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Gift Ideas, Simply Delicious<br>www.CountryCupboardCookies.com <br>1.800.858.8970cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-13206025746717315052014-07-24T10:16:00.005-04:002014-07-24T10:16:51.593-04:00Visions of Christmas Cookies in July <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's another very humid and hot day. I wish I could enjoy the warm summer days, but as a baker surrounded with hot ovens and cookies, my daydreams wander to the cooler days of fall and winter. <br />
July is always the slowest month in the gift giving business and <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/" target="_blank">Country Cupboard Cookies</a> is no exception. People are vacationing, swimming and grilling outside. Sending a gift of cookies is far from their minds. Yes, we do still bake daily and ship, though only 3 days a week, so the fresh baked cookies arrive without sitting over the weekend. But still....<br />
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So, every July when the orders are slow, and I'm complaining a lot about the heat, my thoughts go to creating new <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html" target="_blank">Christmas Cookie Gifts</a>. I fall in love with holiday ribbons and gift boxes. I think of new cookie flavors, a butter pecan shortbread cookie or maybe a salted caramel chocolate chip cookie. We just purchased some new grosgrain ribbons from a new supplier I found, Rabom, or Ribbon and Bows, Oh My! I just love the name, and their ribbons are fabulous. If you get some time, check out their site. It's called <a href="http://ribbonandbowsohmy.com/" target="_blank">Ribbon and bows oh my</a>. Grosgrain ribbons so easy to use for tying gift box bows and we absolutely need EASY during the Holiday Rush. I will be posting a few gift boxes with the ribbons in the next couple of weeks.<br />
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This is a deluxe cookie brownie combo designed for a Christmas Cookie Gift that will keep a large crowd happy. The variety is wonderful, including cookie flavors such as Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle, Cranberry White Chocolate, Decorated Gingerbread Boys, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip and Double Chocolate Chunk. Deep dish brownies keep the chocolate lovers content and the packaging is classic with chocolate browns and copper and gold. This size of gift is a good choice for a corporate gift or for a large family.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I love decorating sugar cookies with cut out shapes of Christmas trees, stockings and ornaments. But old-fashioned chocolate chip, peanut butter and snickerdoodle cookies are also good choices as cookie gifts for holiday gift giving. The nostalgia of a favorite homemade cookie is especially wonderful during the holidays when family and friends visit. Combined with a cup of hot cocoa or glass of milk, a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/" target="_blank">soft and chewy cookie</a> is a perfect dessert or a welcome snack. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">So don't forget to bake up a batch of Chocolate Chip cookies this Holiday Season! A topping of red & green M&M's will bring a holiday touch if you like, or try adding a handful of premium chocolate chunks or cranberries to your chocolate chip batter. </span></div>
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Valentine's Day is coming in a couple of weeks, so we've started baking some of my favorite Cookies of the season. We are already shipping yummy Valentine Cookie Gifts for Birthday and other gift occasions, but most of the cookie orders will ship the week of February 10th. These chocolate sugar hearts are not to be missed this year. The chocolate sugar cookie dough is not too sweet and is mixed with butter, sugar and Belgian cocoa, so they taste divine. I love the contrast of the white icing on the chocolate sugar cookie and the red and pink colors just pop on these hearts. <br />
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Mini sugar cookies are very popular lately. They are the perfect treat for those times you are looking for a bite or two of something sweet! Plus they are just plain cute. I definitely overuse the word "cute" but it's the first word to come to mind when I see these little sugar hearts piped in royal icing and topped with sparkling sanding sugar. We offer these hearts in bags of 12 cookies and they are packaged with our classic cookies such as chocolate chip, white chocolate cranberry ( oatmeal based and so good), double chocolate chip and snickerdoodles! If you're looking for a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/vadaycogi.html" target="_blank">Valentine's Day Cookies</a> gift for someone special, consider a gift box with homemade cookies. You can't go wrong.<br />
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{New} this year, are these mini ( cute, too) sugared hearts. We've baked the sugar cookies with a ruffled edge, frosted them with royal icing and dipped each cookie in a bright color of sanding sugar. I just love the bright new colors! We decorate using classic valentine colors of red, pink and white sugars, but also blue, purple and orange. I can just imagine someone opening this gift box to find these colorful cookies inside! The 2 inch heart cookies are perfect for sharing and there are 2 dozen in each gift box, so there are plenty to go around if you were sending to an office or family. Kids in particular, I think, would enjoy these <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/sugared-valentine-heart-cookies.html" target="_blank">Sugared Valentine Heart Cookies</a>.<br />
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We love baking cookies for Valentine's Day, but the packaging can be just as much fun. This white gift box is stamped with a small heart and tied with red grosgrain valentine ribbons. We line each gift box with a valentine printed tissue paper and fill it with white or natural kraft shred. Each gift box is then wrapped in bubble wrap and packed in a sturdy shipping box for a perfect <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/vadaycogi.html" target="_blank">Valentine Cookie Delivery</a> by February 14th! </div>
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I love fall colors. The rustic reds, golden yellows and vibrant oranges </div>
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are warm and just enough color for me. I tend to be a neutral color person</div>
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anyways, my favorite outfit is brown and cream with maybe a blue scarf. So accents of colors</div>
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I just add a touch of sanding sugar for that perfect sparkle. </div>
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And sanding sugar can cover mistakes very well.</div>
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Decorated & Sugared Fall Leaves</h2>
