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Play Food

Play food

I made some tiny sugar cookie sugar cookies for you.

Tee-niny!

Yes, I love little and I kinda like to play with my food… But I’m sure you know that about me by now.

And you probably know that I made more than just baby cookies.

They’re cute on their own, but I really needed them to put on display.

Cookie Stands

On these 3-tier sugar cookie dessert stands I made.

EEek! Cookies on cookies. Key-ute.

Making Sugar Cookies

I love sugar cookies since they require a few basic ingredients that I almost always have on hand.

They can be baked in no time – especially with the recipe I’ve been using from my friend Bridget at Bake at 350. It’s been my go-to recipe lately. I love hers because nothing has to be set out to room temperature. And her dough doesn’t need to be chilled before rolling either. Equals Awesome! I hate waiting. So I love this recipe. When the dough comes together it will be crumbly, but don’t worry. Just grab it and knead it a bit and it’s ready to roll and cut. And it lifts beautifully, too.

Here’s Bridget’s recipe for sugar cookies and royal icing on some peppermint cookies I made a few weeks ago. And here is the recipe on her site.

But even better, Bridget has a Cookie Decorating book out. And I’m giving one away at the end of this post. YAY!

Decorating Cookies

Actually, I’m giving away a signed copy of her book, Decorating Cookies. Easy to understand instructions with tons of adorable cookie decorating ideas. You’ll love it.

Skip on down to the bottom if you want to enter. Wheee!

Or if you want to see how I made my cookies stand, then keep on reading. These aren’t in Bridget’s book… I was just inspired by her cookie creations and love for decorating and wanted to share it with you since I love using her recipe.

Hope you like them Bridget! P.S. I need a piping boot camp. I don’t know how you do it.

Rolling Pin

Roll your cookie dough out nice and flat. I used these rubber dough bands to make sure the thickness was even when I rolled.

Cookie Dough

Then cut out circles in graduating sizes. I used 3-7/8, 3, 2-5/8 and 2-1/4 inch sizes.

Cookie Dough

Before you bake, use a plastic drinking straw to remove the centers of each cookie. The straw collects the dough in the center. Convenient.

Freeze the cut shapes for about 10 minutes to help the dough avoid spreading and then bake.

And when they come out of the oven, use the straw again to make sure the holes stay the same size.

Shapes

Use the dough scraps and tiny cutters to cut out shapes for your desserts to go on display.

A piping tip like the one on the right will make circles with rounded tops since the tip is cone-shaped.

Makes great mini macarons or whoopie pies. Just tap the tip on the counter to release the dough.

Cookie Dough Shapes

Lots of little shapes.

Cookie Cutters

Assorted shapes – around 1 inch wide.

Tiny alphabet cutters. XOXO

Graduated ovals – plain on one side and crinkled on the other.

And my favorite – I can’t live without – graduated circle cutters that I used to make the stands.

Graduated Cookie Shapes

You’ll want to use four different sizes to make the 3-tier stands.

Note: For the chocolate cookies, I swapped out 1/2 flour for 1/2 cup cocoa and used all vanilla extract in Bridget’s recipe.

Piped

After they are baked and cooled, and then comes the piping. This always goes smoother in my head than when I actually start piping.

Pipe first with outline icing and then fill with flood icing.

However for these I ended up using a royal icing consistency somewhere in between and piped and filled with the same consistency.

Piped

Ugh – wonky lines. Not what I’d hoped.

So after I filled and before the icing set completely, I piped dots all the way around. Camouflage it.

Much better.

Let cookies dry overnight. And after all the cookie decorating save leftover royal icing in an airtight container or in the piping bag with the ends tied off and cap closed for finishing up the project the next day.

Now comes the fun part.

Decorating

Ice the cakes and decorate!

Easy details for major impact.

Luster Dust

Oh and those macarons, try painting them with a little luster dust.

Just mix some of the powder with a small amount of clear extract and you can paint right on the cookies.

Pretty.

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Pretty dang cute!

Cookie Dessert Stands

And even cuter on display.

These were surprisingly easy to make stand up.

