So last week was probably the worst week to be baking up a storm. After eating terribly for two weeks, I went a whole week without eating any processed or cooked food. It was really hard, but totally worth it. Headaches went away and I (at least started to) kick my M&Ms habit!
Soccer Mom has been baking cake pops for parties (mostly graduation parties right now). So the house is just filled to the brim with… sugar.
(I used the royal icing recipe that came with the meringue powder… A quick google search will pull up a bunch of different recipes that you can experiment with.)
One of the parties my mom was baking for wanted both cake pops and cookies. Somehow I got pulled into the ring and ended up watching a thousand and one Youtube videos on royal icing. I’ve done royal icing in the past, but it was so long ago that I couldn’t remember a thing.
One tutorial I found online suggested printing the letters on paper, taping a piece of wax paper over, and then piping the royal icing over the letters. I thought this was brilliant! I had made these tiny tags to go on the cake pop sticks with the girls’ initials, so I used the same font for the cookie icing.
Having a steady hand is the hardest part… essentially, you’re just tracing the letters. But I get so nervous doing it that my hands shake.
These were all the cookies for the girls’ party. We mostly did sugar sprinkles (a family favorite), but we had some with the initials (in the back of the photo) and then we did the big F and H with the universities the girls are going to.
I wanted to thank the Kate Spade team for my graduation dress and featuring me on their blog. I was trying to think of what would be the best thing: cookies or cake pops…. I decided to go the cookie route because we had a set of cookie cutters that had the different suits of cards, which meant we had a cute little spade cookie cutter!
As if I was nervous doing the cookies for the graduation party, I was extremely nervous making the cookies for the Kate Spade team. The pressure was ON. I seriously almost cracked. I was making them at 11pm (totally normal) so I was exhausted and it was kind of dark and I was rather hungry. Poor decision in retrospect.
In my head, I had all these grand plans of how I wanted the cookies to look. But then I watched these intimidating videos about “flooding” and I was too scared. (Plus, I must say that I prefer the taste of regular cookie with a plain sugar glaze.)
I mixed the colors for the royal icing based on the Kate Spade Tahitian print:
It’s hard to tell in the pictures, but the icing is really quite bright (almost neon).
Once the sugar cookies were baked and cooled, Soccer Mom helped me glaze them. Her glaze is a little bit of butter, powdered sugar, clear vanilla extract, and bit of milk. I wish I could give you a better recipe, but she seriously “feels” the glaze and knows if it’s good or not…
Confession… a bunch of my cookies did NOT make the cut. They looked terrible. But here are some of the good ones haha:
I loved the way these turned out.
Since I was mailing them up to NYC, we decided to individually package them to keep them nice and fresh!
They look fantastic! I sympathize with your hands shaking. I just did my sister's graduation cake and was super nervous about actually writing on it. I normally do cupcakes, so it was a first. I was just wondering what you use to dye the glaze? The colors look so bright and fun!
I love your moms love of cake pops (and her originality!) Such a fun thing to do with your mom. The KSNY cookies turned out FABULOUSLY! I'm sure they were just as good as they looked!
The cookies look fantastic! To be honest, I'd probably be more nervous about them being fresh and unbroken when they arrived than I would be about how they looked…eek.
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After seeing some of my earlier posts about my cookie creations, some of my friends wanted me to make cookies for them! Obviously, being so obsessed lately, I happily agreed to.
I made these fun pink & green cookies for my friend’s surprise party!
The pink bucket is from Michael’s… and I took seersucker fabric and tied it on the handle.
A pink ribbon to complete the package 🙂
These cookies were for one of SM’s friends. She gave it as a birthday gift… isn’t the teapot perfect?
These blue and red stars are for a hostess gift… I just LOVE the americana tins!
A cute girl from my high school asked me to make 40 cookies for her sister’s wedding (which is happening TODAY!). The cookies were for the out-of-town guests so they had to be individually wrapped.
All 40 lined up and ready to go.
I dusted the cookie with gold luster dust and then used royal icing for the palm tree. I made those cute little labels to tie on to the cellophane bags.
All done!
It’s a great job in addition to my babysitting… I have lots of fun experimenting with different techniques and colors and packaging.
Those look great! Love the cookie on a stick. What kind of royal icing are you using? I use the one from the Lilly entertaining book but it seems too thin. Yours look fab!
