{Update: I'm guest posting (my first ever) over at the darling Muthering Heights today! Come on over!}
When my neighbor (yep, THAT one) asked me to come over for a girls' night out, I was really excited.
Kristen also ordered cookies (yay!). She mentioned that she was going to give the girls a little something from the adorable Pleated Poppy and I thought I knew just the cookies to go with them.
I used the template that I made for the Yellow Rose sugar cookies.
To make a template for a specific shape, draw it on a file folder or something sturdy and cut it out. After rolling the dough, go around the shape with a paring knife. It takes a little more time and the edges aren't quite as clean as a cutter, but that's ok.
To make the red & pink roses:
- Using a #2 tip, pipe the outline of the rose in a pinky-red (AmeriColor Super Red mixed with Deep Pink).
- Using a #2 tip, pipe the outline of the leaf in green (AmeriColor Leaf Green).
- Thin pink (AmeriColor Deep Pink) and green icing, with water until they reach the consistency of syrup, cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit several minutes.
- Stir the pink icing gently with a rubber spatula to break any bubbles on the surface and transfer to a squeeze bottle. Fill in the rose with the thinned, flood icing.
- Repeat with the green icing, filling in the leaf.
- Let dry at least one hour.
- Using the same #2 tips, pipe the details in red and green on the rose.
- Let dry completely before packaging
In case you're wondering, it was such fun! Lots of laughs, great conversation... Did I mention the chocolate fountain? Yeah...it was a good time!
Thank you, Kristen, for inviting me!
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Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteIt was SO fun, wasn't it?
ReplyDeleteLet's do it again, soon!
Wow! That's a lot of work! They're sure pretty though!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I want to come, too, next time! Although it might be a bit of a commute. I love the way you accented her gifts with the cookies! AND they look delicious, too!
ReplyDeleteI love these!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable cookies. I love them! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteCute!!
ReplyDeleteThose are really pretty...when I make a template I make it on wax paper and it sticks to the cookie a little better while I am cutting it with the paring knife...i agree the edges don't come out quite as perfect, but honestly no one would ever know!
ReplyDeleteYour piping is perfect..jealous;)
such a delight to really meet you. You are so talented and the cookies were marvelous.
ReplyDeleteSounds like such a fun time!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous cookies too!
~TidyMom
I'm adding you to my blog list..too cute to pass up! I'm going to dare to try pie crust dough...cross your fingers! Come say hi :D
ReplyDeleteThese are AWESOME!! I'm so tweeting thus post! :D
ReplyDeletethose are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeletei just love your ideas. these kind of remind me of mary engelbreit! I used to have everything mary engelbreit and seeing these just took me back! you also make me wanna take a stab at some floral cookies :) so cute!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet and colorful! Isn't cookie decorating fun?!
ReplyDeleteBake Me To The Moon...so funny that you said that! I used to work for Mary Engelbreit!!! Maybe it rubbed off on me! She is so amazing! Looking at the leaves...those are definitely "Mary leaves." :)
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty:)
ReplyDeletevery beautiful~ i am glad you had a fun girls night :)
ReplyDeletePretty!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun girls night! These cookies rock!!!!
ReplyDeleteI looooove these! I posted a link on my edible crafts column (ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com).
ReplyDeleteCan you share the icing recipe for the rose cookies please?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cookie design would have to be the roses.
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