Cookie Sticks

Start with using cookie sticks for the support. These are bigger than the lollipop sticks I usually use for cake pops (lower right).

The sticks should be about 6 inches tall for the stands. Buy the 6 inch sticks or cut down the 8 inch.

Use a cookie stick to gently twist through each cookie opening to make sure it goes through before building.

And make sure your cookie icing is completely dry and set from the day before.

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Sugar Cookie Stands

  1. Start with the smallest cookie shape. It should not be iced. Place on a flat surface and then insert the cookie stick. Slide the largest iced cookie on top. Having two cookies on the bottom will give you more support and keep the stick straight.
  2. Cut striped straws into 1 1/2 inch sections. Slide one straw piece over the stick and push to the bottom as a spacer/ledge.
  3. Slide second largest iced cookie on stick until it stops at the straw. Then slide another straw piece on top.
  4. Slide last cookie on top until it stops at the straw. Then slide one more straw piece on the very top. Wrap a piece of washi tape around the straw and cut out a triangle for a cute flag topper.
  5. Note: Not shown. Use the leftover royal icing to pipe in between the two bottom cookies and pipe dots around the centers of each tier to help secure the cookies in place as you build. Attach the desserts to the tiers with royal icing too. Then let dry and don’t move for a few hours. I skipped this step because I wanted to get right to taking pictures.

Sugar Cookie Dessert Stands

There you have it four cookies for 3-tier stands. Bridget’s recipe will make four stands with enough cookies to decorate.

And these can be totally scaled back? Two tiers? Just a cookie plate? Just the tiny cookies? Only one cookie shape? Choose how you want to play.

Cookie Stands

They’d be super fun and totally stand out for Valentine’s Day, for a dessert party or even party favors.

Enjoy!

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Now for the giveaway!

Decorating Cookies

Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of Bridget’s book, Decorating Cookies.

  • Just answer the following question and leave your response in the comments section on this blog post.
  • What did you do this weekend? Something fun I hope. I made a bunch of cookies : )
  • Deadline to enter is Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Sorry, Time’s Up. Winner announced below.
  • One winner will be picked at random and announced sometime Wednesday evening on this post.

Good Luck!

 

Thank you all so much for the sweet words on the cookie stands. I really appreciate it. And now for the winner of Bridget’s book.

It’s comment #917 – Becky P! Congratulations and have fun decorating cookies. And swimming too.

 

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1,910 comments on “Play Food”

  1. I went to church in the morning, and then had a lovely lunch at my mum’s house with the whole family. :)

  2. I have to say my weekend was not one full of cookies and ice cream… It was spent in emergency with my 12 year old son waiting for a plastic surgeon.

    I came to your blog this afternoon for a pick me up and wasn’t let down… I love these little cookies. So dainty…

  3. I cleaned and went grocery shopping. Whew hew!

  4. I skied on Saturday and watched my daughter race on Sunday morning and then dance in the afternoon! A fun weekend! I even managed to make cookies Saturday night!

  5. I made my first scones!

  6. i was with my roommates in disney world!

  7. Too cute! I went to a baby shower and then helped another friend take care of her new baby. It was an all baby weekend for me!

  8. I made a new blueberry muffin recipe and did my taxes – so halfway fun! :)

  9. Hmmm, I made a one year old’s birthday cake!

  10. Wish I had the time to make those adorable cookies! We took our boys to the park and then out for some excellent fish tacos!

  11. This weekend I hung out with some awesome ladies at a paint and drink outing! Good times!

  12. I’ve been watching Buffy the vampire Slayer and drowning in the beautifulness of my new amazing tie dye-fabric ^^

  13. This weekend I spent most of it in bed ill, I need to get baking to cheer me up!

    Also, those are ADORABLE

  14. I made a bunch of cupcakes! And went to the beach ;)

  15. i made some chocolate popcorn and peanut bark this weekend! those mini cookies look beautiful! I want to learn how to pipe icing like that :)

  16. Too cute! I love tiny sugar cookies. For Christmas I always go crazy and make huge amounts, from medium to tiny. I love decorating them.
    On the weekend I went ice skating. Fun!
    That books looks so good!

