Wedding Cake Cookies

This morning I had in mind to finish my little wedding cookies and get them up on the blog. What I wasn’t expecting was a WONDERFUL surprise to enhance my little collection! My amazing and incredibly thoughtful sister-in-law showed up on my door step this morning to surprise me in all my glory (pj’s on, glasses on, no make up, etc etc etc) with a beautiful cake stand!!! RED RED RED!!! Ooooh lala! I LOVE cake stands, and I particularly love my sister in law’s style – she has an incredible eye for detail, color, graphics, etc! I swear I’m going to convert her to a cake designer someday!! hehe – or at least an event planner!! So, Kim, I changed my colors a bit just for you so that I could show the world my new cake stand!! Thank you thank you thank you for your thoughtfulness…I LOVE it!

Here’s a close up of one of my favorites. This funky flower is inspired by my amazing friend Mindy who has been making these adorable and funky head bands for little girls. I love “nameless” flowers! So, here’s to you Mindy!
I tried to “even up” the sides of the cookies (so they were straight on the sides and not spread like the first attempt) by trimming the flared edges a bit. It made for more crumbs and a few broken pieces, so I think next time I bake them I’ll re-cut them right from the oven while they’re still warm…that might give me nice edges?! We’ll see – another day, another experiment!