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How to make “Wedding Cake” Stacked Cookies

Dot — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:29:12 +0000

Since it’s wedding season, I thought you’d like these fabulous looking (and tasty) cookies! These cookies, basically iced and stacked sugar cookies, were used as wedding favors for a family wedding, and they were gorgeous. I originally published this idea in 2008, but here’s a cleaned up version of the tutorial. Here’s how they’re done.

Ingredients/Materials:

Cookie Dough:

Prepare a large batch of cookie dough according to your favorite recipe. IMPORTANT: Your cookie dough recipe should not have any leavening in it (ie no baking powder or baking soda), so the cookies bake flat.
(The number of cookie cakes you need would determine the amount of dough. Each ‘cake’ has 3 3-in rounds, 3 2-inch rounds, and 2 1-inch rounds.)
Prepare a test cookie to help determine the appropriate amount of dough.

Other:

Royal icing flowers can be purchase online or from a cake decorating shop. (Like Royal Icing Flowers at Amazon, or at Google
Buttercream icing (save time by purchasing a large tub like Like this Buttercream Icing)
Clear plastic favor boxes, tied with ribbon.

The Process:

Roll homemade sugar cookie dough into logs of 3, 2, and 1 inch in diameter. Chill until firm. Then slice into rounds.
Bake, and allow to cool.
Sort your cookies by size/shape, and prepare stacks for each layer.

Bottom: Ice the tops of 3 large cookies, and press together, using the icing as ‘glue’.
Let dry.
Place a dollop of icing in the bottom of your favor box, and press the bottom cookie stack on it.

Ice together 3 middle sized cookies, and the 2 smallest cookies.
Use icing to glue a royal icing flower to the top (or just press on while the icing is still wet.)

Add a dollop of icing to the bottom of the middle and small stack, and press onto your bottom stack.

Close up your box, and add a pretty ribbon!

Originally Published: Wedding Cake Cookie Favors
Related: Christmas Tree Cookies

Valentine Sweet Treats Flickr Roundup

Dot — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:02:54 +0000

For your inspiration and enjoyment, here’s some lovely valentine treat ideas, collected from around Flickr! Links are below the big picture–click through for more info on the creators and/or links to how to’s.

1. valentine westie cookie – red, 2. Engagement Cupcakes, 3. pink hot chocolate, 4. Valentine Fortune Cookies, 5. Hearts and Flowers for V-Day, 6. valentines day cupcakes, 7. Valentine Cake Balls, 8. Valentine Cake, 9. Valentine’s Day Cake

Wanna share yours? Add them to the Dabbled Flickr group!

Holiday Cookies – Christmas Tree

Dot — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:17:40 +0000

This is a fun and impressive cookie project that makes a great gift. This project is from last year, but I figured it was worth repeating for this year!

These little Christmas trees are stacks of iced sugar cookies, with a Reese’s cup on the bottom for a stem. Thanks to Aunt Denise and Aunt Barb (and family) for including me in the process of making them last thanksgiving, and letting me take pictures for posterity!

(If you like these, you’d probably like the wedding cake cookie version that they made previously, too!)

For all the steps, go here!

I think these would be lovely iced in white, like snow covered trees, maybe with sparkly silver/blue accents? Or go funny and whimsical, and let kids decorate the trees in their own way, perfect for grandma gifting! There are so many possibilities…

If you try these, be sure to let me know!