  17. AHHHHH!!!!! cute cookie overload!! This weekend I went to the mall and watched way more television than I should admit. OH and I ate copious amounts of CHOCOLATE!!! yum

  18. cutest cookie stands ever! i love anything miniature. i’m also hoping to learn more about cookie decorating :)

    this weekend i relaxed and looked up airfare and travel details for our anniversary trip this may!

  19. This weekend I recovered from baking 3 challenging cakes, one of which was delivered in an ice storm! Thanks for the great giveaway – LOVE the cookie stands!

  20. I made monkey bread. And all the little monkeys in the house ate them all! yummy!

  21. Could this be any cuter?!

    I spent my weekend doing boring stuff…cleaning, grocery shopping and laundry. Try not to be jealous! :)

  22. I baked a delicious caramel date bread and planned this weeks meals. Oh, and bought a freezer. Everything seemed to be food related.

  23. I made my first cake pops this weekend! So much fun!

  24. I spent the weekend reading a great book.

  25. I was hoping to make a Kings Cake since we are headed towards Marti Gras. But I’ll make it next weekend! …
    but can I say ,”OMG” these mini cookies are tooooo cute!

    Question… How long did you bake them for since these are sooo tiny???

  26. I did laundry and relaxed, which was absolutely what the doctor ordered after the traveling the last 2 weeks!

  27. This weekend I decorated cookies as well. I have a friend leaving for the peace corps and we threw a going away party for him. The cookies were a hit and the party was a blast!

  28. Stayed at home!

  29. Your cookie plates are so cute! Was fighting a cold this weekend but pulled myself together to take my son to ‘Disney on Ice’.

  30. I went out for a meal and to see Wicked for mine and my bf’s two year anniversary

  31. Cleaning and Downton Abbey! Super cute cookies

  32. Fighting a cold so mostly rested.

  33. Such a cute idea! :) I had to work on saturday but on sunday we just relaxed and had a little birthday party (just me and my man, though it was the big one with the 3 and the 0, you know:))!

  34. I took my three little girls to the zoo! It was super fun!

  35. I went horseback riding :)

  36. made dark chocolate cupcakes with my two-year-old

  37. Just had a weekend to relax!

  38. Friday we were iced in. Saturday we went out to lunch at Texas Roadhouse and Sunday we went to church twice and had a soup and sandwich dinner with friends.

  39. I spent the weekend playing with my son.

  40. I went to a concert on Saturday and made a cake yesterday, it is at home waiting to be frosted.

  41. This was an unusual weekend for me. I really did nothing. Kept thinking I should do something, but having some down time for a change was quite nice. I did make for dinner for the first time my Hong Kong FILs steamed fish recipe. Turned out so good that my son said he had a dream last night that he had a whole fish for himself.

  42. Man, you are amazing! I took a girls’ trip to my cousin’s wedding–loved it!

  43. My boyfriend and I entertained a friend who came to visit us… it had been over a year since we saw him (he moved due to work)… definitely plan on catching up with friends more often!

  44. YAY
    I love it when I see your posts.
    These cookie towers are soooo darling YUMMMM
    ALMOST tooo cute to eat :)
    This weekend I worked on a quilt for my nephew – many hours
    Cheers
    Catie

  45. I had a great time hanging out with my kids and husband, and we went shopping too.

  46. We celebrated my daughter’s birthday.

  47. I made sugar cookie bars (for lack of time for regular sugar cookies) and pumpkin bread! But regular sugar cookies like these would be more fun.

  48. What is it about tiny things. I love them too! As a matter of fact this weekend I was treated by my hubby on a date night. We went to a place that has fabulous food and a circus/show all at once. Kind of like Cirque du Soleil in miniture. In the lobby of the restaurant/theatre there is a costume shoppe with all sorts of fun circus/vaudville type assessories. (People really get all dolled up for this place…I even wore a boah!) I saw the cutest, tiniest little reinstone crown….I had to have it!

  49. This past weekend I took my daughter to an open house for her first summer camp and worked on cupcake toppers for my younger daughter’s upcoming birthday party.

