I was crushed when the 9100 holiday committee decided (in a meeting I was not present for) that there would be no more raffle for Christmas. I still wanted to bake anyway. I had one coworker who wanted an assembled, undecorated house to decorate with her children, and another coworker who had requested one for her two kids last year when I was finished decorating. A third coworker's marriage recently ended and a messy custody battle is starting and I had left over dough with her kids in mind.
I hadn't done much with my baked on sugar cookie last year, so this year, the shingles, the candy canes, all the miniture trees - I cut and baked them all on the gingerbread pieces before assembly.
An example of the house wall.
And then the second project, which went together quickly and had a lot of inspiration going for it
I have done these in the past with a stack of oreo cookies. I bought some, and the oreos fell apart. They used to take some skill to open, but they've made them much easier - it was harder to keep them together than to open them. So, I took leftover dough and made a stack of cookies of my own.
I made little sugar cookie anchors for the candy canes.
And taking inspiration from some "Pinata Cookie" idea I saw online (these are so amazingly impressive):
http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/958083/cinco-de-mayo-pinata-cookies
I did something much, much simpler. The reindeer on top is three separate cookies with the tails cut off except for the middle, and the legs and antlers cut off the middle cookie.
Best piece of news yet, the Recreation Therapy Department has asked if I would bake for them if the Holiday Committee doesn't want a house. So, I'm back and making money for the comfort of my patients during the holidays next year!
Thanks everyone for your support and interest. I know I was a little brief this time, but if you have any questions about the techniques, icing, dough, whatever, I am happy to answer those questions. The box kits are getting bigger and fancier every year, but I know you can do this too.
I hadn't done much with my baked on sugar cookie last year, so this year, the shingles, the candy canes, all the miniture trees - I cut and baked them all on the gingerbread pieces before assembly.
An example of the house wall.
And then the second project, which went together quickly and had a lot of inspiration going for it
I have done these in the past with a stack of oreo cookies. I bought some, and the oreos fell apart. They used to take some skill to open, but they've made them much easier - it was harder to keep them together than to open them. So, I took leftover dough and made a stack of cookies of my own.
I made little sugar cookie anchors for the candy canes.
And taking inspiration from some "Pinata Cookie" idea I saw online (these are so amazingly impressive):
http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/958083/cinco-de-mayo-pinata-cookies
I did something much, much simpler. The reindeer on top is three separate cookies with the tails cut off except for the middle, and the legs and antlers cut off the middle cookie.
Best piece of news yet, the Recreation Therapy Department has asked if I would bake for them if the Holiday Committee doesn't want a house. So, I'm back and making money for the comfort of my patients during the holidays next year!
Thanks everyone for your support and interest. I know I was a little brief this time, but if you have any questions about the techniques, icing, dough, whatever, I am happy to answer those questions. The box kits are getting bigger and fancier every year, but I know you can do this too.
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