It’s almost back to school time, well at least in our area and that means Back to School cookies.  The first day of school can be a little scary, exciting, and for some very stressful but sharing a sweet treat can totally make it a brighter day.

I wanted to share a cookie that is not shy,

       this cookie is pretty big which is a perfect gift for teachers and/or students.

I love Iced Coffee and for most coffee is the perfect drink in the morning so why not make it into a cookie.

The flavor is Vanilla Sugar Cookie and the design is what we can see when we order an iced coffee drink.

I wanted to create the look of iced while adding a touch of drizzle with whipped cream.

This is everything I love jejeje..

Description

Here is a gift set that will be a perfect gift for a loved one, teacher, friend, or probably for yourself.

The cookies are made-to-order, so please include a note with your event date when ordering to ensure you will receive your cookies on time. Place your order many days before the due date to avoid rush orders.  Please allow over 5 days for the cookies to be done.  Please note the cookies include more detailed work like airbrushed and hand-painted so you will see a slight change in design.

(picture shows an idea of how the cookies will look, some minor details will be added to some of the cookies.

Gift Sets

• 4 Piece Gift Set $20.00
  • Includes 4 cookie shapes and designs shown in the picture

Cookie Sizes

The cookies gifted shown for this order fits in a 12-inch box

All of the cookies are about 3/8 ” (nice thickness)

Cookie Packaging

Each cookie will come individually packaged in a cellophane bag keeping them fresh.

Each box will include a cute tag, string, and/or twine.

More about the cookies

• Each cookie is hand-decorated and made freshly for each order.
• The colors shown on this image may vary slightly.
• The cookie sizes are between 2.5 to almost 4 inches.

Ingredients:

• Cookies include sugar, butter, flour, vanilla, hazelnut extract, eggs, and baking powder.
• Royal Icing includes sugar, water,  vanilla/lemon extract, and meringue powder.

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It amazes me how we are almost ending the summertime but before we start to look at back to school and fall theme cookies I want to share a summer drink cookie I learn from a cookie class.

You will see the detail and how realistic each summer cocktail came together.  The inspiration cocktail cookies you will notice are Blue Hawaiian, Moscow Mule, and Watermelon Margarita.

Cookie Cutters

Getting Cookie cutters can get overwhelming with so many options and prices,  One company I enjoyed getting my cookie cutters from is Kaleida Cuts, Every season she shares new designs which make it a lot easier for all cookies.

If you would like to place an order one tip would be to spend the amount needed to save on some shipping jejej..  Also, you can sign up and start earning rewards for future savings.

The cookies are very elaborate, each has a great amount of detail to resemble a true Summer Cocktail Drink.  Even though the amount of detail and time it takes to create each cookie I really enjoyed decorating each drink.

Here is a more close-up look at Blue Hawaiian and Moscow Mule Cookie.

Packaging 

Making, Baking, and Decorating the cookies could be so much fun but adding cute packaging truly brings everything together.

• I like to add a clear bag for each cookie which helps with the freshness of the cookie but it also protects it from any other items placed in the box.

• Adding a tag that I have available to purchase for Valentine here, truly helps bring it together.   You can use ribbon, twine, strings, or anything you have to tie everything together.

• The boxes shown here can be purchased from Amazon or BRP boxes,  being honest the quality truly shows if I compare the one from Amazon vs BRP boxes.

• Amazon 7″ x 4 3/8″ x 1 1/2″ (perfect for most 2 sugar cookies)

• BRP Box Shop 12″ x 5″ x 1 1/2″

The recipe I will be using for the cookies, I took some cookie/baking classes back in 2006, and through the years making a few changes this is what best works for me,  below I share a few changes I have done to make the most sugar cookie recipe work a lot smoother.

Almond Sugar Cookie Recipe Here 

I have a post sharing how I make my sugar cookies, it is pretty easy to do, and what I love you can add the flavors you prefer.  For Valentines Day cookies I did Strawberry flavor.  You can see my sugar Cookie tutorial here: I do want to add since I started to do sugar cookies I have changed a few things. 

• For example, Now I make my cookies a bit thicker vs a few years ago, I like 3/8 cookie size. 

• I don’t add any flour or powdered sugar to my counter before rolling my dough.  Instead, I place my dough on a silicone mat and top it with parchment paper or saran wrap then I roll the dough.  (there is no mess and no need for extra flour)

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I love to make cookies and decorating them is so much fun,  lately, I just try something new from cookie cutter’s design and recipes and give them away.  In this post, I will share some ideas, cookie cutters I used, and how you can package them to give them as a special treat.

Cookie Cutters

Getting Cookie cutters can get overwhelming with so many options and prices,  One company I enjoyed getting my cookie cutters from is Kaleida Cuts, Every season she shares new designs which make it a lot easier for all cookies.