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Since my two daughters were married in the past <br />
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When entertaining at home, it's so easy to start with a cookie tray or tier and build around it. Add texture and color for your theme and everything looks more delicious!<br />
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that box of chocolate chips. Wishing someone a Happy Thanksgiving can be made all the more sweeter with a gift box of homebaked cookies and brownies. </div>
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Pumpkin White Chocolate Chunk Cookie, a soft and sugary cookie baked moist and delicious with molasses, pumpkin pie spices and added Belgian White Chocolate Chunks. Yum!!</div>
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Homemade Cookies for a Wedding Cookie Bar in Sonoma<br /></h2>
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This summer of 2013, our daughter was married in sunny and fabulous Sonoma California. I wanted to help with a small Wedding Cookie Table. Baking the cookies was easy, transporting them along with the handmade cookie tiers and trays from Pennsylvania was a little tricky. We remembered to keep it simple and had a great time planning the table. Since it was a small wedding of 60 guests, we knew we wouldn't have to bake enormous amounts of cookies. <br />
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The cookie list included everyone's favorite, Super Chocolate Chunk, Cranberry White Chocolate, Salted Caramel Chocolate, Toffee Butter Shortbread, Ginger, Chocolate and Vanilla heart cookies, Double Buttercream Hearts and lots of decorated Sugar Cookies. Some of the sugar cookies included Monogram Cookies, cute Daisy Cookies, Various Hearts and pretty brushed flower cookies. <br />
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Decorated Gingerbread Cookies</h2>
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Things are slow around here in July. So when I have free time in the summer I start thinking of the Holiday Season. It really isn't too early to start planning since we do about 25% of our Business for the year in November and December. Now is the time to dream about new Christmas Cookies and consider new Holiday Gift Packaging. Some items from last year will stay and some will go. The Gingerbread Cookies shown above in our jumbo size ( 5 1/2 inch) will definitely stay. It just wouldn't be the same without the "gingies" as we call them. But what else will be our customers want this Holiday Season?</div>
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I can't imagine Christmas at Country Cupboard Cookies without a selection of decorated sugar cookies. The Christmas tree, Candy canes, Snowflakes, Stocking, and Christmas Ornaments will stay. We are considering another color palette in additon to classic red & green. Perhaps a wintery white collection with touches of gold? Maybe a collection of vintage colors with muted shades? Or sparkly silver and blue? These are all things we daydream about in the summer. <br />
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A winter wonderland collection of cute gingerbread houses, sugar snowflakes and snowmen with mittens was popular last year. We most likely will bring this collection back. <br />
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Shortbread Cookies have always been one of my favorites. Simply delicious with butter, sugar, vanilla and unbleached flour. I'm thinking a few new flavors this year? Orange slice shortbread? Buttery Pecan shortbread? We would love to hear from you with any ideas or flavors you would like to see this Holiday season, 2013. <br />
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I've always thought homebaked Cookies and Brownies were the perfect edible gift to wish someone a Happy Father's Day. Especially if that special guy is in another state and you can't make the trip to visit. Once we receive your order at <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/">www.CountryCupboardCookies.com</a>, we bake your cookies on the day you've chosen to ship, package them in attractive gift boxes and send them on their way via UPS, Fedex or USPS. Of course, we include your gift message with the goodies and all the favorite cookie flavors you've chosen. Cookies like Chocolate Chip, Peanut butter, Oatmeal Raisin are classic traditional favorites but we've chosen a few more interesting ones this year too. </div>
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Check out this new favorite of mine, a double chocolate ( that's white chocolate and dark Belgian chocolate chunks) with macadamia nuts baked into our basic cookie batter and topped with a sprinkling of Sea Salt. This is really a cookie with lots of pizzaz, crunchy outside, loaded with chocolate and nuts and the dark chocolate with the salt is a great combination. So we called it simply</div>
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I lost my father last year in 2012. One of his passions in life were his horses. He loved to ride and I miss those days horseback riding with him. He was a machinist by trade, but he wore western style shirts when he dressed up with bolos and cowboy hats around his farm even though it is in Pennsylvania. He always talked about buying a ranch in Colorado but was content I think to ride the hills of southwestern PA. We will baking this cookie through the month of June this year, it's a great <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/fathers-day-combo.html" target="_blank">Father's Day Cookie</a>, loaded with chocolate chips, m&m's and pecans. </div>
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This cookie is the featured <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/coofmocl.html" target="_blank">cookie of the month</a> for June every year and a staff favorite. Filled with chocolate chips and Heath toffee pieces with almonds and chocolate, it just melts in your mouth. </div>
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These cute #1 Dad sugar cookies are hand decorated and available to add to your Father's Day cookie gift. Dads, brothers, husbands, grandfathers, and new fathers will get a kick out of one or two in their special box of cookies. </div>
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Mother's Day is coming soon, May 12th, 2013. This year we thought we'd experiment with some new colors for our <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/modaygocobrg.html" target="_blank">Mother's Day Cookies</a>. We love baking and decorating Daisy cookies, this year we've added teapots and teacups for a cute Tea Party Collection of Sugar cookies. I'm very happy with the orange and creamy yellow colors, the electric green I'm not so sure. So we tried a new mix. </div>
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This mint green and pretty pinks combination is very classic and our favorite for Mother's Day 2013. </div>