  50. I made your butterscotch brownies and took them to a knitting party where I knitted cupcakes. Yes, that’s right! I knitted cupcakes. I love it when I can combine hobbies! Oh, and the brownies were a MAJOR hit! To quote my knitting circle they were “scary good.”

  51. I love miniature everything….and I love Valentine’s Day…..these covered all of the bases. Those macaroons are about the sweetest thing ever. This weekend I got my hair cut and colored…..very special treat….the worst part…it’s about the color of the macaroons. Note to self…even when your tired do not tell the hairdresser…..”do whatever you like”……. So I spent the rest of the weekend explaining to everyone I ran into that I didnt really pick the new hair do…..even though they were giving compliments. What else do you say to a woman who has hair the color of Valentine Macaroons?

  52. I scrubbed and sealed bathroom grout (YUCK), sold Girl Scout cookies with my daughter, took a son to basketball practice, and started making some shadowboxes with the clothes the kids wore home from the hospital and their birth announcements. I’d rather have been making cokies!

  53. WOW, they are so cute!
    I made some Dates Cupcake with Toffee Sauce, this weekend!

  54. Cookies are so adorable!
    This weekend I cooked, ate out, went to church, and sat by the fireplace reading the newspaper.

  55. too cute!!!!

    I got a very deserved pedicure and I ate a big bowl of clams with linguini! yum!

  56. We celebrated my 3-year-old with her friends and Hello Kitty themed party. I even made a cake that made me think that a kitchen disaster like myself can make something other than shake-and-bakes ;)

  57. Weather was HORRIBLE yesterday (freezing rain, snow), so my daughter and I did crafty things – made a card (markers), did some painting. Very messy with a 26 month old, but we had fun.

  58. Absolutely adorable idea! My daughter & I will be duplicating these cute creations. My weekend was spent going to estate auctions looking for awesome goodies.

  59. Gah, so cute!

    This weekend I worked a lot.. always fun (not). But I’m looking forward to next weekend when I’ll have some time off :)

  60. This is the CUTEST thing I’ve ever seen! Such a clever idea! I am still so amazed! I need to try this some time!

    As for what I did this weekend, I started planning my family trip up to Seattle :)

  61. I went to a dinner theatre & hear John Wesley – it was so good! It was a fundraiser for Arkansas Right to Life. I hope I win.

  62. These are adorable! I would love to try to make those. It beats the potty training I did for my 3 year old this weekend. :) Good thing he’s cute enough so I didn’t mind too much!

  63. This weekend I baked a bunch of chocolate and butterscotch chip cookies using your chocolate chip cookie recipe and I made some chocolate cupcakes. YUM!! Theses are so adorable I will have to make them soon!

  64. I baked some princess cupcakes for a 6 year old’s birthday party! :)

  65. I made a bunch of cookies too. :) In shape of houses and keys for a housewarming. And i went hiking! Calories in, calories out!

  66. I visited my sister before she starts her final semester of college :)

  67. I drove a couple of hours to have dinner with family and meet my cousin’s fiance! Loved dinner, and loved her :)

  68. I made apple pancakes with my kids. It was tons of fun and very yummy!

  69. I made salted caramel chocolate chip cookies. :) A mash up of my two favorite desserts.

  70. I stayed home the whole weekend and relaxed with the kids. It was raining the whole weekend!!!

  71. Went to the Grand Canyon for a view of fog or whatever. A rainy day, but still beautiful. We did see lots of elk!

  72. These are soooo adorable! My family and I made some delicous cheesecake pops and threw a yummy cookout fiesta for my father-n-law who comes down from work every 2 months for a weekend. The kids and I miss grandpy dearly and we try to make the most of it when he’s home :-).

  73. Made the wedding favors for my wedding and Customized my Shoes for a cute idea I have for the Save the date announcements…I was crafting central this weekend!

  74. I was sick this weekend :( love this idea!

  75. Truly adorable. Went to a school potluck, where the kids made most of the food- very fun, then out with my parents and futsal game on Sunday.

  76. I was helping my daughter with a project for school this past weekend. I love these cookies.

  77. I made a pretty rose cake, cupcakes and brownie bites, plus my husband and I took the kids snowtubing! Lots of fun!

  78. This project is just too cute! You have done it again! I just want to start eating this!!! I love this kind of cookie!!!

