your cookies to match, just send me a pdf of the invite OR get an invitation to me, and I'll be happy to match it (and this also helps me to match colors).
Congratulations to the DeJong family and baby Lucas that will be arriving soon!

Happy 1st Birthday Mia!

I am just in awe of how quickly all of my friend's kids grow up!  I feel like it wasn't that long ago that Sheila was pregnant.  And now Mia is 1.  Where does the time go???  I've enjoyed watching her grow over the past year and am just amazed at how quickly she discovered how to walk and is already saying a few words like "up!".  I am also totally impressed by Sheila's party decorating abilities for Mia's party!  Yellow and black everywhere, a super cute food table (including lots of goodies for the kids to enjoy), and Mia's cute little onesie to celebrate her day along with a matching tutu (made by Sheila herself!).  I'm so happy we were able to celebrate Mia's special day with her!

Baby Drew is here!

Corey is a fellow Union County Mommy and was looking for something to give people as they visited after the baby was born.  Cookies are a GREAT idea!  So we waited....and waited...and waited for Baby Drew to make his arrival.  Corey had it all planned out - down to getting me a pdf of the tag she wanted attached to the cookies.  I am amazed at her planning abilities!  So when Corey came home from the hospital, I stopped by that evening to deliver her cookies.  Congrats Corey!  

Zachary Andrew Cohen II- "Drew" 

Wednesday September 28, 2011 

5:48pm 

7 lbs 8 oz 19.5" long 

Bake Sale Anyone??

When a friend asked if I could make some cookies for their preschool's bake sale, I was happy to do it.  The challenge though is when you are given "Just do anything on them."  My first thought was bright colors (I mean you want everyone's eyes to come to the "cool" cookies right??),  And I just love polka dots - so that's what we have!  Hope the bake sale was a success!  

A Weekend of Cookies

I tend to put a lot of stuff on my plate and not worry how it will all be accomplished - but WOW did I do that this past weekend!  First off, I ended up with 5 cookie orders for one weekend.  I know that doesn't sound like a lot - but when you are a stay at home mom and babysitter, it becomes A LOT!  Not only did I have over 100 cookies to complete, but I also thought it would be no big thing to throw in a big CMOMs meeting, and a trip to the Apple Orchard with the kids into the mix.  It was a challenging task to say the least, but still, I LOVED doing all of the cookies and I LOVED seeing everyone's faces when they got their cookies.  Keep an eye out for posts about all of these wonderful orders!