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The Orange and creamy white colors ARE nice. Just the wrong green.</div>
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Traditional and Classic. Pinks and Greens. Buttery Sugar Cookies. </div>
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cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-85415267484376930052013-03-05T16:55:00.000-05:002013-04-02T22:16:23.995-04:00Decorated Sugar Cookies for Easter Gifts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After lots of red & green royal icing colors from Christmas and then more red along with pink for Valentine's Day, I'm ready for an array of brighter colors. The sun is actually shining here today in Southwestern Pennsylvania, so bright colors are inviting. <br />
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I just love this blue royal icing used here on the bunnie and chick cookies. These sugar cookies <br />
are packaged in a natural kraft gift box and tied with an adorable polka dot ribbon for shipping. <br />
This is a wonderful cheerful and bright <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/easter-bunnies-peeps-cookies.html" target="_blank">Easter Cookie Gift</a> for anyone special in your family. The cookies have a slightly crunchy texture from the sugars and are just the perfect size for munching. <br />
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Speaking of blue colors, which is by far my favorite color, this <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/polka-dot-easter-bunnies.html" target="_blank">Cookie arrangement</a> of Easter bunny cookies also includes a cookie in blue, this time in a gorgeous shade of turquoise. Pastel Pink, bright yellow and a lovely lavendar complete this cute cookie collection. These cookies would make a nice addition to any Easter Basket or as a spring <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/index.html" target="_blank">Cookie Gift</a> for wishing someone a happy birthday or maybe just to brighten up someone's day!</div>
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cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-89992524638971471312012-11-25T12:18:00.001-05:002012-11-25T12:20:25.958-05:00Homemade for the Holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a change in weather here in the Pittsburgh area this weekend and it was just in time for us to really get started with our Christmas Baking. A little snow on the ground just adds to the Holiday season and makes us happy to turn on the oven in the bakery! We don't know what our customers will be ordering in the few weeks for <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/merry-christmas-cookies-gift.html" target="_blank">Christmas Cookie Gifts</a> so it is sometimes difficult to plan but we enjoy the excitement and bake and bake and bake. </div>
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So far this year, <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html" target="_blank">Cookie Assortments</a> are the most popular item. Last year, <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/sibrho.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Brownies</a> were very popular so we will just have to wait and see. Since we bake from scratch, we hope everyone orders early but we know we will be baking cookies & brownies until we run out of time for shipping!<br />
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This is one of our new <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/sibrho.html" target="_blank">Holiday Cookie Gift</a> Boxes that we are offering for an assortment of Classic homebaked Cookies such as Chocolate Chip, Cranberry White Chocolate, Creamy Peanut Butter, Snickerdoodle, Double Chocolate Fudge and decorated Gingerbread Cookies. It's called the Merry Christmas Box & I love the Red, White & Ivory colors. Very festive. Tis the Season, Enjoy!</div>
cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-60258775238312628162012-10-11T11:03:00.003-04:002012-10-11T11:07:45.361-04:00Treat someone with Halloween & Fall Sugar Cookies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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around our Pittsburgh cookie bakery, Christmas! Red and Green are Ok colors but I especially love the Fall colors of cookie decorating, the oranges, yellows and merlot wine colors. I especially love merlot wine too which is why the comparison came to me so easily. I could have just as easily compared the deep purple colors we use to grapes. Or Cabernet or Burgundy. </div>
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But I am on the subject of sugar cookies, not wine. The sugar cookies below were baked just for fun. We don't offer these in our bakery, way too much food dye but these are easy to do at home. Just take your favorite sugar cookie dough and add a gel type food coloring. Work the dye in with your hands until you are happy with the color. I would advise wearing disposable gloves to keep from staining your hands especially with the darker colors of purple and black. Plop pieces of dough down on your work area, putting together as a puzzle and then roll lightly with your rolling pin and or hands. Remember your days of Playdough. Or ask your kids to help. Don't over roll or the colors will all run together. </div>
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Then cut as usual with your cookie cutter, sprinkle with a sanding sugar and bake. They are yummy right out of the oven, no further decorating necessary. </div>
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Wouldn't these cookies look great in a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/trortrcobox.html" target="_blank">Cookie Gift Box</a> for a college student studying for exams, or as a way to keep in touch with friends and family before the busy Holiday season is upon us? Trick or Treat? I say treat with Cookies!<br />
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cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-40310715597359876682012-09-26T12:08:00.001-04:002012-09-26T12:14:32.739-04:00Fabulous Fall Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The cooler fall months of the year are wonderful for baking cookies. Cinnamon, Ginger, Raisins and Chocolate combine to remind us of our favorite classic cookie flavors such as Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin. When I walk into the <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/fall-cookie-gifts.html" target="_blank">Cookie Bakery</a> in the early morning the aroma of these cookies baking puts a smile on my face. <br />
