Animals

These chocolate cookies were for a little girl's birthday. To avoid any sugar overload on the birthday girl, it was politely requested to just be outlined.

The cookies were packed in an Ikea cookie tin. Nice and airtight.

Teacher's Day Cookies

Gosh! Isn't this post wayyyy behind. *blush*
These 8cm gingerbread cookies were made for a sweet lil' kids' teachers. The cookies were wrapped in a clear bag and placed in a CD envelope. Pretty neat, eh?

Letters n music

Letter cookies for a musically-inclined dude who just turned 18. His mom didn't want it to be tres sweet so instead of flooding the cookies, it was only outlined.

Candy on a cookie.

Dinosaurs

Sugar lemon 6cm pteranodon and gingerbread 6cm stegosaurus for a wonderful boy's birthday party. His mom didn't want the cookies flooded so I just outlined them.

I took the picts on my son's dinosaur book. Pretty neat, eh? The cookies are RM2.40 each packed in a clear bag tied with wool.

Aqiqah cookies

200 gingerbread and 200 sugar lemon prams. By far my largest single order for a much awaited beautiful girl. Each pram is 7cm and is RM3.00 each (without customized name). The cookies were individually packed and sealed in a clear bag with a matching satin ribbon. I was so excited to get them done that I totally forgot to take picts of the packed cookies. Jasmin (the baby's mom) however was nice enough to email me the picts. I'll post them soon (I hope).

Gingerbread men

Simple gingerbread men. Soft and chewy. Goes great with a cup of milk. Each g/man is 9cm and is RM3.50 each.

Message on a Cookie

Sometimes, if you're at a loss for words, why not send your message on a cookie?

I made these sugar cookies to put in my son's birthday goodie bags for his classmates. I don't think they looked at it tho'.

The larger the cookie, the more words you can put on it. For cookies with just wordings and no additional decorations, the prices are as below (contact me for other sizes):

5cm- RM1.70
6cm- RM2.40
7cm- RM2.70
8cm- RM2.90
9cm- RM3.50
10cm- RM3.70

Lily's Bag o' Cookies

My niece Lily had her 3rd birthday in January. As we already had a cake loaded with yummy buttercream for her party, I was very reluctant to flood the cookies (royal icing does have quite a high sugar content), so I just outlined them.

Lily is a very active and playful 3 year old with a voice reaching towards the high Cs. Any more sugar will just get her bouncing off the walls. Put 5 kids below 8 years old together, feed them cake and what do you get? An appointment with the ear doctor for sure.

Small Aqiqah Pram

Baby Nik Aiman Hakim had his aqiqah last January. His mummy ordered these small prams to be given away as gifts to the aqiqah guests. Cost per cookie: RM3+ RM1 (for customised name).

Aqiqah Pram

Oh me oh my... I did it again, didn't I? I can't believe I let a month and a half go by without posting anything. A slap on the wrist I should get. Or a rap on the knuckles with a wooden ruler like my piano teacher used to do. Ouch!

Anyway... In January one of my BFFs had an aqiqah for her newborn. It's a large pram- 10 cm. As the handle of the pram was dangerously prone to breaking off, I placed the cookies on corrugated cardboards to support it. Cost per cookie is RM5- flooded and customised, i.e. name on the cookie.

Gingerbread garden

Wow! Has it been a whole month since my last post? I'm afraid I got caught up with the school hols, back-to-school wave and Chinese New Year celebrations (duly celebrated by yours truly as a Malaysian, of course) that I didn't manage any new posts.

Anyhoo, I made these cookies for sweet Tia who turned 4 in January. The cookies are gingerbread and outlined in pink, yellow and white. I sent the cookies to Tropicana where the birthday party was held and almost jumped out of my skin when greeted by a six-foot tall Elmo. Huh? I thought he was supposed to be only knee-high.

Elmo and the Cookie Monster

Last week, Rin from Delishdelight presented me a challenge. Elmo and the Cookie Monster cookies for her son's 1st birthday. I didn't have the specific cutter for the shapes and neither have I decorated cookies based on existing designs. But I couldn't resist testing unchartered waters (for me that is) and... voila! Not too bad for a first timer, eh?