I have been calling myself a Chill Mom™️ since having Jack and now I’m realizing that I’m even chiller with Rory. (Like is birth order really less about sibling order and more about the version of mom you’re born to?) I’ve been just rolling with Rory’s infancy and I’m so much happier. Maybe it’s just that I’m more tired with a toddler too, or know that it’s going to go by so fast, or just have more confidence… probably a combination. I feel less obsessive and less stressed out by the details. I’m “making it” without having to fake it. As an example, today I noticed I hadn’t tracked a single nap- just watching sleepy cues and trying to get to a “good enough” pattern as Rory’s naps consolidate. Is he following a ~perfect~ nap schedule? No. Are we thriving? Frankly, yes!
(If you want to read my original Chill Mom post, comment “chill mom” and l’ll send it to you via DM!)
We came, we saw elephants, we ate ice cream 🐘🦒🦓 @ashleybrooke and I always talk about how we became FAST friends. Somehow we have been right there with each other during some of life’s worst moments… so it’s extra sweet that we now get to celebrate the good ones! Watching our boys play together, a little baby in a stroller, and another baby on the way… it’s everything we dreamed of.
Somehow yesterday felt like a week, last month was last year, and last year was a decade ago… but then time is simultaneously going by so fast too. The past ten weeks have gone by in a blink! Everyone warns you it goes by fast and they’re not wrong…. The days are long but oh how I wish time would slow down a bit? Or that maybe I could bottle up a tiny bit of these precious boys at every stage so I could revisit them down the road 🤍
I have grown to LOVE baby wearing. Not only do I think it’s such a nice and cozy way to bond with baby, it’s also incredibly practical, especially when you have a toddler to keep up with too! The @wildbird aerial carrier was a treat for myself- and I’m so obsessed with it. 👶🏼 Leave a comment “wildbird” and I’ll DM you the color I have as well as my personal review of it (including some troubleshooting tips).
Some top level things I like; - it’s easy to put on! - it’s so, so comfortable (for me AND baby!) - the little flap is seamless and provides extra support while baby naps and privacy when we need/want it
This affordable rechargeable LED lamp is cute and then made even cuter with this wicker lampshade! 💡✨ No cords needed- just charge and place wherever you want. (Will be extra perfect for dining outdoors this summer!) 💫 Comment “lamp” and I’ll send you links to the LED lamp ($38 for a pair!) and the lampshade (available in a few styles- including a darling blue).
Not really in the mood to be in photos right now, but I keep telling myself I’ll want to look back on these moments and remember them. (Right?!) when I look at these photos in 10, 20, 30 years…
I hope I remember Jack “rescuing” Rory from a windy tent, not how I stood in front of my closet with tears in my eyes.
I hope I remember watching Jack roll down hills and play hop scotch and scoot down the sidewalk with his besties, not that I caught a glimpse of my reflection and didn’t recognize myself.
I hope I remember sitting outside with my friend happily watching our kids play (while watching the minutes until bedtime tick by), and not that I spent too much time zooming in and examining every new wrinkle on my face.
I hope I remember the pure joy of these early warm days with my little family whom I love so much 🤍
The weather is warming up and I’m feeling slightly more comfortable in my skin every day ☀️ Here’s what I wore last week as a mom of two. I have a two and a half year old toddler and a two month old so I need outfits I feel good in, can chase a little guy around in, AND that I can breastfeed easily while wearing. 🔗 Leave a comment with “OUTFITS” to get links to every outfit I wore!
They look fantastic! I sympathize with your hands shaking. I just did my sister's graduation cake and was super nervous about actually writing on it. I normally do cupcakes, so it was a first. I was just wondering what you use to dye the glaze? The colors look so bright and fun!
Those cookies are too beautiful to eat, but look like they would be delicious. You and your mother are very talented!
I love your moms love of cake pops (and her originality!) Such a fun thing to do with your mom. The KSNY cookies turned out FABULOUSLY! I'm sure they were just as good as they looked!
These look fantastic!
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Those look delicious! I love using royal icing, but it's been forever since I've baked anything, you've made me want to bake again! 🙂
Those look amazing! Great job!
wow! these are absolutely amazing!!
Those look fantastic! There's no way mine would look that good, haha.
Wow those look adorable and delicious! Now I'm in the mood to bake!
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Those cookies look so good!!!! I could never bake that good! 😛
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The cookies look fantastic! To be honest, I'd probably be more nervous about them being fresh and unbroken when they arrived than I would be about how they looked…eek.
Those cookies are adorable. I really want to ice some cute cookies now! It's been way too long. I just need someone to give them to…
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I just made cookies w/royal icing for the first time this past week. It was for my sister's sweet sixteen. Check them out! http://web.stagram.com/p/227604842557097658_54984496