Navy & Pink Birthday Decorated Cookie Collection

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I wanted to make birthday cookies for a special friend who is sensitive to gluten. Instead of using my grain-free cookie recipe, I decided to try subbing gluten free flour blend for the regular all-purpose flour in the CookieCrazie Sugar Cookie recipe (cup for cup). The cookie dough turned very similar to my regular recipe and they baked up with sharp edges just like normal. YEAH!

This set included several new shapes and I enjoyed using the Sail Away Sprinkle Mix from Sweets & Treats as the color combo for the entire set.

[Note the links when hovering over each photo]

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YouTube MiniCupcake Tutorial Video HERE. Cupcake cutter found HERE and Sprinkles found HERE

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Balloon Decorated Cookie Tutorial Video on YouTube HERE        Balloon Cutters found HERE and HERE

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Happy Birthday Gift Tag Decorated Cookie YouTube Video HERE Happy Birthday Impression Tool found HERE

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Pedestal Cake YouTube video HERE Pedestal Cake Cutter found HERE 

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We Gather Together Thanksgiving Decorated Cookie Collection

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The best part of the Thanksgiving holiday (besides the giving thanks to God part!) is gathering together with family and showing gratitude for all the things we are blessed with. I always immediately think of the hymn "We Gather Together". I have sweet memories from my childhood of Thanksgiving Day preparations with my dad and then the time for the family to gather for the day and enjoy each other (and lots of food.....of course 😳).

Here's a collection of cookies to express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to God for all He does and that He allows me to express myself here on this blog. What a privilege it is to carry out His purposes each day of my life.

Thank you for "gathering" here on a regular basis and supporting my work and mission for Him. ❤️

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Thanksgiving Whole Pie Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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Pumpkin Pie Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube Video HERE

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We Gather Together Thanksgiving Plaque Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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wheat sheaf decorated sugar cookies YouTube video HERE

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Alphabet Block XL cutters found HERE

Stick Feather Turkey Decorated Cookie Collection (Tutorial)

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I saw a cute rustic Thanksgiving wall hanging using long rectangular sticks for turkey feathers.....and couldn't resist making the design into cookies.

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Cutters used include a hexagon cutter, SweetSugarBelle's snowman cutter found in ShapeShifters set, and a long thin rectangle cutter (1"x5.5"). You'll need at least 8 "feather" sticks for the platter.

Outline and flood the hexagon cookies with brown glaze. 

Outline and flood the snowman cookie creating a turkey head and neck with brown glaze (see photo and video).

Outline and flood the rectangular sticks in various colors to represent the turkey's feathers. 

After the hexagon has dried for approximately 2 hours, use the scalloped edger from SweetSugarBelle's Shapeshifter's set to create rows of feather marks down the cookie as seen in the photo and video.

Add white eyes (with brown dots added in middle) and a gold beak to the turkey's face. (see photo and video)

After the turkey head has dried overnight, add eyebrow and beak lines using a black foodcolor marker, and a red "gobbler" using red glaze. (see photo and video)

Assemble the pieces as shown on a platter to display the turkey in all his cute-ness. :)

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Pedestal Birthday Cake Decorated Cookies (Tutorial)

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I love pedestal cake cookies.....and I found a new favorite cutter to make some cute ones.

Outline and flood the cake portion of the cookie.

Allow the glaze to dry for at least 2 hours and then press this polka dot impression tool into the partially dried glaze.

Another impression design you could use for the cake is to press a scalloped edger into the partially dried glaze in a vertical pattern (see video). [I was unable to find a link to this particular edger, but you could use the edger in SugarBelle's Shapeshifter set.]

Outline and flood the top portion of the cookie (the bow/banner) in the glaze color of your choice.

Outline and flood the pedestal, including scalloped outlines to the rim of the widest part of the pedestal, leaving "see-through" holes. (see video)

Outline and flood a second layer over the banner portion of the top of the cookie. (see photo)

Add tiny lines to represent the poles holding up the banner, and an outline of the scallop on the pedestal to give it a more 3D look.

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Fall Picket Fence Decorated Cookie (Tutorial)

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There's something so quaint and rustic about cute little picket fences. And I love them in an autumn scene. So when I found this adorable fence cookie cutter, I was anxious to create some fall cookie collections with it. :)

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As I'm always trying to make cookie designs as 3D as possible, here's a way to give these fences dimension. (see photos and video)
Cut a second thin cut-out of the fence and trim the vertical planks as shown and lay them across the base fence cut-out to make the fence planks stand out.
Use a small rectangle cutter (I used the smallest cutter in this set) to trim in between each plank in the appropriate spots (see video).

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Outline and flood the vertical planks and then each in-between horizontal plank (see video) with white glaze.

Allow the fences to dry overnight.

Brush the planks and creases with dry gray dust for shadowing.

Build a little autumn scene with mini pumpkins, leaves, acorns and even a rake cookie.

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