Last year I had the most fun making the wonderful Santa from a nesting doll cookie cutter. The awesome Marlyn from Montreal Confections made an easy to follow tutorial and I made the big cookie twice within my Christmas cookie-baking season in 2013. I made them for Mr. Flip Flop's co-workers and then I made some more later because I had extra RI Transfers and, well heck, couldn't let those go unused, right?
I mused on what to make this year - I always try to make something new and sometimes I just make one of a specific cookie. Unless it's a "project" I rarely make more than 2 or 3. This year, though, I decided to have two projects. Shockingly, neither are new - but both are different. The Snow Globes for 2014 were for my husband's co-workers this year and they took an unbelievable amount of time (because I went a little overboard) so I needed to make a second "project" of a smaller, more simple cookie. I decided to use the smallest cutter of the nesting set I had gotten from Truly Mad Plastics. I messed with Marlyn's template until I got it sized down to the size of the cookie cutter I was using. I then used that template to make the tiny little gloves, nose, and belt buckles. This year, using acetate for my transfers, wasn't the smartest thing because they released so easily that when I added the "fur" to the gloves, they fell off. I got the loose ones "glued" back to the acetate sheet and quickly dunked them all in a row. Whew, it worked.
These are the perfect size to add to a simple box of drop cookies when delivering little gifts to friends. They get a sweet decorated Santa, but I'm not made insane with trying to do too much decorating at the last minute (which I may still do, but I'll be doing it to myself on purpose if I do). Anyway, that's my plan...we'll see how it goes.
I'm heading North to visit family for an early Christmas so my cookie baking is on hold until next week...and next week is Christmas. I fear this is all I'll finish. So, all of the great ideas I have researched and drawn and listed...will likely be held over for next year. Sometimes it happens that way. I was sick when I should have been starting and, not desiring to share germs, I just couldn't get it all done. Jeez, that's beginning to sound like a recurring theme... "I just couldn't get it all done". I'll just repeat my mantra "it is what it is"!
Enjoy the look-see at this cute rendition of Marlyn's great cookie - which is sure to be a classic for me and mine! Merry Christmas, friends!
Bon Appetit, Y'all!!!
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