Rock 'N Roll Marathon Cookies

After months of training, my son Stephen is running in the Rock 'N Roll Raleigh Marathon. That gave Betsy and me the perfect opportunity to decorate more cookies. I couldn't figure out how to make a runner. I saw some stick figure drawings on cookies that someone else had done, but I wasn't sure ours would look that good. We ended up using the tried and true gingerbread man and decorated him to look like Stephen and added his number. Of course Stephen is a lot better looking than these cookies, but they were cute and a nice touch for the after the marathon celebration.

Duckie Onsie Cookies for Colin

I never miss an opportunity to decorate cookies, especially cute cookies for a baby shower. My niece Ashley is expecting a little boy in April. Since I couldn't fly out to Salt Lake City for the baby shower, I did the next best thing - sent cookies and a present. I layered the bagged cookies between thin sheets of bubble wrap and they all arrived safely.

Now for the decorating tips:  I had seen the romper cookies online and thought they were adorable. I wasn't sure how to get the blue romper over the white shirt and do it in one sitting and without the colors bleeding, so I did it the hard way. I flooded the white and let it dry overnight. Then I piped and flooded the blue over it. Of course I had to let that dry before I made the ducks. Betsy knew just how to add the duckies. First you put an oval squirt of icing where you want the duck. Drag a toothpick through the duck's body, pulling it slightly up. Next add a small drop of icing for the head. A sideways 'V' works for the beak. The eye is really easy. Just put a chocolate chip in a small bowl in the microwave. Once it melts, dip the end of a toothpick in the chocolate and dot the duck's eye. Don't forget to add the buttons!

These cookies are adorable. Now I need to learn how to take pictures.