Last of the Valentines!

35 Dozen for Valentines 2011 - WHEW!! This was the last of it. I had seen a similar arrangement in Michael's done with flowers, and knew I could pull something off like this with cookies. I was out of Styrofoam (I know, I know - always stay stocked up!!) so I just had to wing it with this. So at 6 this a.m. there were sweethearts flying everywhere in my kitchen. I think my boss liked it. She's been hard to read lately. This was the first holiday that I've had big orders that I haven't had my fabulous sister LISA with me to help. Needless to say, that won't happen again!!! I'll move mountains to get to be with her for Easter!!

Valentines Day Bouquet

One of our sweet volunteers here at the hospital paid me to bake a dozen cookies for their bake sale. So - in a goodwill gesture (and b/c they do SO much for our nurses) I whipped up this cookie bouquet. Note the gorgeous decanter that my fabulous sister LISA got me!!! The announcement came overhead at 9:45 a.m. that the bake sale would start at 10. A minute later, one of my customers who ordered 28 cookies walked in with it. She had bought it before they even got the table completely set up!!! She said they put a fair price on it - so now I'm dying to know what she paid for it!!!!!

Matching Set Valentines

These are the newest cutters in my collection, given to me by my awesome sister LISA!! She is always making sure I have the latest and greatest. I sure love her!!!

More Valentines

I made these for a big meeting at work. The meeting is about cardiology, so OF COURSE I did hearts!

Super Funky Valentines

Yeah baby! YEAH! My first zebra stripe cookies. I've been dying to make some, inspired by the girls on FLICKR - much love to those baking maniacs!! Completly handpainted and edged with black sugar sprinkles.

Valentines Cookies

These are some very early Valentine's cookies that I did this week when I was SNOWED IN. Yes, in Georgia of all places. I had a few more but they got eaten before the base coat of frosting even got dry. I hope to have many many orders for these!!