    I went to the Baylor Bears basketball game and ate great food this weekend!!

    Thanks!
    Lori

  79. These are just the cutest cookies! I made cupcakes with my grandaughters this weekend. Can’t wait to try the cookies, they will love helping………… I see a tea party in the near future.

  80. I went to my cousins house!

  81. These are just adorable! I babysat and had a sleep over with my wonderful niece this weekend and made chocolate chip cookies :)

  82. that is super cute! I’d love the book–
    this weekend was awesome–I went to a farmers market and then just played with the kids! :) LOVE

  83. This weekend, I went shopping for a new car seat for my baby girl and ended up buying her clothes instead!

  84. I made homemade oatmeal cream pies this weekend!

  85. Two of my grandkids had a sleepover. We sorted through cookie cutters for our upcoming cookie decorating day that is planned for Feb 10. I used to decorate for all 7 of my grandkids but now we plan a day and they come over and decorate their own. I have to say…they are getting very creative.

  86. I ran errands all weekend. I love your website.

  87. Adorable!!

    I went to church and visited my parents:)

    I recently made the Owl cake pops from your book for my senior citizen friends at church – they call themselves OWLS: Older Wiser Loving Seniors – they absolutely loved them!!

  88. Those cookies are great!!!!! I made Valentine cake pops this weekend.

  89. I dressed up as Snow White and accompanied my children to a Princess Party!

  90. These cookies are ADORABLE! I didn’t do too much this weekend, but I did watch a few episodes of Parenthood on Netflix – good (and addicting!) show!

  91. This weekend I went shopping and baked a batch of chocolate cookies! :)

  92. This is absolutely adorable!!! I didn’t do much-hung out with family and friends, a little house cleaning and church.

  93. We went and looked at pets at the shelter.

  94. So cute! I dream of the day when I’ll have time to make such adorable treats. :)

    This weekend I was in report card purgatory. But to maintain some semblance of sanity, I took some time to have some fun. Saturday afternoon I indulged in an episode of Downton Abbey… and Sunday morning I took my boys (4 and almost 2) for their first tobogganing experience. So much fun!

  95. Let’s see, I tried to maintain a clean home while taking care of my amazing yet rambunctious boys, got my step-daughter ready for her first winter formal and bummed it on Sunday.

  96. Oh my…soo adorable!!! I must try this soon! This weekend I made a variation of your panda cupcakes for a family party. Everyone loved it! I always get the cutest ideas from you :) thanks bakerella!

  97. Your cookies are so cute! How teeny-tiny!! We did a little cleanup this weekend.

  98. OMG what was I thinking. I had a sleep over for 9 11 year old girls. Fun, but very little sleep.

  99. I hosted a 1st bday party for a girlfriends daughter. I made a dessert table: decorated monkey sugar cookies, cupcakes, banana parfaits, chocolate dipped bananas and a polka dot cake. I’m obsessed with cookies right now so I would love to win this book!!

  100. What a cute idea! I love it. THis weekend was filled with cleaning the house and date night with the hubby. Thanks for the giveaway.

  101. I participated in my first-ever chili cookoff! And came in 2nd place! :)

  102. WOW WOW WOW!!! These are just so cute and amazing! Thank you for sharing!!!

    I traveld to Colorado to see my father and ski for the weekend!

  103. Love the cookie cuteness!! This weekend we celebrated my daughter’s 7th birthday. We celebrated her smiles, smirks and silliness with her friends with a psuedo gymnastics party. Lots of fun!

  104. Wow! These are incredible! I started a sourdough starter for bread this weekend. YUM.

  105. I baked nothing sweet, but started planning my daughters birthday. Those toadstools on the books cover would be perfectly befitting! fingers crossed…

  106. I went paintballing!

  107. Made caramelized apple bits…thing, with butter and brown sugar, then played lotsa Resident Evil 6.

    Learned caramel is not the most practical gaming snack.

