finished #1 - pacman cookies

 

na na na na na na na na PACMAN!!!

 

 



The happy birthday boy (and his little brother,) gets his cookies ready to take to school

My oldest son turned 9 today - as it was a Saturday, it's been on the cards for a while that he'd have to take something sweet for his school mates.  He was very happy with the end result, but maybe not as excited as I was!!

 

I recently went along to a cookie decorating course run by Linda Van Der Meer of Bubble and Sweet http://bubbleandsweet.blogspot.com.au/

If you can get to one of her classes I highy recommmend it.  If not, get your hands on one of her books (you can find it via her blog, I'm only new at linking on blogs, sorry!)

 

I had so much fun learning about decorating basics, that the next week I bought 6 cookie cutters and got straight to work!!

 

When i say these cookies have been on the cards for a while, it's because when I was a little girl, this was the type of thing i'd fantasise about.

 

Not the wedding dress or prince charming - but the cakes I could decorate when I had kids.  Mum had 3 old skool books, all different covers (red, blue & green,) and all had great ideas for decorating cakes inside them.  I still remember the jelly based cakes, as well as the trains, etc.  The more recent decorating books still pay homage to the basic cake decorating shapes, but these cookies are a whole new genre for me!

 

I enjoyed playing with colour, form & shape - and it was a few lessons learnt in regards to cutting depths, as well as making sure you're not caught short with the royal icing (cue icing sugar being made to cover 4 naked cookies, just 4 out of 45!)

 

So that's one project finished - pacman cookies for a 9 year old - yay for me!!

 

Have you finished a project recently?  I'd love to see your blog about it!!