Got Milk?

 
Lynn and I had a wonderful time at the Uncorked! Foodie Festival in Staten Island. We baked sugar cookies in ice cream cone and flower shapes and butter cookie hats and cookie pops. Our crafty kids made beautiful cookie hats at Bubbles Playhouse, May 2010. Just in time for Mother's Day.

Buttery Cookie Recipe

Cream together: 1 cup unsalted butter and 2/3 cup sugar
Beat in: 1 egg
Add: 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
Mix until all ingredients are well blended. Chill dough 3-4 hours before rolling.

Preheat oven to 350. Place a disc of cookie dough between two pieces of wax or parchment paper lightly dusted with flour. Roll out 1/4" thick and cut. [I used a large flower cutter and a round cutter for the hat]. Chill on the cookie sheet in the fridge until firm.

Bake about 10 minutes or until barely colored. Cool on rack for 2-5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy!

Want Fries with That?

Crafty kids loved our Cookie Hambuger and Fries class!  The older kids especially loved piping the lettuce with green buttercream!

Butterflies & Ladybugs, Oh My!

We just love the Scouts and we had a wonderful time with the Daisy Girl Scout Troop in Annadale. We coordinated our Garden Bugs and Flowers theme to fit into the Daisies program.  The kids especially loved making the lady bugs and using art brushes to apply neon sparkle dust to their dragonflies.

A Cookie-Tastic Time!

 

Yay! Our first cookie decorating class! Lynn and I were busy all week preparing for our first kids class at Bubbles Playhouse.  This wasn't the first time we ever taught cake decorating but it was the first time we as fellow cake fanatics and friends collaborated as partners.  Wow we have the best fun ever! We were interviewed by our local newspaper and got to share our enthusiasm and joy of cake decorating with the rest of the island.

Kids Decorate Their Cakes and Eat Them Too!

Kids love playing with sugar! As the average household has gotten even more hectic, time relaxing with mom or dad kneading a sweet blob of cookie dough or baking a cake has become less and less.  Cookie, cupcake, and cake decorating classes help kids' self esteem, motor skills, math skills, and social skills.  At the end of each class, they have a sweet treat to share or savor all by themselves!