  108. I cut out tons of heart out of fondant that I had used edible images to decorate. Preparing for Valentine’s Day! :-)

  109. I finished reading the Hunger Game Series.

  110. I saw the musical Wicked in San Francisco this weekend!

  111. Had date day with hubby…went bowling and let him win ;)
    I can’t wait to make these adorable cookies! I love mini anything!!

  112. Stayed home and finally watched Pitch Perfect

  113. Super cute cookies and displays! I rested over the weekend and caught up on a few shows, but I should have been making these!

  114. The dance team I coach sponsored a dance clinic. I was in charge of 17 high school girls and 95 elementary school girls. Whew!! I need some cookies after that! :)

  115. I made 1779 meatloaf, from Ina Gartens cook book, the garlic sauce is amazing! I do love to bake sweets more!

  116. I played with my kids and stayed inside away from the ice storm.

  117. I relaxed with my husband, went to my bookclub and watched Downton Abbey, of course!

  118. I also made cookies! Orange and white heart cookies for my sisters birthday.
    The cookie stand is so adorable and creative!

  119. This weekend I visited with my knit buddies, then came home and made a tiramisu for my husband’s birthday this week.

  120. I love these little cookies and the grandkids will probably get a kick out of them.
    This weekend we went to a concert for date night and helped the kids find furniture for their new place.

  121. I went to locally owned and operated stores with my husband and friends. We purchased wonderfully scented homemade candles and yummy homemade cupcakes! :)

  122. I spent the weekend sick and cuddling with my hubby watching movies! Besides being sick I loved getting to spend cuddled with my hubby!

  123. Oh my gosh. I just can’t believe how insanely cute these are. Tiny cookies on cookie tiers. You are so creative!

  124. They look so cute!!!

    I traveled with my family and we had lots of fun at the pool!!! :)

  125. Hmmm, this weekend….. Saturday I did absolutely NOTHING! Didn’t even get dressed! Sunday I spent the day with my daughter and baby grandson.
    Just love those cookies!

  126. I made a rose cake (with piped roses) for a friends’ engagement party.

  127. I am a baker, but in this house, we’re also Girl Scouts and cookie sales started this weekend. I spent Saturday helping sort and pass out cookies to our troop, and Sunday walking the entire neighbor with my daughter selling cookies.

  128. Went to Savannah, Ga., for my 30th birthday!

  129. I sorted photos this weekend – a long overdue task! I can’t get over the adorableness of these cookie trays. Well done!!

  130. Oh my goodness. I am into everything sweet and tiny, so this post made my day.

    I spent the weekend celebrating birthdays with family and friends!

  131. You are too clever!

  132. You are an absolute creative genius!!!

  133. I made peanut butter chip and chocolate chunk cookies.

  134. I made two kinds of peanut butter cookies one with butter one with out butter the ones with butter were much better

  135. Those cookies are darling! I had to work on Saturday. Sunday did a little scrapbboking and went out to dinner with our daughter and her boyfriend!

  136. We took the family and went out of town for the weekend. We had a blast, until we had to drive home in the snow.

  137. I was stuck at home with the flu and a sore throat… Luckily, my boyfriend came to the rescue with ice cream and movies!

  138. I made a cake to celebrate my mom’s last day of chemo. It said “Screw You Cancer”! We also visited with out-of-town family we haven’t seen in 10+ years! Great weekend!

  139. WOW, these cookies looks amazing!! Love them! This weekend I was baking a valentines cake for my blog :) (and cleaning the total mess in the kitchen afterwarts) ;)

  140. This weekend I helped my niece move into her new home. Hopefully one day she will also be baking cookies and making memories in her new kitchen.

  141. We took my daughter to her classmate’s birthday party.

  142. This weekend I worked on my daughter’s desk top. I sanded and stained the tope so it looks like a flower. It came out awesome!

  143. I had to work all weekend (sad face). But, I did make roll-out sugar cookie dough…so, I can bake them on my day off.

  144. Would LOVE to give a copy of this book to my amazing sister-in-law!! My weekend was way too packed for my tastes with far too little time at home, but I DID have a chance to make a chocolate bourbon buttercream cake, which has been on my list for a long time… THANKS for the giveaway!!

