Hello to All,

I have been lurking on the cookie thread for sometime now and I would love to try my hand at making some of these beautiful bouquets!

My question is how did you learn to do this? Is there a course? Or did you get a book to show you how?

I printed out the No Fail Sugar Cookies recipe and sometimes this week I'm going to make a batch of those and see if I like them.

I have a few cookies cutters that I can start out using. I usually use them for sand tarts but I'm sure they would also work for these.

What about the icing? Is that buttercream or always royal?

I am sure that I will have more questions as time goes on but Im really anxious to give this a try. They look like so much fun! I love all of the tedious work....I know that's sick but it's what I enjoy!

TIA!!!

Chrissy

Hi Chrissy! I learned to do them on this site.
1. Pick a container that will prevent bouquet from being top heavy
2. Insert 1" of cookie stick (I use skewers) into corn syrup and wipe off any drips after inserting into cookie. This keeps cookies on the stick and prevents spinning.
3. Make sure to preheat oven for 1/2 hr. before baking and put parchment paper on baking sheet. If you don't, you will be sorry! See what not to do in my gallery.
4. after baking, don't touch cookie till completly cooled.
5. decorate with Antonias royal icing or toba garrets glaze.
6. have fun
7 post pictures
8. Don't forget us if you need more help
hope this helps,
amy

RI is used so that the design dosen't fall when placed in a bouquet. It also looks neater than BC. There are several different types to use. Try the above mentioned they taste great.

I am really excited to try this out. Thanks for helping.

I have used parchment for several years. I love that stuff. My mil now uses it too for all of her baking....I had to convert her

When it comes to picking containers for the cookies I'll probably be using terra cotta pots. I'm going to paint on them as an added part of the bouquet.

I guess I could add some dry beans in the bottom of the pot to make sure it's heavy enough and doesn't topple over.

I'll gladly take any more tips for this cookie bouquet beginner!

Happy Mothers Day to ALL!!!

Chrissy

Hi Chrissy..
Just wanted to wish you good luck with your cookie bouquets...and to suggest using aquarium gravel at the bottom of your pot to weigh it down. A big bag of white costs around 2-3 dollars at Walmart.
Good luck and post pictures!

yankeegal that is a good idea i never thought of that!

Chrissy,
I have also used melted chocolate to decorate them. I have heard people using rolled buttercream and fondant to decorate cookies.

Thanks for the tips ladies!

Sometime this week I'm going to start baking the cookies....not putting them on sticks I'm just looking for a great tasting cookie to start with. After I've found the cookie recipe that I like then I'll move onto the icing....LOL!! Needless to say my boys are anxiously awaiting my "testing" periods...they have a few gallons of milk on stand-by!

I prefer Rolled Buttercream with RI details...on the NFSC

One thing - you may NOT need to use all of the flour!
I use double the vanilla, many use almond flavoring.

I like Penny's cookies (there's a recipe posted here now), I just prefer the flavor. Also, I like using MMF for my cookies and royal for the details. Have fun!!

I just finished doing 12 bouquets, 6 cookies each, painted terra cotta pots. They were used as centerpieces at a Mother/Daughter dinner. I used Wilton's Shiny Cookie Icing (same as Toba's glace). I cut the floral foam to fit in the 5" pots, and put in a sheet of tissue paper first. Then, I used another sheet of tissue paper (12"x12") over the top of the foam and pushed the sticks thru the paper. It looks nice and neat. They weren't tippy at all, and arrived at the dinner without spinning (didn't use corn syrup, either). I don't think I want to do 72 deocrated sugar cookies for a while! I had just finished doing 4 dozen "Nurse's Day" cookies, and then 2 dozen sailboat cookies for my son's SeaScout meeting. The sad thing is, I have so-o-o many ideas for cookie designs, I can't wait to do more. Good Luck!

Chrissy...You have some great tips here!

I have done the terra cotta pots...did some for my son's teachers one year for an end-of-year gift, and painted them with chalkboard paint, then wrote the teacher's name in chalk. Painted the rim a bright color. They were very cute! So there's another idea!

You know I must say that this board never stops amazing me!!

Thank you all SO much for your help....When I told someone that I was going to start doing cakes out of my home ( I'm knee deep in the paperwork as we speak) he told me that this business is a cut throat business.......I must say I think he's wrong! I have NEVER come here with a question that was not answered or that someone has not sent me a PM with answers!!

Thanks so much for helping me and for sharing tips that you have learned through trial and error....it really does help and I am very thankful!!

Off to try a white cake recipe....I am pulling my hair out on this one. I bake from scratch but have NOT found a good white cake. Someone was kind enought to PM me the WBH recipe and I'm giving that a try....

Also, I wanted to add that last night I shared my cake photos with my teacher and she wants a cookies bouquet from me!! Now, I have to get on the ball and start trying the recipes that you ladies were kind enough to tell me about!!
<<<<<<<<HUGS>>>>>>>
Thanks again,

Chrissy

Unfortunately, I do not own a digital camera. It's on my list , however. I'm married to someone who is camera snob, and only uses film!

I don't have a scanner, either. Do you use one at the photo shop? I'm just not savvy in this area, I'm afraid.

Hmmm...I bet my teenage sons would help me out with this one. Maybe I'll give this a try.

If you want to learn the computer, ask a kid! I think it's a proven fact!

Another option is to request a cd of your pics when you get your film developed.


BTW- GeminiRJ- Does DH know that many new digital cameras take pictures at a much better resolution than 35mm.

marthajo1, it doesn't matter...he will always maintain that film is better! My father-in-law took digital pictures of the cookie bouquet proto-type for me, and I took pictures with my 35mm. My FIL's pictures were so-o-o much nicer. Color, detail, everything was nicer.

A lot of great advice here!

What's that phrase about ignorance..............