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We start to get busy after a lazy summer and plans are starting to come together for our busiest time of year, Christmas! ( <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html" target="_blank">Holiday Cookie Gifts</a> will preview soon) But for now, we are enjoying decorating Sugar Cookies in the shapes of leaves and acorns and baking our featured <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/ginger-chocolate-chunk.html" target="_blank">Cookie of the Month</a>, Ginger Chocolate Chunk. Shown below, we've added both dark chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chunks to a classic molasses cookie which is then rolled in sugar and baked. Out of this world yummy, this cookie stays soft in the middle but has a nice crunch on the outside. <br />
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Once the cookies are baked and decorated, the fun continues with creative <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/fall-cookie-gifts.html" target="_blank">Gift Packaging</a>. Fall Colors of chocolate brown, ginger, golden yellows and burgundy reds are perfect for any gift occasion from a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/birthdaygifts.html" target="_blank">Happy Birthday Cookie Gift</a> to a special <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/thank-you-bakery-box.html" target="_blank">Thank You Gift</a>. <br />
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Warm orange, golden yellow and chocolate browns combine beautifully for a delightful autumn color palette. Stacks of hand decorated sugar leaf cookies tied with <a href="http://thetwinery.com/" target="_blank">Bakers Twine</a> from the Twinery.<br />
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Who wouldn't enjoy Coffee and Cookies on a sunny but cool Autumn Day!<br />
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We love our new mini fall sugar cookies. So cute and bite-size, they are hard to resist!<br />
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cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-16989432840812051242012-08-22T10:38:00.000-04:002012-08-22T11:10:33.494-04:00Pink Cookie Buffet <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We designed this cookie table for my daughter's Summer Wedding this past June, 2012. Pink & Silver were the colors of choice. The monogram cookies were fun to do, hearts are always pretty & the little tiered cakes were time-consuming, but so cute! My favorite were the dark chocolate cookies with our double chocolate batter rolled in sugar and topped with a hershey kiss! We used a backdrop of pink, silver and ivory double satin ribbons for a elegant ribbon wall that really brings the colors together. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/cookie-sandwiches-gift.html" target="_blank">Cookie Sandwiches</a> with fillings of vanilla creme, peanut butter creme and pink strawberry buttercream were a hit with this <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/index.html" target="_blank">Cookie Table</a>. Pink M&M chocolate chip cookies, zebra hershey kiss cookies and mini <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/dedibrfl.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Brownies</a> in cute paper wraps added to the pink theme. We also included plenty of buttery <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/shortbread-cookies-box.html" target="_blank">Shortbread Cookies</a>, classic chocolate chip cookies and a total of 12 other flavors from cranberry white chocolate to toffee almond and peanut butter with Reese's Pieces ( the brides favorite). It really was a feast of cookies! </div>
cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-47798985311762483522012-08-15T14:20:00.002-04:002012-08-15T14:24:24.928-04:00New Cookie Gift Boxes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We are introducing new gift boxes this fall, a return to our original handmade look, back to basics.</div>
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We're so excited to offer these new natural kraft bakery style boxes filled with a natural kraft fill and wrapped with assorted ribbons, bakery twine and raffias. We've discovered a paper ribbon from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Paperjacks" target="_blank">Paper Jacks</a> a wonderful online company offering both paper ribbons and charming labels to make gift packaging fun and unique! </div>
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We were looking for a gift wrapping idea to add an element of personalization and charm to our homemade cookies that we bake from scratch and package for gift giving. It's so exciting to start working with new packaging ideas and we plan to use a lot of this wonderful paper ribbon this fall and Holiday season!<br />
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I just love the ability to make each gift box of cookies unique and personal for each special occasion. When our customers order a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/two-favorites-cookies.html" target="_blank">Cookie Delivery</a> , we want to wow the recipient not only with the fresh baked cookies inside the boxes, but also with the first impression of the gift box. We use a lot of chocolate brown ribbons and I love the many designs we've been able to come up with so far. Watch for our homemade <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html" target="_blank">Christmas Cookies</a> this year in our new handmade packaging!<br />
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cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-88026029093576330192012-07-24T16:29:00.000-04:002012-07-24T16:30:43.277-04:00Cookie Sandwiches We baked Cookie Sandwiches for my daughter's wedding last month and they were a hit! Chewy oatmeal cookies filled with vanilla buttercream flavored with just a hint of Cinnamon, Peanut Butter Cookies with creamy peanut butter buttercream filling and my favorite, Triple Chocolate Cookies with pink strawberry filling. I should have taken a photo of the chocolate ones, but just didn't get a chance before they were gone! <br />
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Cookie Sandwiches are easy to make and a great way to create some wonderful flavor combinations. Take 2 favorite cookies, use a piping bag with a large tip, fill with your favorite buttercream frosting and top with 2nd cookie. I like the ooze of the frosting so I am generous with the filling. Get creative with your buttercream. I've added cinnamon for a spice cookie, peanut butter for chocolate cookies, cut up peanut butter cups, dried berries, mint with a touch a green food coloring, etc. Just be careful to use a large enough tip on your pastry bag if you add ingredients such as fruit and candies to avoid clogging. <br />
