I get burnt out on birthday cookies.
My lazy little brain wants to just write out ‘Happy Birthday!’ on each cookie and call it a day.
Lame.
But then I get to thinking about someone opening a box of cookies only to see something they have seen all too often before it.. well… it motivates me to try new things.
Not totally fantastic or brilliant or earth shattering new things… just techniques and designs that are new to me.
These fantastically un-original cookies are just different colored lines.
The only thing I knew about the recipient was that he was turning 30 and his name was Adam.
So. I tried to go for masculine. Hence, brown, blue, and green.
I’m wildly imaginative you know.
I started out with these for his name. Then I thought it was too busy looking so I made different ones. (above)
I think I ate these. Its all kind of a sugar induced mental blur.
I used my favorite sugar cookie recipe and glaze icing.
I’ve probably been baking for 62 years (I’m now 66) and still cannot put a straight line on a cookie. Do you just do it freehand or use some kind of guide? Any advice would be appreciated, though I realize artistic ability is critical. I think I was absent the day God handed out artistic ability. Thanks for sharing.