How to make colored sanding sugar!!

Used the butterfly cookie cutter from the KJ store.

Ever made your own colored sugar? So easy and without paying for those fancy sugars  again. Now you can make your own any color you want.

All you need is a ziploc bag (I use the sturdy freezer bags), some sugar and some americolor coloring in the shade that you need.

Put the sugar in the bag and a drop of your americolor coloring. Close bag.

Use your hand to knead the color. It will probably look like this at the beginning.

A little more kneading, you can add more color if you need to at this point.

I used Americolor Peach with 2 drops for this shade (Will probably use it for some Halloween cookies in a month)

Here I used Sky Blue with 2 drops as well because I needed a darker blue.

Hope this helps when you need some colorful sanding sugar for your cookies next time.

Picture from Sweet SugarBelle

Picture from Sweet SugarBelle

 



Pastries & Pearls Birdcage Stand

Here's my latest find.

A fabulous Cake stand, yes its a cake stand, Can you beleive it?

Pastries & Pearls Birdcage Stand

How beautiful will this look on your table with your little pastries, cupcakes, macarons or other goodies?

Its comes from London and this company has beautiful cake stands and Party accessories, I have a couple in my store and I am planning on getting a lot more.

Its made of very sturdy card, comes in this pretty package so its foldable and when you are done with it, yes you can fold it back, just wipe it clean and put it in your cupboard.

Just imagine a little princess party with this at the centre of the table?

You can even use it in your bedroom to hold your jewelry

The whole set is very chic and well put together. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Best Sugar Cookie Recipe

My “to go to” Best Sugar Cookie recipe (Scroll down for pictures)

(I found this a long time ago on the net and adjusted it with time)

·         1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

·         1 cup granulated white sugar

·         3 cups all-purpose flour

·         1/2 teaspoon salt

·         1 teaspoon baking soda

·         2 large eggs

·         A teaspoon pure vanilla extract

·         Zest of a lemon or of an orange

You can even use any Lorann oils to flavor your cookies

Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda, put aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer or a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, vanilla extract and the zest and beat until combined (Or the chosen flavor).

Add the flour mixture and beat until you have a smooth dough.

Divide the dough in 2 or 3 parts and wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about one hour or until firm enough to roll.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place rack in center of oven. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.

Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and, on a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch (1 cm) it’s delicious when it’s thick.

Cut out desired shapes using a lightly floured cookie cutter and transfer cookies to baking sheet.

Important make place in your refrigerator: Place the baking sheets with the unbaked cookies in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes to chill the dough which prevents the cookies from spreading and losing their shape while baking.

Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes (depending on size) or until the edges are just starting to brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Makes about 36 cookies depending on your cookie cutter.

Note: If you are not going to frost the baked cookies, you can sprinkle the unbaked cookies with colored sparkling sugar.

These cookies will keep several days in an airtight container.

I did freeze them and just reheated them when I had visitors, tasted like freshly baked. (Not iced of course)

I used this recipe with many cutters, mini small ones and very large one. It came out perfect with both, just adjust your baking time.

I am not the best decorater but here are some cookies that I did.

Enjoy.