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We plan on offering these cookie sandwiches later this fall and for the holiday season this year. I'm picturing a cute handcrafted kraft gift box with bakery twine and filled with assorted cookie sandwiches in flavors of gingerspice, double chocolate and peanut butter. We'll see what we can come up with this year for a new <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/" target="_blank">Holiday Cookie Gift</a>. Yes, it is time to brainstorm for Christmas Cookie Gifts!cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-17026291862995936112012-07-16T12:43:00.000-04:002012-07-16T12:50:00.684-04:00Black & White Wedding Cookie Table<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Wedding Cookie Tables are very popular here in the Pittsburgh, PA area. We think traditional and homemade cookies such as chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, oatmeal raisin and <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/crpebu.html" target="_blank">peanut butter cookies</a> are wonderful for any event but decorated sugar cookies can add just the right touch of color and elegance to any <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/spevcofa.html" target="_blank">Cookie Table</a>. It's a great way to add texture, color and your own creative ideas. </td></tr>
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Recently my niece was married and the colors chosen for her wedding were black & white. <br />
Contemporary and chic. Even her gown had splashes of black, just gorgeous. The bridesmaids carried gerbera daisy flowers with hot colors of purple, red, green and orange which added just the right touch of color! <br />
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These tuxedo cookies are some of my favorite wedding sugar cookies. Simple design and yet so elegant. <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/desuco.html" target="_blank">Decorated Sugar Cookies</a> can add just the right touch of color to any dessert or cookie table. </div>cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-48834554210152871012012-06-20T14:39:00.001-04:002012-06-20T14:39:12.755-04:00Barnyard Sugar Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We created these barnyard sugar cookies for a Barn wedding taking place this weekend. </div>
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Along with chocolate chip, toffee chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, cranberry white chocolate, salted caramel and a few other specialty <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/" target="_blank">gourmet cookies</a>, we wanted to add an assortment of fun and delicious cookies for the wedding guests to enjoy.</div>
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These sugar cookies are small bitesize cookies, the red barn is a larger 3.5 inch cookie. We flooded and piped them with royal icing so they will withstand the high temperatures of 90 degrees we are expecting this week in Southwestern Pennsylvania. I see some improvements we would make the next time we decorate these cute farm animal sugar cookies, but for a first try, we think they are cute. They will add a touch of whimsy to the <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/desuco.html" target="_blank">wedding cookie table</a>. I'll add a few more of our wedding cookie creations after the wedding! </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-size: large;">It's a little early in the season for sunflowers, but not cookie sunflowers.The colors are so warm and I love baking them, so we are offering them for Mother's Day this year 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">All of our </span><a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/sunflower-sugar-cookies.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mother's Day Cookie Gifts</span></a><span style="color: #783f04;"> are packaged in cute natural kraft gift boxes and tied with assorted raffias in pretty spring colors. We also use gorgeous grosgrain ribbons for the larger gift boxes in springtime colors such as orange cream, raspberry and lime green. Perfect for a gift box of flower sugar cookies!</span><span style="color: white;">W </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;">Daisy and Butterflies are also two of my favorite sugar cookies to decorate in the spring and summer months. Almost any color scheme will work, for example these colors of turquoise, golden yellow and chocolate brown. For other examples of different colors of butterfly cookies, visit our website </span><a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/summer-cookie-greetings.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;">Country Cupboard Cookies</span></a></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We bake farmhouse- style wholesome cookies also such as </span><a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/chocolatechip1.html"><span style="color: #783f04;">Chocolate Chip Cookies</span></a><span style="color: #783f04;">, Oatmeal Walnut Raisin and Peanut Butter Chocolate cookies baked from scratch using creamy butter, unbleached flour and whole eggs. They go so well with the hand decorated sugar cookies and are an ideal <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/modaysabox.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">gourmet Mother's Day </span></a>treat. We ship nationwide via UPS or FedEx and the cookies are fresh baked, packaged and shipped the same day.</span></h4>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Hearts & Flowers Sugar Cookies just in time for Mother's Day!</span></h2>
<span style="color: #783f04;">We flooded these pink sugar hearts with light pink royal icing. After drying them for 4 hours, we added an outline of royal icing using a #3 tip ( use larger tip if you want more sugar ) then dipped them in hot pink sugar crystals. So sweet. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Country Cupboard Cookies is located in Pittsburgh, PA but we ship our fresh baked <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/picogi.html">gourmet cookies</a> all over the United States. We love hearing from customers who are originally from the 'Burgh but now have moved away. We try to take time to chat while taking their order and it's always a good conversation. Our Pittsburgh Black and Gold colors are legendary here and we thought fellow Pittsburghers would like to share the goodness with friends and family. We've designed a way to order a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/picogi.html">Birthday Cookie Delivery</a> or a Thank you message to someone who has moved away from Pittsburgh but would still love to enjoy a few hometown sweets! We're wrapping our select <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/picogi.html">Pittsburgh Gourmet Gifts</a> in black & gold boxes & ribbons. The fun and delicious sugar cookies are decorated in Black,Gold and White and can be included with the homemade cookies and brownies. <br />
