Another Cookie Night

Yep, that's right, I made cookies two nights in a row.  Why, you might be wondering.  Simply because I had leftover icing from yesterday's batch.  Normally I save it with the intention of making more cookies in the next day or so, but it never happens.  Well I was determined to make more this time, and I did it.  I made chocolate sugar cookies today.  I stuck with the Halloween theme because the icing was already colored to coordinate with those.  So here they are:

I made a few others; but these were the cutest from both batches of cookies.  And I'm really excited about the cookie in the middle.  I made it with my new cookie cutter from Karen's Cookies:  http://www.karenscookies.net/Karens-Cookies-Exclusives_c_112.html.  I used the large rectangular, although I bought one of each size.  (glad I did too, she sold out very quickly)

I'm Back

After a long hiatus, I'm back to cookie making.  We moved this summer, which didn't leave time or the place to make cookies.  Then I had to put my craft room back together so I could find all my hair bows for craft shows.  My last show was last week, so it's cookie making time!!!

I had helpers both with mixing/baking and with the icing.  Sadly, I'm a little rusty and the girls weren't much better, but we enjoyed bonding while we created.

While making these, I realized that I first started making cookies this time last year.  Unfortunately, they didn't turn out so well.  Oddly enough, I didn't give it.  The mess actually encouraged me to find a better recipe and to learn how to decorate them.  I've definitely come a long way in a year, and still have a very long way to go.  But the best part is that I get to eat cookies while I learn.
(I was going to post pictures of my cookies from last year, but they were so bad, I don't think I even took any).