  145. These are adorable! We went to a birthday party for a sweet one year old!

  146. I went to Ojai, CA with a college friend and we stayed at the Acacia Mansioni which was so fun (from a livingsocial deal!) Went to the Ojai Olive oil farm- fantastic. Also the Ojai Brewing Co and one of my favorite stores on the main street “Rains”. They have great kitchen items!

  147. There are toooooo cute! I spent some time this weekend perfecting a gluten free biscuit recipe for my hubby!

  148. girls night for a friend’s birthday. :)

  149. This weekend, I accidentally dislocated my kneecap while getting on a bus. I was in the emergency room and at an orhopedic surgeon. I spent my time on bedrest, scrolling through the amazing pages of your website! <3
    Thanks for making the pain a little more enjoyable.

  150. I went on a first date with a guy I have been talking to for about a month. He is a sweetheart and a gentleman, I am so glad we met! I am 39 and on Kidney dialysis, I need a kidney transplant, so when guys hear that they usually run away quickly but he didn’t mind!! We plan on going out again, and I was doing a search for a new Valentines treat to make for him when I came across this site!

  151. So cute and love the sugar cookie tiers — how creative!

    Our Parent Association holds an annual fundraiser for the High Schools All Night Graduation Party… dancing, drinking, raffles, seeing old friends, etc. Always a great time!

  152. So cute!! My in-laws were in town this weekend, and we had 2 birthday parties to go to. Busy yet fun.

  153. Life can get so busy, so my husband and I spent the entire afternoon watching movies. Later we had a cozy dinner out and went to our fav bookstore.

  154. I went bowling! It was so much more fun than I remembered it being. That might have been the vodka-sodas, but hey whatever works! :)

  155. I’m considering this for my daughter’s second birthday now … and it’s NEXT January!
    We had a Youth Evangelism Conference at our church with about 1,400 teenagers! It was a Christ-filled and fun weekend!

  156. This weekend…ugh, the project of combining two houses into one (sold our 2nd home – now we have two of everything). Although I’ll never complain about two sets of baking supplies! And on Sunday I played with my 2 year old at the playground while my hubby and 6 year old ice skated. OOOOOOh! You have to do Ice skating treats of some sort!

  157. I sliced my thumb while cooking dinner Saturday night and had to get six stitches.

  158. Wow – you truly have patience and creativity! Fantastic! I was sick this past weekend but we actually went skiing too so that was fun.

  159. So cute Bakerella!!! I hung out with some of my most favorite people this weekend and of course watched Downton Abbey!

  160. Nothing much…we were pretty lazy=tv and couch time!

  161. EEK!! This is like a cuteness overload!! In this case, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with playing with your food.
    I work graveyard, so this weekend I worked and slept. =/

  162. Our oldest daughter came home from college for the weekend. We attended our son’s basketball game and just enjoyed spending time together as a family.

  163. I rested this weekend. We have a monster weekend coming up so I rested up ahead of time. I love these cookies, but wonder if my patience quota would be exhausted long before I finished.

  164. Nothing this fun! We started working out at the gym!!

  165. I went to a Wedding in Cancun! it was very fun and the wedding cake was delicious!!!!!!!

  166. We got an ice storm this weekend. Hubby and I stayed in and made apple cinnamon muffins. Yum!

  167. I worked and studied for school.

  168. I know who needs this book!! If I win, my cousin will get it IMMEDIATELY!!! (Did a little driving and took the ‘baby girl’ out for her birthday!)

  169. I didn’t do anything special this weekend. I’m recovering from back surgery, so life is pretty low-key right now.

  170. Wonderful and impressive as always! Weekend was spent volunteering at the food bank and fun with friends :)

  171. These are A-DOOR-A-BLE! Love the colors and shapes! I tried a new cheesecake recipe this weekend and definitely will be making it again.

  172. I had 18 six year old over for my daughter’s birthday. We enjoy a lalaloopsy cake and button cookies. :)

  173. I had a scary movie night with my mom where we watched scary movies, at cheese..crackers…nuts and wine! It was a lot of fun!

  174. I had to go look at cars all day in the pouring rain. Was in an accident and totaled my car. Ugh! I would have much rather preferred to stay at home and bake cookies.

