Has anyone made their own cookie bouquets

[DebMcDonald]

I'm thinking of making them for my kids and husband for Valentines day and wanted any suggestions/recommendations.

 

[bas71873]

I've never done a cookie bouquet, but I did do DH a candy bar bouquet one year. I bought wood skewers and his favorite candy bars and hot glued them on the sticks. I bought some fresh greenary and baby's breathe and arranged them all in a vase I had at the house.

 

[uk_wildcat]

My MIL makes them and has also sold them locally to friends/coworkers. A couple of years ago I asked her to make the cookies for me and then I assembled the bouquet for my son's teachers. She baked and decorated the cookies and then had to overnight them to me. I went to The Christmas Tree Shop and bought some containers and supplies.

Here is a photo of what I ended up making:

 

[kstgelais4]

I make them frequently. Really the key is to baking a good cookie recipe with the cookies thick enough to withstand the pop stick.
here is a tute on decorated cookies, with the recipes I like to use!
http://cakecentral.com/articles/112/how-to-bake-decorate-cookies
have fun

 

[DebMcDonald]

I make them frequently. Really the key is to baking a good cookie recipe with the cookies thick enough to withstand the pop stick.
here is a tute on decorated cookies, with the recipes I like to use!
http://cakecentral.com/articles/112/how-to-bake-decorate-cookies
have fun

Do you like her sugar cookie receipe too?

 

[DebMcDonald]

My MIL makes them and has also sold them locally to friends/coworkers. A couple of years ago I asked her to make the cookies for me and then I assembled the bouquet for my son's teachers. She baked and decorated the cookies and then had to overnight them to me. I went to The Christmas Tree Shop and bought some containers and supplies.

Here is a photo of what I ended up making:

Absolutely aborable - thank you so much for sharing, you have given me inspiration!

 

[bas71873]

OH. Check out bakerella.com. I forgot I bookmarked that site from another thread. Lots of great cookies on there that could easily be turned into a bouquet.

 

[kstgelais4]

Do you like her sugar cookie receipe too?

I love it. It tastes great, rolls great, and bakes great.

 

[jacksmom]

Super cute idea!

 

[MinnieLove]

I am thankful for this thread. I am making 75 flower cookies on sticks for a wedding shower in March. I have never done it - but make killer cutouts. I want to use my recipe. But the decorating threads are great!

I also found this site: http://cakecentral.com/articles/112/how-to-bake-decorate-cookies. Gave me lots of ideas - good to explore.

There was another site that suggested putting a one to two inch thin piece of dough on the back side of the cookie to reinforce the stick and ensure the cookie will not fall off later. I will post if I locate. Silly me!

Happy Baking and wish me luck.

 

[Ar1el]

When do you put the sticks in the cookies and what type of sticks do u use?

 

[Minnie M6]

My MIL makes them and has also sold them locally to friends/coworkers. A couple of years ago I asked her to make the cookies for me and then I assembled the bouquet for my son's teachers. She baked and decorated the cookies and then had to overnight them to me. I went to The Christmas Tree Shop and bought some containers and supplies.

Here is a photo of what I ended up making:

These are gorgeous! What amazing teacher gifts they would make! I wish I had skills to make something like that!

 

[uk_wildcat]

I also wanted to add that my MIL uses a Martha Stewart recipe for her cookies and icing. Not sure what book it is from, but these cookies taste so yummy!

 

[MinnieLove]

When do you put the sticks in the cookies and what type of sticks do u use?

I bought sticks at Michaels (Hobby Lobby or craft store) in the baking section. I made some today - put sticks in before baking. Check the link listed above for cake central.com

 

[bas71873]

I bought sticks at Michaels (Hobby Lobby or craft store) in the baking section. I made some today - put sticks in before baking. Check the link listed above for cake central.com

I also read somewhere yesterday when I was hunting around that you could "glue" the stick on after the cookies is cooled with a bit of the icing too? I have no clue which is better cause I've not tried either, but I might give these a shot for teacher appreciation week in May.

 

[bas71873]

OH. I have another question. Using the photo in the thread as an example, would you wrap each individual cookie in some kind of plastic wrapping (I presume I can find that in the cooking section at Michael's or some place like that) or should I just wrap the whole bouquet in one large basket bag?

Also, do candy decorations "stick" to the icing good enough to "hang on". I'm thinking the pretty pastel M&M's at Easter time or something like that?

 

[kstgelais4]

OH. I have another question. Using the photo in the thread as an example, would you wrap each individual cookie in some kind of plastic wrapping (I presume I can find that in the cooking section at Michael's or some place like that) or should I just wrap the whole bouquet in one large basket bag?

Also, do candy decorations "stick" to the icing good enough to "hang on". I'm thinking the pretty pastel M&M's at Easter time or something like that?

This is not a great example but:

I made these for a bake sale, so here iw what they look like wrapped individually.
As for the candies, you have to use Roayl icing if you want them to "stick".
http://www.joyofbaking.com/RoyalIcing.html
use the recipe with meringue powder. It is much easier. you can find it with the cake decorating supplies.

 

[bas71873]

This is not a great example but:

I made these for a bake sale, so here iw what they look like wrapped individually.
As for the candies, you have to use Roayl icing if you want them to "stick".
http://www.joyofbaking.com/RoyalIcing.html
use the recipe with meringue powder. It is much easier. you can find it with the cake decorating supplies.

thanks!

 

[uk_wildcat]

I didn't wrap each cookie individually, I just bought cellophane large enough to go around the entire thing and tied it. I am sure you can find bags or wrap to go on them though.

 

[ksloane]

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