Jewelry Cookies!

A few years ago, when I started this online cookie adventure, 

I came across an amazing baker...Marielle of De Koekenbakkers!

Marielle is simply amazing.  

Her designs are elegant and brilliant and gorgeous and everything I hope to be one day!

I have this little dream of sitting in her bright, sunny kitchen and watching her work.

But.....she's in the Netherlands....soooooo, I'll have to settle for swooning over all her pictures.

After a year or so of stalking admiring her work,

 I mustered up the courage to ask permission to recreate her jewelry cookies.

(One of my best girlfriends is a jewelry designer and I'd always wanted to make these for her!)

She said YES!!!!

Then I procrastinated for another 6 months because....well, that's just what I do.

Before I show you the cookies I made, here are lots of lovely links for Marielle!!

De Koekenbakkers-

SHOP

BLOG

FACEBOOK

Please go visit her and show her lots of love!!!

Alright, here are my jewelry cookies, 100% inspired by Marielle!

Not only were these a lot of fun to make, I learned a lot too.
I used disco dust for the first time,  and I can't remember ever decorating cookies without any flood icing!
Thanks Marielle for the inspiration, can't wait to see what you make next!
psst!   I used Lilaloa's chocolate cookie recipe! click HERE for the recipe!

Just like a box of Chocolates!

Oh!  What's this!!!

It looks like a box of chocolates....

but...not.

Let's open one up!

They're little baby sugar cookies...that look like chocolates!

I've wanted to make these for the longest time.

I finally found the boxes at Karen's Cookies

after searching and searching.

And honestly, while I was cutting, baking and icing them...

I giggled the entire time.

Which made my kids giggle at me,

and that's always a good day.

My most favorite piece of candy at See's Candy is the Bordeaux,

it has those little chocolate sprinkles on top!

If I knew how to make the hearts taste like hazelnut truffle that

really would have put me over the edge.

But then, there wouldn't have been any cookies to take pictures of!

The bigger box has big heart cookies in the middle,

perfect for sharing.

(Awwww)

These were also a great excuse to use some of the zillions of 

love day sprinkles I have in the cupboard.

Ethan has recently expressed his deep concern that I may be a 

cookie cutter and sprinkle hoarder.....

(note to self, Ethan needs to watch less t.v)

Would anyone like a little salted caramel?

I'm not sure when the box of chocolates became the perfect Valentine's Day gift...

But I'm glad it did!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B