Mini's - "Fat Pills" & Stroke Risk Decreased with Home-made Cookies!

I wanted to take cookies to work for my friends and thought it was the perfect opportunity to introduce the "Mini" or as I refer to them as "Fat Pills".  They are a one or two bite cookie that are perfect for just a little bit of something sweet. These are chocolate covered with pink fondant and decorated with a royal icing rosebud.  

On another note, I read on Yahoo news this past week that store bought or processed cookies are one of the foods that increase your risk of having a stroke. The solution they mentioned was making your cookies at home, from scratch.  That sounded to me like an endorsement for my made-from-scratch cookies which contain only natural ingredients such as butter (not margarine or shortening) and no preservatives. So, I guess they're saying that my cookies are actually good for you !  ( Do you think?) Let me know if I can contribute to your good health : )

Here's a link to the yahoo article if you'd like to see for yourself!

http://health.yahoo.net/caring/5-foods-that-can-trigger-a-stroke

Barb

Happy Birthday Lola!

A Bird Theme in Aqua and Pink

Cupcake with the polka dots in the theme colors.

A special birthday cookie for the Birthday Girl

Lola celebrated her one year old birthday with family and friends this weekend and a special custom bird cookie was baked for her.  The problem I encountered this week was trying to match the bird cookie cutter with the invitation style.  After much searching for the perfect one, I decided that it hadn't been created yet so I decided to reshape my dove cookie cutter into this simplistic style bird cookie.  Hoping Lola had a lovely party today. Happy Birthday!

Abigail's Baptism

A sweet baby girl is going to be baptized this weekend and there will be cookies and cupcakes to celebrate.  Congratulations Susan and Brian on your sweet baby girl and your beautiful 3 boys. I hope you have a great celebration with your family this weekend. God Bless you and yours!

Barb

Happy Anniversary Heather and Tim!

Anniversary Hearts and Cakes

More Hearts

I had the privilege of creating some anniversary cookies for Heather and Tim, married 15 years ago. Hope you and the kids have a great celebration and that you have an even more exciting time in Mexico.  Happy Anniversary!

Gotta Love those Angry Birds!

I had a request for angry bird cookies for a birthday boy in October.  So, I thought I'd practice making these well-known birds.  I did the little blue birds (notice they are in their pack of 3) with the fondant but it was a very humid day here yesterday and the fondant was extra sticky (well duh - it's made out of marshmallows). So for the others, I used a royal icing with the color flow technique to get the bright colors I needed.

The cookies were quickly devoured by hungry Blue Valley Seniors who have been working hard on their Homecoming Float in our yard.  Hoping these cookies make you smile.  If you don't know the Angry Birds, just google it and you'll quickly find out who these little guys are.

The ANGRY BIRDS!  Their eyebrows remind me of Bert from Sesame Street.

Next up, Baptism cookies and cupcakes for a beautiful Abigail, first girl in a family of four children who will have a very special day this coming weekend. And as always, come back to see what's new at the Kellerman Cookie Blog.

ON THIS SEPTEMBER 11TH, I REMEMBER ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES 10 YEARS AGO AND PRAY FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND.  GOD BLESS!

Barb

Broken Grandma and Church Auction

Grandma fell and broke her elbow and shoulder last Friday as she was coming up the front steps to her house so she's been in the hospital since, with surgery yesterday and recovering now.  She does love her sweets and hasn't been eating well so I thought a few little flower cookies is just what the doctor ordered.

Trying something new, arranging so you can see all the cookies is tricky.
I'll need to get various size cookie sticks next time.

Flower cookies to help Grandma heal!

Details of the horse cookie Catherine designed.

Wea Rodeo Auction Cookie Bouquet

Our little country church is having it's annual auction and they asked each family to try to donate an item. I hope this cookie bouquet is well-received there.  I've decided that I really don't like working with brown colored fondant, it just isn't pretty but is appropriate for some cookies. 

Next up,  birthday cookies in a bird theme for little Lola who's turning one! Can't wait!

Western Cookies to Celebrate a Colorado Couple - Congrats Darren and Bri!

Boots, Hats and Steer (No, that is not a Texas Longhorn my K-State Friends!)

I had the opportunity to try another theme, it's western week.  I hope the new couple enjoys the celebration.  Thanks so much for your order, Carol.   I'm sure there will be some Country Music playing while you dig into these yummy desserts.  With this order, I was able to include chocolate, lemon and original sugar cookies, all with the delicious marshmallow fondant.