If you would like to place an order one tip would be to spend the amount needed to save on some shipping jejej..  Also, you can sign up and start earning rewards for future savings.

Free Tags

• For the easter season, I created a few tag variations which you can print here.  The round size tags can be cut using a 2.5 circle punch.  The rectangular tag is great for most box sizes as shown below.

Packaging 

Making, Baking, and Decorating the cookies could be so much fun but adding cute packaging truly brings everything together.

• I like to add a clear bag for each cookie which helps with the freshness of the cookie but it also protects it from any other items placed in the box.
• Adding a tag which I have available to purchase for Valentine here, truly helps bring it together.   You can use ribbon, twine, strings, or anything you have to tie everything together.
• The boxes shown here can be purchased from Amazon or BRP boxes,  being honest the quality truly shows if I compare the one from Amazon vs BRP boxes.

• Amazon 7″ x 4 3/8″ x 1 1/2″ (perfect for most 2 sugar cookies)

• BRP Box Shop 12″ x 5″ x 1 1/2″

The recipe I will be using for the cookies, I took some cookie/baking classes back in 2006, and through the years making a few changes this is what best works for me,  below I share a few changes I have done to make the most sugar cookie recipe work a lot smoother.

Almond Sugar Cookie Recipe Here 

I have a post sharing how I make my sugar cookies, it is pretty easy to do, and what I love you can add the flavors you prefer.  For Valentines Day cookies I did Strawberry flavor.  You can see my sugar Cookie tutorial here: I do want to add since I started to do sugar cookies I have changed a few things. 

• For example, Now I make my cookies a bit thicker vs a few years ago, I like 3/8 cookie size. 
• I don’t add any flour or powdered sugar to my counter before rolling my dough.  Instead, I place my dough on a silicone mat and top it with parchment paper or saran wrap then I roll the dough.  (there is no mess and no need for extra flour)

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Well, today I wanted to test out this recipe but on a large pan while using no torch (what a challenge since this could go wrong). Can you make a Creme Brulee on a regular size pan? well, one of the problems is the cooking time, the other problem is how you serve it on each plate.

Making Creme Brulee is not hard or complicated to do, in my case is so similar to making flan so I can see when the Brulee is cooked specially when using a large ceramic pan.

Another great reason to make Creme Brulee is you dont need many ingredients and if you have some egg yolks put to the side from a previous recipe, this will be a great recipe to use those yolks.

What comes to mind when you think of Creme Brulee? Anytime I see this dessert in a menu is one I usually get, specially in a cruise.  I remember when our kids were small and they would ask what can I recommend, right away I knew Creme Brulee would be the one they will enjoy. From the texture to the fun part of hitting the top layer.

Now that they are older I smile when I see them ordering Creme Brulee, as recent as our last cruise. Making this dish surely brings back so many great memories, sometimes I wish I could go back and spend more time with my kids.. I do miss those times.

Well, back to the recipe.. For a much easier way of making it, is key to have the items you need and follow the steps.  These steps has helped me for making it a lot easier even without the must have items (like ramekins and torch)

You only need 5 ingredients

• 4 Egg Yolks
• 1/2 Cup Sugar (extra 2-3 tbsp)
• 2 Cups Heavy Cream
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• a pinch of salt (not much)

First – Oven & Bath Pan 

• The first thing I do is preheat my oven to 320 (I place a square baking pan) the pan is bigger then the round pan I’m using to add the custard.
• Add water half way filled and place in the oven.

Second – Whisk Yolk & Sugar

• In a bowl add the yolks & sugar, whisk until it gets lighter
• put to the side

Third – Simmer Heavy Cream 

• Place Heavy Cream in a pan and on medium heat, let it come to a simmer
• add pinch of salt (very minimum amount)
• Remove from Heat, add Vanilla Extract, mix well

Fourth – Whisk 

• Take 1/2 cup of the Heavy Cream, start to whisk the yolk & sugar mixture and slowly add Heavy cream but continue whisking.
• Whisk well, this also help to cool the temperature, add the yolk mixture to the remaining heavy cream, continue whisking.

Fifth – Fill & Cook 

• Add mixture into regular pan, add on top of water bath and leave in oven to cook
• Cook for about 45 – 55 min (it all depends on the size of the pan) you can tell when you move the pan and the center wiggles a bit like jello.

Fifth – Cool & Topping

• Once Done remove carefully from water bath, let stand and place in refrigerator for about 3 hours.
• When ready to enjoy add about 2 – 3 tbsp of sugar enough to have an even layer on top.
• Broil on low (this took a few minutes to get a nice color and enough to get that crack effect)
  • I also tried Broil on high and it does get dark quickly (if trying this technique) keep an eye on it.

Enjoy..

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