Getting the colours right was a bit tricky (I still don't think I got the shade quite right). Rin suggested putting some cookie crumbs at the side of the Monster's mouth. Pretty good idea, eh? These 7cm cookies are RM3.50 each. They cost a little more than the usual as I had to put my jigsaw puzzle skills together to get the shape right. Rather tricky as the dough was rather sticky. I'm glad I tried it.

Hearts

These heart cookies embellished with silver balls are perfect as an engagement gift. They kinda look like brooches.

Caterpillars n Butterflies

Butterflies. Beautiful, graceful winged creatures. If not for caterpillars, we won't have butterflies. If only caterpillars didn't look so squirmy (or they look like those cookie caterpillars), I would sing equal praises for them.

My eldest son has this thing for squishing bugs and creepy crawlies. Dang! Some of those bugs smell real bad. I think just because I have a great aversion towards worms and slimy stuff, doesn't mean my sons have to feel the same way. I just tell them to take the garden snail far, far away from me (yeah... like they listen). They somehow have this great perversion to see their mummy run the opposite direction screaming.

Handbags

I like handbags. I'm not crazy over them. I won't sleep in a queue waiting for the doors to open in a Ferragamo handbag up to 80% sale. But I like them just the same. They come in all shapes and sizes. The Dior Hobo. The clutch. The much coveted Kelly bag. The satchel. The LV monogrammed. The Gucci Condotti bag. The tote. The Coach Wristlet. In leather. In metallic. Woven leather. Transparent. Sigh... I can go on forever. But I digress.

The handbag above was cut out from an oval cutter. I attempted to purchase some 'girlie' cutters comprising of handbag, lipstick, dress and shoe cutters but it was out of stock. If you're planning a girls' night in, cute handbag cookies are quite nice to share amongst your girlfriends. Don't care much for the plain chocolate or sugar cookies? Then have them in gingerbread. Or if you don't mind trying green tea and almond, or lemongrass and ginger. I also have a great recipe for dark chocolate and sour cherry cookies. Totally decadent, I say. Perfect for a girls' night in. Sigh...

Oodles of Ribbons

I dunno about you guys out there, but I am ribbon mad. I was at Parkson some time ago and was wandering around the gift area and lo behold! A whole box of ribbons appeared before my eyes. I believe I was rummaging through the box, oohing and aahing (much to the amusement of the salesgirl there) for a good half hour.

Most ribbons are chosen based on the cookie inside the bag. Cookies for a baby boy's aqiqah is usually blue (or yellow). For girls, generally pink. But you can be unconventional and choose purple, green, or plain twine. I like using wool as they look rather rustic and they come in sooo... many colours that I get cross-eyed (and the salesperson gets just plain cross) from choosing.

Ice-cream galore

I had fun making these 'ice-cream' cookies. I think they look pretty real to me.

Awareness Ribbon

I got this Awareness Ribbon cookie cutter from Off The Beaten Path (online). It's around 10cm and I think is most suitable for the Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in October). The cookies can be sold at a premium and the profits be channelled to BCWA (Breast Cancer Welfare Association), The National Cancer Society of Malaysia, Pride Foundation or such.

If you're interested in such a project, let me know. We can work something out. It's for a good cause after all, isn't it?

Mini Teddy

Ha ha. Isn't a teddy a type of lingerie? Well, not this time. I had an order for a mixed bag of gingerbread. As I was given a budget to work within, I decided to stretch it and make lots of minis and mostly just outlined them- teddy bear, star, gingerbread boy, gingerbread girl, hearts, a few 7cm gingerbread boys, and flowers. The picture here show only the teddy bears as right after snapping that pict, my camera battery went flat. I couldn't wait for it to recharge as I had to deliver them pronto, so... That'll teach me to neglect my camera. Sigh...

More Aqiqah Cookies

Linda from Shah Alam ordered gingerbread prams for her son's aqiqah in early November. The theme was blue and yellow. I managed to meet the adorable little guy and his delightful older sister when I delivered the cookies. The cookies were to be placed in a lovely box together with a bar of chocolate, candy and such. Linda also had a beautiful wooden cradle from Cradle n All for the ceremony. Wish I had brought my camera along.