Michael’s baby boy, their first, is on the way, and the huge family baby shower needed 12 dozen cookies. i said no problem [my record is 220] and was ready to delve into baby design when he provided me with a picture of just what he wanted, gray and baby-blue onsies with ties. he was also in favor of their last name somewhere on the cookie, and i offered, and he accepted, the alternative of a little pocket with a monogram. sweet.
Chicagoland weather these last few days has been absolutely soaked, and my old house is pretty bad at being resistant to humidity. i run the AC till i’m feeling freeze-dried, and it still takes my cookies a day and a half too long to dry. but if i boost the powdered sugar for dryer icing, it’s not flat and smooth. so i fretted a bit finally getting them to their destination, but they got there. [apologies to Michael’s mom, i delivered the cookies with a smudge on my face, no doubt gotten from trying to fish out the cord for the Garmin from under the car seat.]
Michael also insisted that i provide something with my website, but i still haven’t resolved my new laptop/old printer/no disc/no internet impasse to printing labels and such, so a big thanks to Jason at OfficeMax for helping me make simple little labels. [i might have been showing my age when i asked him to just add a little flourish character from Wingdings, and i had to tell him it’s a font—i didn’t add that it’s one of the only-12 fonts i first had back in like, 1993. ya know, right after the internet was invented... am i that old?
i finished off the cookie with a light dusting of pearl dust. not a lot, just enough to soften the matte finish of the icing, give ‘em a little “glow.” i hope all party-goers found them sweet and cute, a preview for when little-man Mr. S. arrives. Congrats to Michael’s family!
and stay tuned everyone, i got a new stencil...
Chicagoland weather these last few days has been absolutely soaked, and my old house is pretty bad at being resistant to humidity. i run the AC till i’m feeling freeze-dried, and it still takes my cookies a day and a half too long to dry. but if i boost the powdered sugar for dryer icing, it’s not flat and smooth. so i fretted a bit finally getting them to their destination, but they got there. [apologies to Michael’s mom, i delivered the cookies with a smudge on my face, no doubt gotten from trying to fish out the cord for the Garmin from under the car seat.]
Michael also insisted that i provide something with my website, but i still haven’t resolved my new laptop/old printer/no disc/no internet impasse to printing labels and such, so a big thanks to Jason at OfficeMax for helping me make simple little labels. [i might have been showing my age when i asked him to just add a little flourish character from Wingdings, and i had to tell him it’s a font—i didn’t add that it’s one of the only-12 fonts i first had back in like, 1993. ya know, right after the internet was invented... am i that old?
i finished off the cookie with a light dusting of pearl dust. not a lot, just enough to soften the matte finish of the icing, give ‘em a little “glow.” i hope all party-goers found them sweet and cute, a preview for when little-man Mr. S. arrives. Congrats to Michael’s family!
and stay tuned everyone, i got a new stencil...
