Cookies for My Goddaughter

Last week I made a very special batch of baptism cookies for my goddaughter. I was
honored to be named to such a special role for a little girl I have loved from the day I met her when she was less than 48 hours old. The occasion called for a classic collection of feminine cookies celebrating a beyond sweet baby girl.

And even though my precious goddaughter is too young to indulge in her treats...

Big sister was pretty thrilled to help out with that! :)

Much love to two of my favorite girls...I adore you both.

Thank Heaven for Little Girls

Last week was the week of celebrating baby girls over here. Of course I am always all for a few days full of pink so that suits me just fine.

First up was am order that was sent to a friend in Colorado for her baby shower by her mom (also a friend.) They are loyal OPC readers and picked a few of their past favorites to add into the mix while letting me add a few new designs to change thing up a bit.

Next was an order for a pink and green baby shower (of course I was loving that as well.)

Finally it was time to work on a pink and green baptism celebration (seriously, it really was a good week for my taste!)

A friend sent me the invitation in advance featuring a monogrammed christening gown which of course came into play for the mix of cookies. So cute!

There were also football teams, farm animals and characters thrown into the week but I was loving the pink theme for a day or two...

Thank you Sandy, Kristen and Lauren!

Feminine Baptism Cookies...and Monograms!

I recently had the absolute pleasure of making cookies again for the ever-sweet Trish of Preppy Pink Lilly Lover in honor of her daughter's baptism. Trish was kind enough to trust me in making the design decisions and I did my best to honor her love for femininity and of course pink. I took inspiration from her beautiful invitation and also added a few personal touches of bows, roses for her precious baby's name and of course a few monogrammed cookies.

In fact I tried two new styles of monogramming with this collection and have decided that both will be sticking around for good.

Thank you as always Trish! I always love chatting with you and of course having you appreciate these cookies so much made my day. :)

Oh BOY!

Lately I have been making a LOT of baby shower cookies, particularly for little boys. A baby girl seems to be a rarity in our circle of friends which can only be affirmed as I look back through cookie photos that I haven't written about yet.

I make an effort not to repeat cookies and am overwhelmed with ideas running through my head, but many times people like what they have already seen. Onesies are my number one request so I try to sneak in a tweak here and there. In this first batch, baby boy's dad loves to play rugby prompting the request of a few rugby balls. I added those, ducks, John Johns and bibs to my traditional bottles and onesies for a unique touch.


For this baby boy's "Sip and See" I added in some monogram cookies to make the batch feel more customized.


And finally for the baptism of one of the sweetest little boys I know, his mom and I decided on personalized favors for guests to leave with.


Thank you Gray, Mary & Katy!

Cookie Cupcake Toppers

Two weekends ago we attended our friends' son's baptism. The guest of honor's mom mentioned that she would be making cupcakes for the luncheon afterward, so I asked her if I could make some cookie cupcake toppers for them. She agreed and I got to work! I baked mini cookies onto toothpicks so we could easily slide them into the red velvet cupcakes. For the cookies, I focused on initials, monograms and crosses.

In the end the display made for a cute centerpiece at a very nice event.



Thanks for a wonderful afternoon H family!

Chocolate Chip Communion Cookies

This morning is the morning of the four Cs...Chocolate Chip Communion Cookies! I forgot to mention that yesterday's Bachelorette cookies were also chocolate chip - a recipe I am finally ready to serve after many batches of trying to perfect it. This flavor works best on smaller cookies...you may just have to eat two instead of one!
Anyway, on to the cookies themselves. I made them to celebrate a very special occasion for one of my favorite seven year olds.


Congratulations Ryan! And many thanks to your mom for the order. :)