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Winter Wonderful Decorated Cookie Collection

Winter is a favorite of mine!

I apologize to all of you that dislike winter, but there’s something about cold weather that delights my heart…..snowmen!, warm drinks, snuggling by the fireplace, and most of all……SNOW!

I had so much fun making these cookies with all the textures and sparkle.

I’ll try to behave and move on to Valentines cookies now. haha

Happy Winter!

⛄️❄️⛄️❄️⛄️❄️⛄️❄️⛄️❄️

 
 

Silent Night Christmas Decorated Cookie Collection

Christmas is upon us….the most wonderful time of year.

For my final cookie set, I wanted to send a cookie message…..Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright. Jesus came so that we might have life in Him. His birth was the manifestation of God’s incredible love towards us. It makes Christmas so much more meaningful when JESUS is the main point.

 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,  to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.  And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.  And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.  And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.  And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.  And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

❤️🎄👶🏼🎆🌌🎄❤️

 
 

Happy Day Decorated Cookie Collection

I love to squeeze a birthday set amongst all the season cookies sets made throughout the year.

This one is named “Happy Day” because my sweet granddaughter, Emmy, said this very phrase at the end of the day on her first birthday. It almost made me want to cry to hear her say those words. I’m not sure she understood what she was saying…..but it truly was a HAPPY day. :)

Be sure to treasure each one. I’ve learned that each moment is a gift. There are no guarantees of tomorrow. Make today ALL that it can be. It may not always be happy, but it can be meaningful in every way. :)

❤️❤️❤️

 
 

Christmas Joy Decorated Sugar Cookie Collection

If you’ve followed my site for long, you know that I decorate seasonal cookies far ahead of schedule…..just to be on top of blog posts, tutorials, classes, etc. So this final set of Christmas cookies for 2018 was created back in September.

August and September of 2018 have been a crazy time for me. I was diagnosed with breast cancer and found myself with a new “full time job” of fighting cancer. I barely had any time to decorate cookies. But I was determined to do as many sets as I could despite the lack of time and energy.

The day after I finished these cookies, I had my surgery (mastectomy). I remember putting the final touches on these cookies and pushing myself to get them done because I wasn’t sure when I would get back to decorating.

These are definitely not my best work….and the photos were hurried and forced. But they are part of my journey. I guess it is interesting to chronicle your life by cookies. ;)

Christmas holds such a special place in my heart. And I’m glad I got to dwell on all it means while I contemplated one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. These little bites of joy brought delight and distraction to my heart as I dreaded the upcoming procedure. And it makes my heart happy that I was able to do something I love despite the circumstances. ❤️

May our Christmas season be especially blessed as we contemplate what life really means and cherish every moment we are given.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 
 

Emmy's Flower-y 1st Birthday Cookie Collection

Emmy (my second grandchild and first granddaughter) had her first birthday recently. It was a small gathering of family to celebrate, but we celebrated her in a BIG way. She's a precious sweet doll who manages to make everyone smile.

Her mom wanted a pink flower theme to celebrate her birthday. I pulled out all the stops to make the cookies as flower-y and pink as possible. 💗

I had some new tools to try out in the process, so they were fully incorporated into the design.

Both of my grandchildren haven't had refined sugar yet, so for Emmy's birthday, I modified my sugar cookie recipe and made it gluten and sugar free. The cookies turned out great!

Sadly, I attempted to make a "glaze" that was sugar free......but since sugar is the predominate ingredient (powdered sugar and corn syrup), the substitutes were no match at all. I was hugely disappointed. I ended up decorating the cookies with regular sugary glaze and left some of the cookies plain for the grandbabies. In the end, it worked. 

I'm still on a quest to find a way to decorate cookies without the sugar. I'll let you know if I ever conquer that one. 🙃

Happy Birthday my sweet Emmy Lou Who. I love you so much!!!

💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕

Flower Birthday Cupcake Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

Flower Birthday Cupcake Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

Happy Birthday Gift Tag Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

Happy Birthday Gift Tag Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

Pedestal Birthday Cake with Flowers Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

Pedestal Birthday Cake with Flowers Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

Birthday Bunting Flag Decorated Sugar Cookies YouTube video HERE

Birthday Bunting Flag Decorated Sugar Cookies YouTube video HERE

Birthday Banner for Emmaline Decorated Sugar Cookies YouTube video HERE

Birthday Banner for Emmaline Decorated Sugar Cookies YouTube video HERE

Floral Birthday Bunting YouTube video HERE

Floral Birthday Bunting YouTube video HERE

 
 
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