  175. I worked Sat.( it’s ok, I love my job) Sun. My Husband and I went House Hunting. That was Fun too!
    Your goodies look like a minature french Bakery. Say AAHHMAZING!!!

  176. Preshy!!

    I stayed home with sick kiddos:(

  177. HI!
    Over the weekend i went snowbaording with my mom and brother and my dad skied.
    i also made my 1st cake balls!!!!!! it was the first time i tried as i got the book for christmas and wanted to try cake balls 1st before cake pops.
    the candy coating did not work perfectly, but we also coated some in chocolate and those worked better, we are going to try again when we have holidays (in 2 weeks YAY!!). I also stuck some pretzals in some of them for a unique look!
    they were really yummy and rich! thanks- for the idea and for this awsome give away! =] <3 love ur site!!!!
    also- love the cute little cookies (and stand but i think if i tried i would only be able to make the cutest cutie mini cookies!)

  178. I stayed at home and enjoyed my fireplace!!!!

  179. I wish i could say something fun but unfortunately i had the flu for a full 7 days – it was dreadful. this week will be my cookie week and i cannot wait!!

  180. I did absolutely nothing this weekend for a change and it was wonderful! Cookies look so cute!

  181. Ohh God! I LOVE this cookies!.. Answering your question: This weekend I baked, baked and baked, for me that is just fun! I made some mini red velvets cakes for Valentine’s Day, some cutie cats cookies (Obviously not so cute and beautiful as yours) and some red velvet chocolate cake balls… Yummy!
    By the way Bakerella, I love your blog!

  182. I love the cookie stands!!
    This weekend we had basketball on Saturday. Sunday we took the 4 kids to an indoor waterpark. My oldest has an injured knee, so skiing and skating were out. Swimming inside while it was snowing outside was perfect!

  183. you are so ingenious! Your creations just keep getting more and more creative each time!

    I didn’t have as much fun as you this weekend, but I finally got caught up on all my studying and discovered that Downton Abbey was available on Hulu plus!

  184. Love what you did with these adorable cookies! This weekend I bought the cutest sheer curtains from Ikea and I hung them up in my living room! I was planning on baking but got carried away with another project. Thanks for always creating fun things to look at!

  185. I made Valentine cards. Fun…but your cookies look like more fun!

  186. They’re the cutest little cookies I’ve seen. You have such great patience for them.

    Since it was frigid cold last week in NYC, and having cabin fever, we decided to bring our kids to Ikea. Not much of a family pass time but the kids enjoyed being out.

  187. this weekend I ran 12 miles, played with my two little boys, church, and ended the weekend eating some chocolate chip butterscotch cookies my husband made! Quite the life :)

  188. Took the kids to the MN State Capital for a tour and to the MN History Center. So much fun. Then played in the snow.

  189. I hung out with my family most of the weekend – Sunday I had to take a pack test/shelter trianing (fire) for work….2 mile walk carrying 25 lbs. YUCK!

  190. went on a road trip to Maryland for the weekend!

  191. Since I have been really sick I did not do a whole lot, but I did make some mini blue berry muffins for my family.

  192. I did something with cookies, but not as exciting as what you did. I sit at a booth selling girl scout cookies on Saturday. I would have much rather been making some cookies. Thanks for the chance to win.

  193. I made brown butter blueberry muffins, granola bars, and watched movies with my hubby!

  194. I made raspberry filled cupcakes with raspberry cream cheese frosting.

  195. I made an awesome IPHONE cake for my son’s 22nd birthday on Sunday! What is even better…the fondant was homemade marshmallow fondant, which I did myself also….I am quite pleased at how it turned out and you can see it on my fb page.
    I love this book and would love even more to win it to improve my decorating skills as a cookie decorator!!!

  196. I was sick all weekend! kinda sad, but feeling better now. :)

  197. I can’t believe how adorable these are!

    This weekend I worked a little and then laid around with my husband and played video games. It was awesome. =D (Except the working bit.)

  198. I baked chocolate cupcakes for a 4th birthday extravaganza with 8 four year olds! They would have loved the play food they could eat! Thanks for posting, what a great idea.

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