Let me just start by saying this:
I am *horrible* with sugar cookies!
They are either too brown and ugly, or they are so mushy they can't hold their shape. I mean, they taste great but they don't photograph as well as I'd like haha SO with that said, I do not have a fabulous recipe to accompany these photos with! Sorry! But I will tell you that I used a basic, sugar cookie recipe starter and added lots of pink sprinkles to get the pink & red tones.
With that said, I hope you can draw some Valentine's inspiration from this, and if you can make sugar cookies better than I can please show me your magical ways! If you have a recipe you can personally recommend, please leave me one in the comments--no joke, this is a cry for help! haha
You know these things?
I saw an end-cap of them at Target and said
"holy moley, it's almost Valentine's Day!"
I rushed home and made up a batch of cookies because I realized one of my favorite holidays is coming up, and kindly reminded my husband there are 35 days left for him to prepare for it! ;)
Also, can we talk about how I am a hot mess with gel?
I was so worried it would look awful,
so I kept practicing on paper towels in the kitchen! Welp!
Do you and your loved one do anything special for Valentine's Day?
So cute!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jan!
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~Cathy~
What a cute idea! I always bake lightly so they don't get too brown and are a bit moist. Happy Blue Friday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Blue Friday to you too, Jeannie! Thanks for the tip--I always find that I cannot get it right! I think I may be missing something lol
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~Cathy~
Cute idea! I love that it fits on the coffee cup :) Visiting from Blue Friday!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lauren! That was the idea ;D
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Lol. I like your honesty and the cookies turned out fine. Thanks for sharing on The Wednesday Roundup.
ReplyDeleteI try to be as honest as I can, and I am glad it could make you laugh! :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by, Deauna!
~Cathy~
I'm pretty bad at sugar cookies as well. Mine always turn out like small bricks.
ReplyDeleteEdward, I feel your pain! Fellow sugar cookie mutilators unite!
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~Cathy~
Seriously such an adorable idea, I love it! Thanks for sharing and linking up at this week's Friday Pin Fest!
ReplyDeleteKristy--thank you so much! It was my pleasure!
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~Cathy~
Wow, I like your idea. Cute and yummy.
ReplyDeleteThanks 4 sharing in the project.
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You're very welcome! Thank you for stopping by! :)
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~Cathy!~
Love that you cut the notch out of the cookie so it fits perfectly on the mug. Genius! Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday at Organized 31.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Susan! Thanks for having me at Organized 31!
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~Cathy~
I love making sugar cookies! I have given up sweets though. They turned out really great. Thanks for sharing with us at the Four Seasons Blog Hop. I will pin these to my Valentine's Board. You never know when you might just need a good idea.
ReplyDeleteYou're so sweet--thanks so much for the pin! I should give up sweets, but I can't bring myself too! I try to stray from having them all of the time, but around Valentine's Day I find I have an addiction to sugar (and then it starts to go away) haha
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~Cathy~
What a fun idea! Pinning, and thanks for sharing this at Creativity Unleashed!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome! I appreciate you pinning it, and it's lovely to see your comments on my blog as always!
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~Cathy~
These are so cute! Thanks for sharing at Share Your Stuff Tuesdays!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Emily! Thanks for letting us come link-up!
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These are really cute! I want to try them since my sugar cookies are never very pretty either.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a chance to hop over and share with us at Tell Me About It Tuesday.
http://www.sweetsillysara.com/2014/01/tell-me-about-it-tuesday-linky-party.html
Sara, you rock for the "Tell Me About It Tuesday" invite! I just linked up thanks to you Also, thank you so much! Yeah, I really struggle with sugar cookies and am going to strive this spring to experiment more with them! :D
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~Cathy~
I had to hop over and pin this :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by the party, I hope you join us again this week.
Aww you're so sweet! Thanks so much! :D
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These are awesome! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
ReplyDeleteKathy
Aww thank you, Kathy! Thanks for letting us come on over and share them!
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~Cathy~
Love it!
ReplyDeleteYay! I am so glad!
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~Cathy~
so cute for
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would love for you to share
at Fridays Unfolded this week!
Alison
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Alison, you are so sweet! Thanks so much for the linky party invite--I just linked up!
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~Cathy~
This is such a great idea! And you are really good with writing with gel - I'm impressed. Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
ReplyDeleteAwww thanks so much, Cynthia! It is really hard trying to write with that! Haha
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~Cathy~
ReplyDeleteGreat project !!
I would love you to come and share @ Craft, Create & Inspire linky party !!!
Look forward to seeing you there :)
http://livel0vecreate.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/craft-create-inspire-linky-party_18.html
Claire x
Hi Claire!
DeleteThank you so much for the linky party invite--I just stopped by and shared this post, as well as my "Classic, Red Velvet Cupcakes" one!
You are a doll! Adding your link party to my weekly lineup!
Cheers,
~Cathy~
I'm a member of the sugar cookie mutilators club, too. lol! But I love the idea -- pinned!
ReplyDeleteLOL you had me cracking up, Charlene! I love it! You made my night!
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~Cathy~
Thanks for linking up to the Tuesday Confessional link party. You've been featured, so head over and grab a brag button! http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2014/01/tuesday-confessional-features-1202014.html
ReplyDeleteI hope to see you at the next Tuesday Confessional link party. :)
YAY!! Thank you SO much for the feature--how awesome!
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~Cathy~
These cookies are soooo cute :) I love em.
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DeleteThese are adorable and thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteYou're so welcome!
DeleteWhat a great idea, I really like it
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it, Danny!
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