I had a lovely reader ask if I could make her son some Super Mario cookies for his birthday.

I said yes.

I am crazy.

See, I have been coveting this KopyKake thing that my friend Marion uses. She is awesome and makes the most gloriously beautiful cookies and I hope I can be just like her when I grow up. (maturity-wise of course, I think she is actually younger than me in people years)

Whenever I have someone ask me to make a cookie that involves an outline of some sort I freeze up and my palms sweat and I have irrational thoughts and just want to make excuses as to why I am unable to make it.

But I decided to take the bull by the horns and attempt this one…

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The famous brothers and a lone mushroom.

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I know that everyone and their mother have made Nintendo cookies and cakes and I am not making waves in the confectionery design community with my little mushrooms…

but it was a big step for me OK?

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This is what was giving me nightmares. The faces.

(I totally went back and added the “L” on Luigi’s hat… whoops)

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It was a definitely a challenge… and for that I am grateful. Its fun to get out of the box. Right?

I just hope next time someone wants a game theme Pac Man is involved.

So long Luigi! (I think he’s gonna miss me)

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I used my favorite cookie recipe and favorite royal icing substitute.

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Reader Comments

  2. I printed out that picture of the red mushroom then used it as a template! 🙂

  3. Those are awesome! I would totally take the Pacman cookies, but I want some Ms. Pacmans and Baby Pacmans too 😉 And maybe some ghosts, and some power pellets, and fruits… HMMM, Can you tell I played this game WAY too much as a kid!

  6. Aw, these are darling. My little brother has been asking for something like this for his birthday, but I’m afraid of doing the faces, too! Yours turned out beautifully!

  7. LOVE LOVE LOVE!! My husband is a huge video game nerd and he’s going to flip about these!!

  8. Those turned out AMAZINGLY!!! You are so amazing!
    And I wish I would have known you a couple of years ago when my son had a Mario party!

  9. I am SO making these…wait…ATTEMPTING to make these for my husbands birthday in June! Super awesome!

  10. love it! my nephew would love these…if i’m feeling ambitious i might have to try my hand at these for his fifth bday party this weekend!

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