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</tbody></table>We will be adding new <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/index.html">decorated cookie designs </a> this year to promote our new line of Pittsburgh Cookies. The whimsical Black & Gold Gingies were a hit last Christmas and we plan to offer them throughout the year and of course this year for a special gift in our <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/index.html">Holiday Cookie Gifts</a> section. Keep on eye on the <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/pittsburgh-my-favorite-flavors.html">Pittsburgh Gifts</a> Cookie Section of our website for new ideas and enjoy!cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-43293418364493506792011-12-02T09:53:00.000-05:002011-12-02T09:53:25.954-05:00Let the Baking Begin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTsadjgI-E2Cu6T3W7Wx5Qf9vI9VBJ0CnvZqGycQZVGmJGhA4ngwYQ7L8cFeNLCYoNRcDMaRSYwgeQ9LGW7LN7Lb0WTQG7f89EUAzj84EemIi1GWbyvoOIjjt7U-6vs6kDR-h8mO3w_M/s1600/bluemittens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTsadjgI-E2Cu6T3W7Wx5Qf9vI9VBJ0CnvZqGycQZVGmJGhA4ngwYQ7L8cFeNLCYoNRcDMaRSYwgeQ9LGW7LN7Lb0WTQG7f89EUAzj84EemIi1GWbyvoOIjjt7U-6vs6kDR-h8mO3w_M/s400/bluemittens.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of cookie decorating to do today. Sugar Cookies for the holiday season & gingerbread cookies are baking today and keeping us busy! I had to scrape the ice off my windshield this morning in Pittsburgh, so I thought I'd show some of our mitten cookies. Wish I had a pair of mittens on this morning while I was scraping away at 6 am, but now the sun is shining and it should warm up today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We're baking Black & Gold <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html">gingerbread cookies</a> this year for our local Pittsburgh fans. For those of you not from the Burgh, these are our favorite colors around Pittsburgh, especially when the Steelers and Penquins are playing! Sports are BIG around this city. I wonder about introducing Black and Gold into the Holiday season as I am mostly a Christmas traditionalist but well, they are only cookies! And they really are cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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BUT.....I love Thanksgiving and I don't want to miss a chance to bake with all the wonderful flavors of fall. Oatmeal Walnut Raisin cookies, Toffee chip cookies, deep dish fudge brownies, <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/snickerdoodle.html">Snickerdoodles</a> rolled in cinnamon and sugar, and Cranberry Orange Pecan cookies all make our bakery smell so fantastic this time of year. We 're hoping that we can send out lots of <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html">thank you cookie gifts</a> this Thanksgiving! Take some time to bake something this fall, it's one of the best times of the year to enjoy fresh baked goods. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCRb58GTEKZgX4VdLrwIR1Oi5SlW96fBVOSc4NF0Q_wz0d9M0sf2Oqc_HfY950802DVDda6wvPiCPCo68fYvGgpwEYJUNAc8K1i_gD4mly2i9Xop4ODUsGsmoaZ8kAO4_PZ9Z5wR-aZo/s1600/fall_leaves_stack2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCRb58GTEKZgX4VdLrwIR1Oi5SlW96fBVOSc4NF0Q_wz0d9M0sf2Oqc_HfY950802DVDda6wvPiCPCo68fYvGgpwEYJUNAc8K1i_gD4mly2i9Xop4ODUsGsmoaZ8kAO4_PZ9Z5wR-aZo/s320/fall_leaves_stack2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-84061338272005022662011-10-22T17:20:00.001-04:002011-10-22T17:22:27.467-04:00Halloween Gingerbread & Sugar Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9A5h0RYiM7dAZ7gY3SXiEe630qPcsjbJWXSUP6eMbRv6OEiFgVS6nzAnxrQsgrQ3XZw2Bl6-vaYr60mgOsQrBJ6XcNXAoSmH9dM5lV6TA13ZbgMf1FojjaxKRyr36bVnLW9NEw0mHS3o/s1600/halloweengingies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9A5h0RYiM7dAZ7gY3SXiEe630qPcsjbJWXSUP6eMbRv6OEiFgVS6nzAnxrQsgrQ3XZw2Bl6-vaYr60mgOsQrBJ6XcNXAoSmH9dM5lV6TA13ZbgMf1FojjaxKRyr36bVnLW9NEw0mHS3o/s400/halloweengingies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> We've started decorating <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/trortrcobox.html">Gingerbread Cookies</a> for the Holiday Christmas Season, but got distracted by Halloween. Red & Green colors started to look all the same, so we mixed up some orange and Black & yellow. Pumpkin head gingerbreads, dogs with orange and black bandanas, then Danielle got the idea to do gingerbread dressed in Halloween costumes. We ended up with pirates, dracula, mummy ( my favorite ) , bats, jack-o-lanterns, bats, etc. Lots of laughs with this production!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOlKCRhR3c4Ksrx5H_HNyY9vXmycfODBU8wvgAJqiQ9zeLnAevJhmPQMtTXv2uq-S12CSrpV0mQpj2VAdDnuWpxfDkZ34IoHUg9cgAzF_ijCluLMy-EuWFv5J8_Jdju1nQ4LIKlBO3h4/s1600/halloweengingies2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOlKCRhR3c4Ksrx5H_HNyY9vXmycfODBU8wvgAJqiQ9zeLnAevJhmPQMtTXv2uq-S12CSrpV0mQpj2VAdDnuWpxfDkZ34IoHUg9cgAzF_ijCluLMy-EuWFv5J8_Jdju1nQ4LIKlBO3h4/s400/halloweengingies2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> We're shipping our Halloween <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/trortrcobox.html">decorated sugar cookies</a> next week. What a cute way to say Trick or Treat!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32_p-0Ut6CiSdE-KbhHi8c5xZ_yJCqa-Mcv57PNcO1iu-s87L6Cc8ce_hZRyrs5KMnaiCuG8Ka-2Uxw4vME_e58McX1ypkNLxoFTKyZkeZZleczoCInVMWvYwAaCRhOKqnuWB3iZJ05g/s1600/Halloween_cookie_gift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32_p-0Ut6CiSdE-KbhHi8c5xZ_yJCqa-Mcv57PNcO1iu-s87L6Cc8ce_hZRyrs5KMnaiCuG8Ka-2Uxw4vME_e58McX1ypkNLxoFTKyZkeZZleczoCInVMWvYwAaCRhOKqnuWB3iZJ05g/s320/Halloween_cookie_gift.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will continue to think red & green next week for our line of <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html">gourmet holiday cookies</a>, but this was a nice break. These Trick or Treat Cookie boxes include both fresh baked assorted cookies such as Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate, Snickerdoodle, but also 2 of the decorated halloween sugar cookies. A great choice for a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/">Cookie Delivery </a>and we do ship Nationwide.</div>cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-43121912850052863032011-10-17T15:30:00.000-04:002011-10-17T15:30:17.473-04:00Take a peek at Christmas Cookie Gifts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnhyphenhyphenWm9svGZiKFFeFezBw5cY7vw5OTkW8p_UbsxkWunkc_7p4zvla3ngQ2qEkgF-9KNtwVIL6Krw3yOAN0hdoHlxpdb-vA3Iz6s7ZZTJ4gOiQPCBkSKtflI3J-wIM9RsEA2GyYk_XYAM/s1600/Home_for_the_holidays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnhyphenhyphenWm9svGZiKFFeFezBw5cY7vw5OTkW8p_UbsxkWunkc_7p4zvla3ngQ2qEkgF-9KNtwVIL6Krw3yOAN0hdoHlxpdb-vA3Iz6s7ZZTJ4gOiQPCBkSKtflI3J-wIM9RsEA2GyYk_XYAM/s320/Home_for_the_holidays.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been designing and creating new <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/home-for-the-holidays-cookies.html">Holiday sugar Cookies</a> for the 2011 Holiday Season. Of course, our delectable gingerbread cookies are back this year with their happy smiles and festive colors. We are also decorating Christmas Sugar Tree Cookies, Ornaments, Stockings, Christmas Cupcake Cookies, candycane cookies and so much more. