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Homemade Valentine’s Cookies: Dream vs Reality
A few weeks ago I saw a pin on Pinterest from my fellow blogger at A Helicopter Mom, where she made some beautiful Valentine’s Day Cookies. I was inspired to try and make some of my own with my kids for a fun indoor activity while we’ve been snowed in. Now, I am realistic about my decorating skills and I knew that it was highly unlikely that mine would turn out as gorgeous as hers, but it was my dream they would come close.
This is the REALITY of how my cookies turned out. I was having a chat about them with my friend from Still Blonde After All These Years about them on Google+ and she encouraged me to be brave and share these with you. I should also confess that I spent two hours with sanitized tweezers trying to get those letters spelled (and sized) right and the other two were supposed to be hearts 
Decorating aside, the cookies (and icing) came out delicious! I just can’t decorate as well as I can cook. Our local crafting store offers some classes in cake decorating, and I am thinking of signing up for some when it warms up this spring. If you need an excellent sugar cookie (and homemade icing) recipe, I encourage you to try the one on the A Helicopter Mom post, the kids all loved it. The four cookies seen in my picture were all that was left by the time I was done “decorating”. The kids felt it necessary to “destroy” all the evidence of the cookies that weren’t photo worthy.
Have you ever tried to re-create something you have pinned on pinterest? I’d love to know what worked out well (and not so well) for others too!
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I always say it does not matter what they look like it is all about taste and if they tasted great then that is what counts! And truth be told I think they look yummy! Thanks for sharing on We Made That!
This is a great post and boy can I relate to you! I am NOT good at decorating cookies, cakes.. nada! It’s cool that you shared this, because you are not alone! I bet they were absolutely delish!
The reason they didn’t turn out as you has hoped is that you used the wrong type of icing. I know, I am one of those instructors (sorry). Next time you will want to work with a cookie glaze. Considering what you were working with they turned out lovely, and they were edible (huge plus). And, I agree with whomever mentioned the fun with your kids was what truly was worth it.
Those cake classes are a lot of fun
I took one before Bubbles was born.
Personally, I think your cookies look great! And the enjoyment you had with the kiddos is the most important part, anyway. I did once see a very cool-looking Peeps Topiary on Pinterest and made one myself. It wasn’t nearly as cute as the original, but I posted it anyway. I’m hoping that other “everyday” crafts and bakers like myself appreciate more “real” results of projects inspired by those gift with Martha Stewart genes
I’m sure they tasted every bit as good, which is what everyone really cares about.
(And I never show my batches that didn’t turn out like planned, but I’ve definitely had them too, lol)
Thanks for sharing! <3