This was my FIRST request for Harry Potter cookies! I was introduced to Potter last year- I made it through all of the books over the pandemic summer- and I got pretty hooked. So when my niece requested these for her 8th birthday, I was VERY excited. As an added bonus my toddler calls them “Hairy Pottery” cookies, which is very funny.
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When my son asked for Paw Patrol cookies for his birthday, I showed him my previous blog post on this topic. Reading it now is hilarious. Paw Patrol has been part of my life for 5ish months now, and it’s hard to remember a time when I didn’t know all of the pups’ names. Or a time when the Paw Patrol theme song wasn’t stuck in my head. But there is the evidence. When I made those cookies, I was totally unaware of the Paw Patrol.
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Every year, my friends’ daughter requests the cookie of the year. She’s a 5 year old tastemaker. Last year it was rainbows and unicorns. Every little girl I know wanted those cookies. This year it’s Frozen (ahem, Frozen II to be exact.) Read more…
A month ago, I knew nothing about Paw Patrol. It is apparently a very big deal for kids of a certain age (and their parents.) A friend asked me to make Paw Patrol cookies for her daughter’s 3d birthday. Of course, I could not resist (she is a seriously great kid and her parents aren’t bad either.) When word got around that I was making these cookies, I was suddenly in the middle of a lot of Paw Patrol conversations. Read more…
I’m baaaack! I look a little break to, you know, have a baby. I have made a lot of really great cookies, but this little boy is absolutely the best thing I have ever made. He is fat and funny and I’m just nuts about him. Read more…
My amazing niece, Mari, will be celebrating her third birthday next month. She LOVES animals, especially mice. Her favorite mouse is Mouse Cookie. I cannot wait to see her face when she sees Mouse Cookie on a cookie.
Four and a half years ago, I created my first kidlit cookies. At the time, I was really proud of them. I am back again– four and a half years better. I now have more practice, fancier cookie tools, and a much better royal icing recipe. Read more…
I love Anne of Green Gables. A lot. Read more…
I love Superbowl Sunday. Superbowl Sunday is the one day of the year that I have all to myself. No lines at the grocery store! No traffic on the roads! And best of all: empty kitchen to bake cookies! Read more…
I try to pace my posts this time of year, but inevitably, I end up doing a Christmas Eve blog dump. Read more…
I am still playing around with my new airbrush. For my final set of 2014 Halloween cookies, I used it to create a neat antique effect. Read more…
A few weeks ago, two of my favorite people in DC asked me to make cookies for their end of summer party. The best part–“end of summer” was just a ruse. They planned to announce their pregnancy and wanted to use cookies as part of their big announcement. What an honor! Read more…
This week I am making my annual summer visit to my home state, New Hampshire. I love New Hampshire in the summer. When I think back on my childhood, what I remember is beautiful, long summers (I tend to block out the even longer–and much more painful–New Hampshire winters.) Read more…
First, I have to thank my colleague Lester for giving me the title for this post. In an email exchange timestamped 3 am, he questioned the legitimacy of “pollster by day.” It is true; lately I have been a pollster by day and night and those dark quiet hours in between. Read more…
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