Now I apologize for the not-so pretty pictures! I was tired and was in the process of getting them boxed up before I remembered to take any pictures. The butterflies were a little time intensive. If you don't give darker colors a chance to fully dry before you add another color, the two colors will bleed together.
To achieve the designs on the butterfly wings I used the 'wet-on-wet' method. This is when you add your secondary colors immediately after flooding the cookie with the first color. I did a combination of lines and dots, then I used a toothpick to create the different designs. I know a TOOTHPICK! Its really that easy. It does take some practice-which I still need-but its also really fun. I would encourage you to give it a try!
So I told you I was kinda lazy about taking pictures this time around....can you see the butterflies peeking through the parchment paper? I warned you ;) These are the daisy flowers for Annette. Growing up she loved daisies, so these were very appropriate for her. I love it when I can make something that is personally meaningful for someone else!
My favorite part of these flowers are the bright colors. The bright spring colors just made the cookies all the more appealing to me. I have to admit that I made a few extra so that I could enjoy some myself ;) What I found interesting though were the centers. I made the centers out of icing and covered them with white nonpareils the night before. When I went to adhere them to the cookies I noticed that the nonpareils had changed colors. They were really fragile but I sorta liked the affect.
Next I'll share some of my Easter cookies. Until then...happy baking! Bon soir!
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