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEusjyaSUENbmABA-Uh_cvlU1Wkp5Vb0JmJN-iPZYd0jTqDKLuDewsp0BPXH5ZJwxaoMWVfprXb-MyL6vevV-7qG0M1KXafjbSZqGHEb4UoTq9fXJ4JEqYaBfEv1MeHVvyUTk_ZY-l5Jk/s1600/Sweet_holiday_Treats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEusjyaSUENbmABA-Uh_cvlU1Wkp5Vb0JmJN-iPZYd0jTqDKLuDewsp0BPXH5ZJwxaoMWVfprXb-MyL6vevV-7qG0M1KXafjbSZqGHEb4UoTq9fXJ4JEqYaBfEv1MeHVvyUTk_ZY-l5Jk/s320/Sweet_holiday_Treats.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really like these candy cane and peppermint candy circle cookies. These particular hand decorated sugar and gingerbread cookies are included in our Holiday Sweets <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/sweet-holiday-cookie-treats.html">Cookie Gift Box</a>, a gift designed for a sweet lover on your Christmas shopping List. Each selection of 12 cookies are wrapped individually and packed in a cute natural kraft gift box with holiday twines and raffias. The gift boxes ship beautifully anywhere in the U.S. and make a wonderful <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/home-for-the-holidays-cookies.html">Holiday Cookie Delivery</a>!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2VSMC56RO401Xi1Y_fX2pIDcu_nrBFiR6NJlFhVLWqS1XZPZGpJaYZwkNeLOaZqh1Dvs8M2PcC0PrAcT9FbIq47WsV1F_S3fPCNNMrkkrvvz9mbug1uP3vQEmKhPSq_7XK1A3_3vZuI/s1600/gingerbread_twine_recipecard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2VSMC56RO401Xi1Y_fX2pIDcu_nrBFiR6NJlFhVLWqS1XZPZGpJaYZwkNeLOaZqh1Dvs8M2PcC0PrAcT9FbIq47WsV1F_S3fPCNNMrkkrvvz9mbug1uP3vQEmKhPSq_7XK1A3_3vZuI/s320/gingerbread_twine_recipecard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our bakery has the aroma of Christmas spices already with ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. We're looking forward to the cookie baking this Holiday season! Take a moment and visit us online today! <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/">http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/</a></div>cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-80229529699234567252011-09-14T12:13:00.000-04:002011-09-14T12:13:49.624-04:00Decorated Sugar Cookies for Fall!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UV6raLGz1BUlyCxze7Kdy5zpqc364vKQcBtJYjMPwy00H08-owRGY0LmQKePbvO3NdTI0wpEu7OraykljJMek30FeIxk8yOaJ4IZm3x7rQ58njL8Zzh_Xaho5j6MzKUAmZ8-hPckSOE/s1600/fall_leaves_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UV6raLGz1BUlyCxze7Kdy5zpqc364vKQcBtJYjMPwy00H08-owRGY0LmQKePbvO3NdTI0wpEu7OraykljJMek30FeIxk8yOaJ4IZm3x7rQ58njL8Zzh_Xaho5j6MzKUAmZ8-hPckSOE/s320/fall_leaves_2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We brought out the fall colors today and they put a smile on our faces! Fall is our favorite time to bake cookies. The weather is starting to cool and it's before the crazy and hectic Holiday Baking Season. We look forward to baking our <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/holiday-cookie-gifts.html">decorated gingerbread cookies</a> for Christmas gifts, but for right now, fall leaves and acorns are on the menu. We baked these decorated fall cookies using our favorite <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/isuco.html">sugar cookie recipe</a> which is so easy to roll and is made with butter, sugar, eggs , flour and pure vanilla. If you want a touch of spice for your fall cookies, just add a teaspoon of cinnamon or 1/2 tsp of ginger when mixing your batter. Also, after baking and decorating, a sprinkle of colored sugar will give a nice crunch and we find cover any minor mistakes with decorating! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-OY5ULFHwKUx1zP1jUooo1cjdORos-Jxa4n2Up0iZyuABNptGpfqHzF2C-06cWVcHy5nPT_o5dfUU-ceIz1cRO53RZF7ncEiJyhi8KxR-12nYJ9Jn7G52eXW_MIlJ5p6t7pNwDunNJo/s1600/fall_leaves_stack2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-OY5ULFHwKUx1zP1jUooo1cjdORos-Jxa4n2Up0iZyuABNptGpfqHzF2C-06cWVcHy5nPT_o5dfUU-ceIz1cRO53RZF7ncEiJyhi8KxR-12nYJ9Jn7G52eXW_MIlJ5p6t7pNwDunNJo/s320/fall_leaves_stack2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love the tie dye look of these fall maple leaves! We used the technique of 2 colors of flood icing ( your thinner icing) applied to the cookie then allow the icing to run together using a icing spatula or toothpick to swirl nicely. Another technique is to flood the cookie with your main color, the orange in this case, then add a few drops of yellow flood right away. Use a toothpick to swirl. If you use this technique for tie-dye, be careful to add a little less flood on the first color than usual or your cookie will overflow. </div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UGWt0WMANOT4AzjeWl22ffyC_d0o3C_upbxiaTLE9bcqHR_OW8QzSlFKskR7z4f5T29meZuVeuWryUdGu0dtt6GTQ8gzJJf8C_c77bRWj1ujf6W4_Jp1fxb35KKtlRWCqfChEDklx4Q/s1600/fall_stack_twine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UGWt0WMANOT4AzjeWl22ffyC_d0o3C_upbxiaTLE9bcqHR_OW8QzSlFKskR7z4f5T29meZuVeuWryUdGu0dtt6GTQ8gzJJf8C_c77bRWj1ujf6W4_Jp1fxb35KKtlRWCqfChEDklx4Q/s320/fall_stack_twine.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br />
We may be using this wonderful and colorful Baker's Twine from <a href="http://www.thetwinery.com/">The Twinery</a> this year for packaging some of our <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/">Cookie Gifts</a> for Fall and the upcoming Holiday Season. I received this sample pack from the company and I just adore the homespun look. They offer so many gorgeous colors and we find the twine easy to work with. I think it makes our cookies look Simply delicious! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH-6PIbjDKrIZ8lOi2UJofcbIA35uOdd7gCuo7BlnBpyF5uoUkh3Fwso3GBaOBdIyjqaic2eZOKpB_NLSdzQKPFLb9fAOb_3zyiqZxYtd5vF-uVD5psDfEsqb1-KZ-ln0BWH1icJOvkc/s1600/fall_birthday_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH-6PIbjDKrIZ8lOi2UJofcbIA35uOdd7gCuo7BlnBpyF5uoUkh3Fwso3GBaOBdIyjqaic2eZOKpB_NLSdzQKPFLb9fAOb_3zyiqZxYtd5vF-uVD5psDfEsqb1-KZ-ln0BWH1icJOvkc/s320/fall_birthday_2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Lots of birthdays will occur this fall season and so we've decided to add some of our specialty <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/birthdaygifts.html">Birthday Cookie Gifts</a> with fall colors. Our acorn cookies need some work in the design, but we will be working on that, it's only September! Hope everyone enjoys the fall as much as we do here in Pennsylvania and happy baking!cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-5404900560953699642011-07-26T09:00:00.000-04:002011-07-26T09:00:46.685-04:00Taking a break from Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A_HTf0rJwEd9ovqz-_M7pTQgZyRROR_Y7iLZX6Gmo_1NvZXUVX1ugYjVLPGlOdDpaS0vTKBhh14PMjEcUVpzX0cxB7ISHxEeT1Wu13q_O0rQlNDolbPRPwxfzqdsV23lmxK0KibQjj4/s1600/IMG_2986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A_HTf0rJwEd9ovqz-_M7pTQgZyRROR_Y7iLZX6Gmo_1NvZXUVX1ugYjVLPGlOdDpaS0vTKBhh14PMjEcUVpzX0cxB7ISHxEeT1Wu13q_O0rQlNDolbPRPwxfzqdsV23lmxK0KibQjj4/s400/IMG_2986.