Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Trim the Tree and Dress the Snowman!

We kept it simple with the Christmas cookie offerings this year, colorful lit trees and happy snowmen.     The DecoBake kitchen is still going through a massive overhaul, so we didn't churn out our normal platters and favors and paint-your-owns and craziness, which felt right this year.  We said goodbye our sweet Dozer pup this Christmas, so Less was More. More time with the family, more time to trim the real tree and dress the real snowman.  More time to spend with the ones we Love.  Merry Christmas!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: TROLLS take-over!

I may have mentioned here before that Character cookies aren't the easiest to do - simply because kids are incredibly observant when it comes to their beloved friends...if Elmos face is wonky, or Cinderellas dress is the wrong color, they will LET YOU KNOW (in only the way kids know how - by shouting it at you)

So I'm usually hesitant to take on popular characters.  But when lovely J so sweetly asked if I could do Trolls for her 7th birthday, I couldn't say no (Im still pushing to welcome her into the family one day as a daughter-in-law).  I also had just seen the movie with my kids and LOVED it, the colors, the characters, the music...so I was already sort of sketching designs in my head that would work.  Since the movie was so new, I didn't have any sample cookies to look to, which meant completely fresh ideas which is nerve-wracking and so fun all at the same time.  I love the way they turned out...but most importantly - J said they were "perfect", (wonky faces and all ;)

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Thankful

This season we are THANKFUL. Happy Thanksgiving! p.s. Pie minis! 

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: The littlest pumpkin

A fall birthday celebration for a 1 year old sweetie was just screaming for pumpkins. I adore minis, they are bite sized little bursts of deliciousness - and they make such cute favors when packaged in a neat row.  Ive been itching to use my little cake stand mini - and it didn't disappoint!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Ahoy Baby Boy!

Babies and boats! Loving this Nautical Themed Baby shower set with a fresh take on the typical red/white/blue.  Matched these sweet treats to the adorable baby shower invite, the gray/orange color scheme just looks so clean and modern.

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Hand Painted Place Cards

Have I told you how much I LOVE painting cookies?  The variation of color, the artistic freedom and just getting to pick up a paintbrush once in a while makes this baker very happy.  These place cards are for a bridal luncheon, and they are my new favorites!  I many even replicate for our own Holiday Gathering.  Swoon.

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Halloween Hangover

Dyed teeth for dayzzzzzzzz.........

Harry Potter

This is the 2nd year in a row this sweet girl has asked for cookies as her favor for her birthday....Love the way this book-loving little lady shared her love of the Harry Potter Series with her friends.  And...MINIS!!!  Those little brick 9 3/4 cookies were done with paint!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Octoberfest!

THESE WERE SO FUN!  My first Octoberfest themed set, love the pretzels the most, but who doesn't love a good beer!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Hallowmini

You know me and my love of a good mini!  Traditional, yet perfect. Boo!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Thank you for all you do!

It always feels good to be appreciated for all you do.  These leaf cookies in the schools colors of gold and blue were to thank a group of handworking parents for the great success of the Fall Fair!  Well done.

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Will you?

Apparently there is a thing in High School where the guys (or girls) inviting a date to Homecoming (and Prom) find a fun, crazy, sweet or outlandish way to do it.  I loved helping a young man ask his lady friend with some sweet cookies - and she said YES!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Homecoming

There are some requests I get that are near and dear to my heart.  A friend that I've known for many years has a gorgeous daughter who although I still picture as a baby, is actually a teenage in High School attending her first Homecoming.  I went to High School with HER mom. Crazy. So I had fun doing these fun Westfield Bulldog treats.

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Mini Madness

I am loving the mini cookie trend. So much fun to try and cram cute style into a bite sized treat.  These bridal luncheon favors turned out SO cute!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Election Eats

The ONLY way to make this political season palatable? Cookies. That's it. So regardless of your party, we can all agree on cookies. Cookies for president?

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Soccer Seniors

Ive done a few platters for the Landon School, these were fun way to personalize for the Seniors playing their last Soccer Season. Well done!

Sugar Cookie Show-and- Tell: Are you ready for some Football?!

Its tough to be a DC sports fan, you guys.  So at the start of every season we spit out out the bad taste in our mouth left over from last year and get back to supporting our hometown team. For me, that means I bake cookies.  #HTTR

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Partay with some Rose'

Aging gracefully is the new Black, y'all. Love a lady with a sense of humor, hope the recipient of these funny 50th cookies had a good laugh!

Sugar Cookie Show and Tell: It's a Swell Day

There is the cutest little shop in the Town of McLean called the Preppy Pink Pony. They ordered up some awesome gifts for one of their distributors - the ever popular Swell bottles - along with some pretty pink ponies. I absolutely LOVED these!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Back to School!

There are so many new and cute cookie cutters out there - love that there are cookie-lovers who have turned their talents into a business, like SweetLeighPrinted, who designs THE cutest cutters.  Loved using this great pencil design as the centerpiece for a bunch of Back-To-School sets.  Also, whoever is responsible for the trend of putting hipster glasses on cookies is pure genius.

Listen, we aren't opposed to a little early buttering-up...whatever it takes amiright?  Heres wishing all of the hardworking students, teachers and administrators a wonderful new school year! 

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Vintage Birthday

Keeping your sense of humor intact is the best strategy when your wife throws you a 50th birthday party.  We know the birthday boy, and knew he would approve of the AARP cards, RIP Youth tombstones and walkers for a funny take on turning half a century. Happy Birthday!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Landon Soccer

Soccer jerseys and soccer balls in Landon colors of Brown and Orange.  Soccer season never seems to end for this talented group of young men!

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Boy oh Boy!

Ya'll were busy last winter -- lots and lots of baby showers this summer!  A cute color scheme for a new baby boy - with some sweet little bears for a dash of cuteness.

Sugar Cookie Show-and-Tell: Gender Neutral Baby Shower

Its no secret that baby showers are my favorite cookies, there are just SO many different options - and every once in a while I'll get a client that just lets me go crazy and do my thing.  The hostess of this shower's only instructions were that they didn't know the sex of the baby - so I went cute and traditional with some fun neutral colors for this sweet platter.  I decorated one of my own kids nurseries in shades of yellow, turquoise and gray - so clearly Im a fan ;)