Summer Vacation Cookies

It's finally here...VACATION TIME!

Here are the cookies I made for the road!

Whole Wheat Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies

2 sticks margarine

3/4 cup sugar

1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp sea salt

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

In stand mixer with dough hook mix together margarine, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Add in flours and cocoa powder 1 cup at a time until fully mixed. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes or more depending on cookies size.

These cookies are made with Wilton mini cookie cutters and this recipe made 100 mini cookies. The cookies are iced with royal icing.

Soft, chewy, and bite sized!

See you in a few weeks!

  ~Christina

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2012 Graduation Cupcakes

It's Finally Here!

Today is the day, by the time you are reading this it was yesterday!

My son graduates from high school! It has been an amazing journey and when he smiles, I still see that little boy graduating from preschool and he is still just as sweet!

The years have gone by fast and so has his senior year! I had a huge cake planned for this spectacular occasion, time just didn't permit.

So we have had little sweets here and there to celebrate!

This time it is all about you!

Congratulations Steve!

   

~Love, Mom

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2012 Graduation Cookies

This is my very first cookie order!

Deja Vu? Kinda. Less than a week ago, with the help of my 2 daughters, we made Graduation Cap & Diploma Cookies pretty much just like these. I sent a few of the cookies home with one of my son's friends that is also graduating and his mom asked me to make some for them! I can't tell you how excited I was that someone wanted my cookies! Okay, I get email cookie orders pretty much weekly, but they are usually out of state and I decline. But now, who knows? Maybe this could be the start of something new in my life?

...Graduation Caps

...Diplomas

I really enjoyed making these cookies and once again found relaxation with my piping bag in hand!

The cookie box dividers didn't quite fit the cookies so had to go without, but my first order is boxed and ready to go!

Tonight they finally walk! Tomorrow look for the final graduation sweet of 2012 that I made for my son!

 

CONGRATULATIONS

CLASS

of

2012

~Christina

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Mrs. Fox's Sweet Party #28

Hi and welcome to my party!

(Notice- I didn't say sweets?! For this week only, you can link up ANY of your EDIBLE CREATION! that means FOOD!!!)

I decided to go ahead and put one more party up before my much needed vacation time! So this will be the LAST PARTY for a while, I just don't want to have to worry about it while I am away! Not that anyone has ever posted anything bad, but when I can't check it is when they would! I do still have a few more treats I will be posting for you before I leave though!

I would like this last party before vacation to be the BIGGEST PARTY yet, so I am opening it to ALL FOOD this week only!
 

First thing, here are the features from Week 27:

1. Looney Tunes Cookies by Trilogy Edibles

2. ICEE Cupcakes (&more) by Crazy for Crust

3. Rice Krispie Treat Paint Brushes by Sweetology

4. Uncle Sam Cupcakes by Sugar Swings! Serve Some

Congratulations to all of you!

Grab your "I Was Featured" button on the Grab a Button Page!

 

Moving on to this weeks party:

Link up ANY foods week!

Nothing new? Link that up too! Dig thought your archives and find a food that you want to share! I just ask that you keep it all family friendly! I reserve the right to delete any post that I find inappropriate or not with theme. There is a button available for you to share Mrs. Fox's Sweet Party in the right column and on the Grab a Button Page! Don't forget to visit some of the other links! We all love visitors!

Each week I share a few sweets from the party the week before! By joining this party, you give Mrs. Fox's Sweet's permission to use your sweet photo in a featured post. Featured sweets may also be shared at Mrs. Fox's Sweets on Facebook and/or Pinned!

 

Don't forget about the RED, WHITE, and BLUE PARTY going on too for all of your 4th of July recipes and crafts!

  

Graduation Cap & Diploma Cookies

Less than a week to go until my son's graduation ceremony! His last day of school was actually today!

With so many things going on I just haven't had time or motivation to bake. I had lemon sugar cookie dough in the freezer that I used to make these. My daughter and partner in baking, Katie, actually flooded all of these cookies for me! My 4 year old wanted to get her hands into the fun and actually helped pipe the top outline on some of the graduation caps and diplomas! I helped guide her tiny little hand a bit, but she did great and had lots of fun!

I planned on these being my last cookies for awhile, but actually had a request to make a batch of these for a senior graduation camping trip before we take off on our vacation! I am pretty excited that my cookies are wanted! So look for more cookies similar to these soon!

CONGRATULATIONS

CLASS

of

2012

and

to my dear son Steve, you have made it to the finish line, just waiting for the ceremony now! It seems like just yesterday he was graduating preschool!

   

~Christina, Katie, & Jess

(we all had a hand in making these!)

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We link up at these fun parties!

Mrs. Fox's Sweet Party #27

Hi and Welcome to My Sweet Party!

I haven't been able to devote the time that I used to to my blog anymore. There are a few more sweets that I plan to make before school gets out for summer, but then I do plan on taking a vacation for at least a few weeks, if not quite a bit longer as I will not have access to a computer. I am sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused and I will miss you all!

Here are the features from Week 26:

1. Barbell Cookies by Miss Candiquik

2. How to Make Lego Men Cake Pops by Pint Sized Baker

3. Mini Graduation Hat Cupcakes by Sweetology

4. Baseball Player Cookies by Lizy B.

 

Congratulations to all of you!

Grab your "I Was Featured" button on the Grab a Button Page!

Moving on to this weeks party:

Link up your sweets, whatever dessert YOU have made this week!

Nothing new? Link that up too! Dig thought your archives and find a sweet treat that you want to share! I just ask that you keep it all family friendly! I reserve the right to delete any post that I find inappropriate or not with the sweet theme. There is a button available for you to share Mrs. Fox's Sweet Party in the right column and on the Grab a Button Page! Don't forget to visit some of the other links! We all love visitors!

Each week I share a few sweets from the party the week before! By joining this party, you give Mrs. Fox's Sweet's permission to use your sweet photo in a featured post. Featured sweets may also be shared at Mrs. Fox's Sweets on Facebook and/or Pinned!



Graduation Cupcakes

Just 2 more weeks until my son graduates!

I found these liners and plates at Michael's, they are Celebrate It! brand. The cupcakes were made with the Perfect Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe from Glorious Treats and the icing is a traditional buttercream with a package of Duncan Hines Frosting Creations in Cotton Candy flavoring which give it the flavor and color.

CONGRATULATIONS

CLASS

of

2012!

  

~Christina

 

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We link up at these fun parties!