Yes, I know this is late

I realize Thanksgiving is over.

Like a long time ago.

Yeah, I know it's December.

I'm going to blame it on all the other cookies I had to make AFTER Thanksgiving.  It didn't give me much time for editing cookie photos. 

Something had to give right?

So here I am...having you take a step back in time to enjoy Thanksgiving 2012.

The cookies got packaged up for my in-laws, my parents, and my aunt & uncle in Colorado.

 

Happy (late...ok very late) Thanksgiving!

Yep, he's 40

A customer recently asked if I'd be willing to make 100 cookies for a 40th birthday party.

But not just any party.

It was a surprise party.

In Kansas City.

And I live in Omaha, Nebraska.

No pressure right?

All she asked was that I do something that had the number 40 on it and that was it.

I like those kind of requests.

Her husband's name is Jeff - so I decided to do some "J" cookies as well.

All in the 40th birthday theme.

 

From what I hear the party was a success. And I don't think there were many leftover cookies.

 

 

Put On Your Learning Caps

It's time for a class.

But you won't be graded. 

Or have to take a test.

And you don't have to study.

Plus you get to eat your work.

Don't you wish all classes were like this?  I would be a genius.

A genius I tell you.

For this class you learn how to make, bake and decorate cookies.

Now who's interested?!

This past Saturday a group of women gathered for a fun activity of decorating sugar cookies. 

We started the morning off with a quick live-action tutorial on making the dough, rolling out cookies to specific thicknesses, and baking along with making the royal icing and all the tricks I've learned along the way.

I'm quick to point out that I didn't come up with many of these tricks...I'm just to conduit to pass them along.

Big word: conduit.

Sorry, back to the real reason you're reading this.

The cookie class was fun.  At least I thought it was.  10 people and two hours proved to be just perfect for showing them the ropes and then letting them loose with 6 cookies each to decorate.

I pre-baked a bunch of fall themed sugar cookies for the class plus colored multiple bottles of royal icing so everything was ready to go.

And away they went!

These were my samples that I used to show them how to make and decorate cookies...and did some hands on demonstrations before they were turned loose!

Overall, I think they enjoyed the Saturday morning class.  I know I did.

And at least everyone got to eat cookies afterwards.