I love spring in vancouver, the blossoms are out and they are turning every walk to work into something beautiful. These springtime sugar cookies are an ode to the trees that line my street.
I baked a half-batch of sugar cookies using this recipe but I have to say that it's nowhere near as tasty as my mom's recipe. They still taste good - its pretty hard to mess up a basic sugar cookie - but I know that they aren't as good as they could have been.
Next I outlined the cookies using royal icing. I don't use a specific recipe for royal icing, I just mix until it becomes the right consistency. For these cookies I whisked two egg whites until they were soft foamy peaks and then whisked in icing sugar until it stiffened and created firmer peaks.
After the piped edges had a chance to dry I added a bit of water to my icing to thin it out so that I could flood the cookies. Sometimes royal icing will get bubbles in it but its an easy fix: just poke each bubble with a toothpick to let the air out or gently swirl a spoon through it.
Cookies flooded and drying! It would have been best to let them dry overnight but I didn't really feel like doing what was best so I only left them for an hour or so.
For decoration ideas I turned to the pictures I took on my cellphone of the trees by my place. Pink blossoms...
..fluffy white blossoms.
.Sugar Blossoms ! This is probably the easiest flower shape to make a large amount of plus they keep for a long time. I already had some white flowers left over from another baking project so I only had to make some pink ones. The tutorial for them is right here
The flowers are attached with a tiny bit of royal icing and the writing is done with a food marker.
So cute!
All packaged up to be given away. Even though I only made a half-batch its still too many cookies for one person alone, even if that person really really likes cookies and spring-themed desserts.
pretty! My favorites are the ones with drawn on branches.
Posted by: Chelsey | 04/19/2010 at 07:31 AM
These are so beautiful! How could anyone eat them!
Posted by: Tribaltimes.blogspot.com | 04/19/2010 at 07:31 AM
so incredibly beautiful, stephanie!
Posted by: {something sweet} | 04/19/2010 at 09:10 AM
Lovely flower cookies, Stephanie!
Posted by: Lori Eddy | 04/19/2010 at 09:17 AM
Gorgeous and so professional-looking! The little flowers are just beautiful.
Posted by: Lonesome Road Studio | 04/19/2010 at 09:51 AM
So lovely!!!
I would be sad to eat them...but I still would!!!
; )
Posted by: JustBean | 04/19/2010 at 05:54 PM
These are gorgeous and they look yummy!
Posted by: Postgradhaircut.blogspot.com | 04/19/2010 at 08:02 PM
how pretty are they!! gorgeous and lovely inspiration!
Posted by: anastasia | 04/20/2010 at 10:29 PM
I LOVE these GORGEOUS !!! : )
Posted by: Mylifeunderthebus | 04/22/2010 at 07:40 AM
I loved these ones!!! but I would feel guilty to eat such beauty!!!
Posted by: maggie | 04/22/2010 at 10:53 AM
The cookies look so pretty and delicious!
Posted by: Janet Mazorie | 04/23/2010 at 10:24 AM
Your spring cookies look so cute!
Posted by: Amanda | 04/26/2010 at 04:36 PM
wow!!! these cookies look amazing!!!!
Posted by: april | 04/26/2010 at 08:56 PM
so awesome!
Posted by: Jan | 05/01/2010 at 06:09 PM
Wow, these are simply gorgeous
Posted by: Marlie | 05/01/2010 at 08:18 PM
These are possibly some of the cutest cookies that I have ever seen! Perfect for Spring in Van :o)
Posted by: Angela Davies | 05/02/2010 at 12:40 AM
I want to make them! How do you make the flowers?? Marzipan? Huh? I have no idea how to make flowers like that...
Posted by: Sally | 05/02/2010 at 06:34 AM
Sally, the flowers are made from gumpaste, its really easy! I'm going to be putting up a how-to post some time soon
Posted by: Stephanie | 05/02/2010 at 10:16 AM
they are awesome!
Posted by: wahy | 05/02/2010 at 11:56 AM
how do you make the flowers?
Posted by: jeanny | 05/02/2010 at 07:36 PM
Jeanny: I make the flowers from a gumpaste and some little fondant cutters, it's really easy! I'm going to put up a how-to some time next week
Posted by: Stephanie | 05/02/2010 at 08:16 PM
so pretty and cheery. how do you make your sugar blooms curve up at the petals?
thanks!
Posted by: Good Day | 05/03/2010 at 10:00 AM
Good Day: having a piece of foam to press the petals on makes the curve up
Posted by: Stephanie | 05/04/2010 at 07:33 AM
These are so pretty!! I'm going to try making some this weekend. You're right - they will make lovely gifts!
Posted by: Juliette | 05/13/2010 at 02:06 PM
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the contrasting colors.
http://www.squidoo.com/ergobaby_performance
Posted by: Thomas Shaw | 02/03/2011 at 04:54 AM
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14765437-cefdinir-rash-pictures
drug interactions with cefdinir
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14766933-cefdinir-generic
buy omnicef
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14767093-cefdinir-indications
omnicef reviews
Posted by: sonLrn | 05/15/2012 at 01:59 AM
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14766005-cefdinir-red-stool
omnicef price
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14767632-cefdinir-cap-300mg
omnicef prescription dosage for dogs
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14765607-what-is-omnicef
cefdinir overdose
Posted by: sonUbo | 05/15/2012 at 03:14 AM
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14766888-omnicef-and-vomiting
omnicef headache
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14766419-what-is-cefdinir-used-for
omnicef prescription dosage pediatric
http://omnicef250mg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14766469-cefdinir-ear-infection
cefdinir indications
Posted by: sonMfp | 05/15/2012 at 03:18 AM