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baking is my passion in the kitchen. And baking cookies is my favorite. Farmhouse style, <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/">wholesome cookies</a> made from scratch and filled with nuts, chocolate, fruits and spices. But sometimes, I still bake a pie or attempt cupcakes. Cupcakes and cakes are difficult for me, I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm so tuned in to creaming and mixing cookie batters that I just don't make the transition to cakes well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm better at baking bread than baking cute cupcakes however. I love to get up in the morning and decide to bake a loaf of bread. I've baked all types of bread from Italian white to wholewheat to potato bread. I've baked sourdough breads, homemade pizzas and yummy rolls. I've done my share of kneading and also used a bread machine for years. This summer, I discovered the refrigerator bread or " bread in 5 minutes" This bread recipe has been around for awhile, I'm not sure how I missed it, maybe I was too busy kneading and rising bread. And I'm not going to give up all my bread recipes that require half a day to complete either. But when you want a super easy, quick idea for artisan bread, this recipe is amazing. I like to mix up a batch for 4 loaves, and bake one every other day. The bread dough will keep in the fridge for 2 weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is something about fresh bread coming out of the oven that is hard to resist. I have tried 2 recipes, both the white and also the whole wheat. I know there is a cookbook available, which I would love to try <a href="http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/">http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/</a> or this website is wonderful also. I still can't believe I took so long to find these recipes. So if you need a break from <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/chocolatechip1.html">chocolate chip cookies</a> this summer, I think baking bread is a great adventure. Here's a link to the recipe, <a href="http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/2010/02/09/back-to-basics-tips-and-techniques-to-create-a-great-loaf-in-5-minutes-a-day">Bread Recipe in 5 minutes</a> with fantastic instructions and photos. Enjoy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now on to baking up a batch of <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/cowboycookie.html">Cowboy Cookies</a>, mixed with oatmeal, chocolate chips, pecans & M&M candies. Yum!</div>cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894931384004657194.post-25474668404405816172011-06-20T09:44:00.000-04:002011-06-20T09:44:58.235-04:00Red, White & Blue Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6Ep9afNawjMQnzeC_wA5VCTtoAqqohkD85DNeXcaGjZSUQY7pFd30roKtmhBUIhxH56DzjmWlJjQAMCOQFa95ZQPHU8eRQ-OkPK47ooYEr9GiJeWyCmXdVBBVQiu_pl_4rT5Ll5ZjDE/s1600/summer_patriotic_cookies_text.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6Ep9afNawjMQnzeC_wA5VCTtoAqqohkD85DNeXcaGjZSUQY7pFd30roKtmhBUIhxH56DzjmWlJjQAMCOQFa95ZQPHU8eRQ-OkPK47ooYEr9GiJeWyCmXdVBBVQiu_pl_4rT5Ll5ZjDE/s400/summer_patriotic_cookies_text.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fourth of July summer holiday is coming soon so I thought I'd post some a few of our stars and stripes decorated sugar cookies. The colors of red, white and blue always remind me of summer, the colors just seem right for a hot summer's day. I like the simplicity of these <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/stars-and-stripes-cookies.html">decorated sugar cookies</a> in shapes of stars. We are baking the stars in different sizes, frosting with royal icing and then rimming with sanding sugars. These cookies can be made easily at home, star cookie cutters are easy to find and if you don't want to bother with royal icing, just use a simple buttercream icing and add some sprinkles. The buttercream frosting we use here is so easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Easy Buttercream Frosting</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 LB Confectioner's Sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick ) melted Butter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 cup Water ( approximate)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mix the melted butter in a bowl with the sugar. Just mix until the butter is coating the sugar. Add the water slowly and beat until you like the consistency for frosting. Beat for 1-2 min for a creamy mixture. Add vanilla or any other flavoring you may like. This frosting is so easy to spread and sets up nicely at room temperature, but you can also place the cookies in the refrigerator to help set your icing. The key to this recipe is the amount of water you add, add slowly and if you add too much, you can always add more sugar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really like the look of white icing with colored sprinkles, but you could also use food dye to add some color to your frosting, just allow for the added liquid. Food dyes will thin your icing somewhat. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLiHPtOoJgQ6fsf5FUknJ_ueQJhll-1Ix3o-PcK3i0Wjo2n240ZK4jrOXkUCQNgt9T-UOHflBXZIXuefB5Su3w6ivdOcRxVHUSGk0KAZKswftmmCXl9hshaQTF5QyFeziO5IelIFgWpY/s1600/Happy_july_4th_cookieset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLiHPtOoJgQ6fsf5FUknJ_ueQJhll-1Ix3o-PcK3i0Wjo2n240ZK4jrOXkUCQNgt9T-UOHflBXZIXuefB5Su3w6ivdOcRxVHUSGk0KAZKswftmmCXl9hshaQTF5QyFeziO5IelIFgWpY/s400/Happy_july_4th_cookieset.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We will be shipping our 4th of July Cookies next week. You can place your order online now and we'll ship the cookies when baked. This is a festive gift for a <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/stars-and-stripes-cookies.html">fourth of July </a>summer picnic or to ship to friends and family. Visit our website for more ideas for your <a href="http://www.countrycupboardcookies.com/july-fourth-cookies.html">holiday gift giving</a> today! We bake our cookies fresh daily and ship Nationwide!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEq75c3Sg15RLzC3yMI_suHYfVWZtSQkM9ZyGv8PKiQJVHIi4tVuzaAenPQ6v_Pf93KQwUBvx7HxlJ38GKM_ln4_zss9WScCZtogztAm75umlg2lVjVy74tNTCRwXZyxUWzGdznyGIds/s1600/stars_stripes_cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEq75c3Sg15RLzC3yMI_suHYfVWZtSQkM9ZyGv8PKiQJVHIi4tVuzaAenPQ6v_Pf93KQwUBvx7HxlJ38GKM_ln4_zss9WScCZtogztAm75umlg2lVjVy74tNTCRwXZyxUWzGdznyGIds/s320/stars_stripes_cookies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Enjoy your summer get-to-gethers and cook outs! This is one tradition that seems to have remained in our lives despite our everyday "I'm so busy" schedules. Everyone enjoys a backyard cook out and getting together with friends and families. I love when everyone brings a favorite dish or dessert. You know people will prepare a dish that is one of their best, so the food is always great! Hope you can add some new recipes to your file this summer, I know I've already picked up a few, starting with the great 5 bean salad I enjoyed yesterday at my niece's grad party!cookieladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838667705209246771noreply@blogger.com0