First Communion Cookies

Continuing on with the sacrament cookie motif ;)... (Remember the confirmation cookies earlier this week?  These are for the same sweet family.)


I was really looking forward to making these cookies again.  The last time I made them was for kiddo's First Communion....FOUR years ago.

{That picture on the left is one of my favorites ever.  Rockin' the powder blue suit, yo. Maybe we can find a blue tux for prom in a few years.}

OK...thanks for letting me reminisce.

These cookies start out with the perfect cutter.  I love this cutter...it's pricey because it's copper, but so worth it.


For the cookies, you'll need:

• chalice and host cookies
• royal icing tinted with AmeriColor Gold, Bright White, Regal Purple and Leaf Green
• disposable icing bags
• squeeze bottles
• decorating tips (#1 & #2) and couplers
• gold luster dust
• vodka (yep.)
• small paintbrush

With a #2 tip, outline the chalice.


With another #2 tip, outline the host.

Thin the white & gold icings (reserve a bit for later) with water, a little at a time, until it is the consistency of thick syrup.  Cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit several minutes.

Stir gently with a rubber spatula to pop any large air bubbles that have formed. Transfer to squeeze bottles.


Fill in the chalice with the thinned gold icing.  Use a toothpick to guide into corners.


Fill in the host with the thinned  white icing.  Use a toothpick to guide into corners.

Let dry at least one hour.


Add the detail with the reserved white and gold piping icing.

Let dry overnight, or at least 6 hours.


Get out your luster dust supplies:  Luster dust, small ramekin, small paintbrush and vodka (a good excuse to always have vodka in the house).

This is "Golden Charm" luster dust.  I LOVE it and bought it at a little shop in Houston.  Can't seem to find it online, but any gold luster dust will do.


Mix up your luster dust with a few drops of the vodka and brush it on. (The alcohol will evaporate, leaving just the gold sheen.)  Add a few drops of vodka to the ramekin as you're working if it starts to get clumpy on you.  A little goes a long way, so don't worry about using all of the container in one shot.  (Here's a video about applying luster dust...)


Then, with #1 tips, add the grapes and leaf/stem detail.





All ready for First Communion!
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Confirmation Cookies . . .

There is something so sweet about a dove cookie.  Maybe it's the occasions they represent?  I've made them before for a baptism.  A friend's son is getting confirmed this week and these are for his confirmation class.


I really love the way the personalized ones came out. I think everyone likes to see their name on a cookie, don't you?


Wanna make 'em for a special occasion of your own?

Here's what you need:

• royal icing in white, green and yellow (Americolor Bright White, Leaf Green and Egg Yellow)
• tips: #2 and #1
• disposable icing bags
• squeeze bottle
• toothpicks
• oh, and dove cookies! The cutter is from Sur La Table.
 
Using a  #2 tip, outline the cookie in white royal icing. 

Thin the white icing (reserve a bit for later) with water, a little at a time, until it is the consistency of thick syrup.  Cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit several minutes.

Stir gently with a rubber spatula to pop any large air bubbles that have formed. Transfer to a squeeze bottle.

Fill in the outlined cookie with the flood icing.  Use a toothpick to spread into sides and corners.

Let sit 1 hour.

 
With the reserved white icing and #1 tip, add detail on wings, tail and add an eye.   Personalize, if you want.


Using another #2 tip, pipe the branch in leaf green.


With a #1 or 2 tip, pipe yellow flowers on the branches.

Let dry overnight before packaging.



Happy Confirmation, Matthew. :)
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All Saints Day Cookies

To be honest, this was one of the main reasons I bought an icing printer.  Saint cookies have been on my mind for years now.



If you don't have an icing printer, don't worry.  Scan the images you want, format them to fit your cookies and take your file to the grocery store bakery or local bakery supply shop to have your images printed.



These are going to kiddo's teacher.


Here's what you need to make them:

• cookies
• an awesome aunt who is sweet enough to scan and email you a zillion saint cards
• frosting sheets
• white royal icing
• #2 or 3 tip and #16 star tip



The cookies look cute plain, but I really like the something extra a little piping adds to them.  I added the border with a #16 star tip.



Did they all turn out perfectly? Well, no.





You might recognize the guy on the left.



St. Marguerite.  When my Nana traced our family tree she found we were related to her.  Which is obvious given my saintly nature.



My favorite saint?  St. Bridget (or Brigid), for obvious reasons.  BUT, when the priest who married us gave me a copy of this prayer attributed to her, well, it sealed the deal.  It's a must read.




Here's St. Lucy...


Yes, those are her eyes on a platter. You guys, the saints are interesting!!!



Do you have a favorite saint?


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Cookies for Baby's Baptism

When a fellow volunteer at the food pantry asked me to make cookies for her sweet baby's baptism, I was so honored!

Kara is one of those really organized people.  She even provided me the cookie cutter, just like she did when I made cookies for her sister's 40th birthday party.  Come to think of it, Kara, would you like to be my personal cookie cutter shopper? 



Anyhoo, back to the cookies...the napkins for the party were a pretty yellow with a dark brown cross, so we added a branch for the dove to carry to incorporate those colors.

{This idea came from a magazine that I saw YEARS ago. It was a Christmas dove carrying a holly branch.  So, keep this in mind; Christmas is only 122 days away, people!}


To make the cookies, you'll need:

• royal icing in white, brown and yellow (Americolor Bright White, Chocolate Brown and Egg & Lemon Yellow)
• tips: #2 and #1
• disposable icing bags
• squeeze bottle

Using a  #2 tip, outline the cookie in white royal icing. 

Thin the white icing (reserve a bit for later) with water, a little at a time, until it is the consistency of thick syrup.  Cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit several minutes.

Stir gently with a rubber spatula to pop any large air bubbles that have formed. Transfer to a squeeze bottle.



Fill in the outlined cookie with the flood icing.  Use a toothpick to spread into sides and corners.

Let sit 1 hour.



With the reserved white icing and #2 tip, add detail on wings, tail and add an eye.



Using another #2 tip, pipe the branch in dark brown.



With a #1 tip, pipe yellow flowers/berries on the branches.

Let dry overnight before packaging.



Thank you, Kara, for letting me be part of your baby's big day!
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Cookies for First Communion

Two years ago I made these cookies for my son's class as they were celebrating their first communion.

It was such a special day at school. The kids got ONE day off from wearing their uniforms and they wore their first communion finery...boys in suits and ties, girls in sweet dresses and veils. ♥

The kids loved their communion cookies...seeing their faces was the best part of making them. :) The chalice was gold with edible luster dust. I was really excited to even find the cookie cutter...you can get one here.

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