royal icing

One of my favorite things about going to Hawaii is whale watching. You can take boat trips out to see the whales — or you can sit on the beach and watch the whales from the shore. If you visit Hawaii in the winter, it’s…

Yesterday I featured pineapple cupcakes, today I’m featuring pineapple cookies. Can you tell I’m obsessed with pineapples? The next week or so will feature whale cookies, rainbow cookies, palm tree cookies, octopus cookies, and sunshine cookies. Can you tell I’m experiencing a little cabin fever?!…

My favorite video game of all time is Tetris. It’s simple, addicting, and oddly soothing. My love of the game was intensified when the tetriminos were colorized. Each tetrimino has a color and I stayed true to that with these cookies. I’m not overly thrilled…

I’m a total sucker for novelty treats. Like these cookies that look like cupcakes. Or treats that are a miniature (balloon cookies!) or giant version (giant Oreo cake!) of their true selves. Or treats that just make no sense (like TV dinner cupcakes!). I hope…

Mardi Gras is next Tuesday, February 17th! This is not a big holiday here in Wisconsin, but I still try to bake a treat or two each year in celebration. I love the idea of Mardi Gras and I love the colors, so why not? Laissez les…