What's cuter than baby shower cookies?

This tells the story on how we began selling cookie cutters.

Dear Cookie Friends: Hello! I hope everyone is staying warm, especially if you are experiencing the winter weather as we are here in the Midwest. As December speeds along, that usually means the school aged children will soon be out of school for a few weeks. Trapped inside the warm comforts of your house without any signs of homework means lots and lots of, "Mom, I'm bored!" To avoid hearing this statement from your children, it is nice to come up with some activities to keep those kiddos preoccupied. At least that is what happened at our house during those years that now seem so far away! That sounds like a song, doesn't it? Hand Print or Designer Potholder This first activity would work great for pre-school through elementary school aged children. If you are needing a quick sentimental gift for someone, this fits the bill perfectly! Our church made these adorable potholders this December to give all the preschool families. The best part was, it was the kind of gift that will forever have a memory attached to it, since each preschooler individually crafted them with their own precious fingerprints! As a mom, I have always loved those kinds of gifts! And to finish it off, the pre-school teachers then attached a snowflake cookie cutter to the potholder. Here are the supplies you will need: 1. Potholder (Dollar Store) 2. Acrylic paints, as many colors as you want to use (craft store) 3. Slick puff paint if you want to write a name at top of potholder (craft store) 4. Small foam brush (craft store) 5. Fingers or the whole hand to make print (your house) 6. Newspaper to put down on the table as you work on the project 7. Baby wipes for hands or feet after done with each print Directions: 1. First, if your potholder has a little loop on it, be sure to put it on the top in case the person who receives the gift wants to hang it. Paint the hand (or foot) using the foam brush, then press on the pot holder. You will use less paint, get the paint on evenly, and experience less of a mess by doing it this way. If you are quick, you can get a couple of prints done before you should wipe off the paint. Cleaning the is not too bad as long as you don't leave it on for too long. After paint is on the hand, take the hand, press down nice and firm, then lift straight up. Let that dry just a bit and then you can go back and write the name and age, or whatever you like. Be sure to leave the pot holder flat to dry. A cute, personal and inexpensive gift to give grandma! You can even attach a cookie cutter to finish it off! Find the snowflakes here.

Martha Stewart. An icon! A baker, business woman, gardener, publisher, model, author, and the list goes on. At the end of October of 2017, a producer from the PBS show called Martha Bakes called us up to ask if we would be interested in going to visit her farm in New York. Season 9 of Martha Bakes!

Have you seen this phrase on Instagram and Facebook the past month: PYO? These type of cookies have been the latest and cutest cookies to come around. They are Paint Your Own cookies.

I’ve been itching to make some hot air balloon cookies. About a month ago we had some local cookiers come in and take a tour of our warehouse and see how we make cookie cutters. Each one of them got to make their own hot air balloon cookie cutter. I think the general consensus was they had an absolute blast getting to see how the cookie cutters were made by hand, and then making one themselves. A good time was had by all.

Ideas for planning a graduation party Cake, cookies or cupcakes? Just a few ideas for those graduation parties that will be happening soon!

Well, the cookies have been made. Now for the fun and creative job. Decorating! I do have to say that decorating cookies, although I choose simple ones, always fulfill my "crafty need." I hope it does for you too! Here are the supplies you will need to decorate those simple (or not simple) and lovely cookies you made: Royal icing recipe here From The Bearfoot Baker Americolor Soft Gel Paste colors Decorating bottles or bags Couplers and tips Icing color chart from SweetSugarBelle Mix up your royal icing in one big bowl. Decide how many colors you plan on making. Divide the icing into that many bowls. Mix up your colors using the color chart link from above. Here is where I remind you that I am an #ordinarymom just having fun decorating cookies. That being said, I will now defer to the pro’s . Let me introduce you to the talented Lisa at The Bearfoot Baker. She has such wonderful video’s and explanations of all things cookies. Click over here to see her video directions for Royal icing. You will definitely want to read more from her here. Pause~ I have to tell you right here, there are sooooo many good cookie decorators out there! I am sharing a couple of my favorite ones here today. Okay, back to decorating cookies. The last and final video I would like to share with you comes from an amazing cookier named Marian at Sweetopia. Here you will be inspired and encouraged to decorate your cookies all day. Enjoy this video ! More from Sweetopia's blog here. So, how did they turn out? I'm sure they turned out just amazing! Feel free to share a picture of them on any of our Social Media channels. We love to see your work! As always, I would love to hear from you. Have fun making memories with cookies this week! ~Tammy