Congratulations Graduates!

This spring, I had the privilege to bake cookies for a couple of different graduation celebrations...

The first was a gift basket for a young lady who is heading to K-State this fall.

The second were party cookies for a young lady who will be headed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill and will be playing for their tennis team!

Until recently, my graduation philosophy is simple - AVOID the BLACK mortarboard at all costs!  In fact, when I made these cookies for my best friend to celebrate her time in college, I told her to just toss the all black mortarboard because the food coloring needed to saturate the royal icing makes it taste so terrible and colors your mouth for hours.

HOWEVER, since I have discovered the beauty of glaze... I now know that there is a yummy alternative.  For some reason, it only takes a drop of food coloring to blacken glaze, and as a result, it doesn't have any impact on the flavor of the icing!  ;^) So, now, the mortarboard is back into the cookie rotation!  And it looks so rich and shinny too! 

Congratulations ladies!

Cheers and Best Wishes!

Sarah

Rock Chalk! Jayhawk!

UPDATED POST:

I created these KU Jayhawk cookies for my daughter's school auction.  I was planning on donating Easter cookies, but when the Jayhawks won their division and moved on to the Final Four, these cookies seemed like an obvious choice.  Plus, I knew that we have some HUGE Jayhawk fans at the school, so I had a feeling that they would be a big hit!

I had gotten the Jayhawk cookie cutter for Christmas, but hadn't had a really good opportunity to use it, until now! It was pretty complicated, but very fun!  I took artistic licence with two tiny details, but other than that  they are pretty true to form.

I had fun making a bracket with KU as the National Champion, only time will tell if it was a good prediction!

For the jersey's I did a ton of research.  I found out that in the semi-final game, KU would be the "home" team and wear white (which I was thankful for because the more color a cookie has in it the more likely it might taste a little funky).  Also, I thought the white would contrast with the colorful Jayhawks better in the box.  I picked the numbers, 0, 10, 5, 25, and 2, by looking at the roster and picking the three seniors, the one center, and the one junior who is from my hometown.  

Well, it was a HUGE success! Several families were bidding for the cookies, and in the end, they raised almost $100 for the school!

Rock Chalk!
Sarah

A House Divided?

Who will YOU be cheering for today?

Either way, don't you wish you had some yummy cookies
to help you show your pride your favorite team?

If you haven't already placed your order, I can't help you today,
but please think of Sarah's Sweet Shoppe when you plan your next tailgate or party!
Thanks!

Go Jayhawks! 
 err, um... I mean...
Go Wildcats!