If you want to get your hands on some of these cookies, I'll be making a large cookie bouquet to be auctioned off at the Wea Rodeo Auction.  If you're interested in going to this fun event, let me know and we'll get you the info.  Here's the link to learn more.

www.hrauction.org

Have a safe and fun Labor Day weekend everyone!

Barb

Party Pics

My friend, Amy, designed this adorable centerpiece using the 7's  and Star Birthday cookies for her son, Alex.  Thanks so much for the pic, it looks wonderful!

Lucky 7's and CHOCOLATE

Happy Birthday Alex !

Looks like a pool party for Alex will conclude with some fun cookie favors. Had a request from a busy Mom for cookies she could hand out instead of those "@**^@" goodie bags.   Amy, I'm so glad I could help out and we added a special  Cookie for the Birthday Boy.

Our other exciting news is a new cookie flavor is now available.  Our original recipe  CHOCOLATE has been perfected. This decadent cookie is rich, dense and pairs extremely well with the marshmallow fondant ~ a brownie without the crumbs.  It also can be customized into any shape or size for your special occasion.

Cookies on a Stick!

Cactus with Flower

Blue/Green Inlaid Flower

Cookie on a Stick with flower accent!

Cookie with Flower on a Stick

A couple of new designs were tried out this weekend at a family cookout Saturday night. Our niece was visiting from Arizona and so I thought I'd try my hand at Cactus and Flowers on a stick.  I think they turned out very cute and as always, they were quickly devoured.

WELCOME BABY ROSE!

Baby Rose arrived Sunday this past weekend and is one of the cutest babies ever!  I hope to get a picture of this darling soon to post. Congrats Annie and Bart on your bundle of joy.  It won't be long, we'll be making 1 yr old Birthday cookies for baby Rose.

Cupcakes anyone?

We traveled to Minnesota this past weekend to visit Teresa (our daughter) and Ross who were married this past June.  It just happened to be Ross' birthday so I had an excuse to bake some special cookies for a great guy. Ross, welcome to the family!  Hope you had a great birthday. 


I also wanted to say congrats to  our daughter, Sara, on her very successful back-to-school cookies.  Hope you had fun baking.  Sorry your crazy dog got to your softened butter before you did.  Glad my emergency cookie dough came through for you.


After working the last three days at the hospital, I believe some baking is in store tomorrow.  If anyone has any special cookie needs, let me know.

Barb

Baby Buggies and Onesies for a Sweet Baby Boy

It was so much fun coming up with another couple designs for baby shower cookies.  Mary, I hope your friends enjoyed these cookies made just for the baby shower you hosted. We sure had fun creating the new onesie designs. I want to give a shout out to Mary Beth, my daughter who gets credit for the artwork. 

Horses, Flowers and Flip Flops

The Kellerman kitchen has been busy with lots of cookie activity. A  shower this weekend for a soon to be bride gave way to tropical themed cookies in the form of flip flops, flowers and bridal gowns. Jennifer, I hope your guests enjoyed your custom cookies. It was so fun creating these for your special occasion.

My youngest daughter is a horse lover so it was time to design a horse cookie for her. Luckily, she loves to help out in the kitchen so after the cookies were baked and fondant applied, she was given artistic license to decorate the horses.  I think the end result was adorable.  Thanks for you help, Catherine!

Next week, I look forward to providing cookies for a  baby shower, it's a boy this time!  Thanks Mary for your order, I look forward to creating unique onesies and footprints for your special event.

School starts in about 10 days, I'm sure some Back To School Cookies will be forthcoming as we have a special teacher who plans to surprise her new students with custom cookies on the first day back.

Tropical Themed Bridal Shower Cookies

Four thin layers of Marshmallow Fondant produce a three dimensional flower!

Mini Flower Bouquet - Cookies on a Stick, tied with a ribbon.

Bridal Gowns - Many designs to choose from.

All we need now is a merry-go-round.

Catherine's Horse Cookie - A Tennessee Walker

Enjoy your last days of summer!

Barb

Heat Wave Cookies

It's been so hot outside the past two weeks even my flowers are complaining.  I thought I  should make some flower cookies.   I did a little experimenting with a new original cookie recipe.  These are Lemon Cut-Out cookies.  They are yummy and have a refreshing lemon zip to them.  I plan to pass them out to some friends and take a batch to work to share with my co-workers.  There are many changes going on there and a little cookie pick-me-up is just what they might need.  If you're one of the lucky ones to get to sample this new flavor, let me know what you think.

Baby Shower Cookie Fun

My niece had a baby shower today for her sister who is expecting Baby Rose in August. So of course, that means that we got to create some fun cookies for the occasion. My sisters came over for a tutorial lesson on our favorite sugar cookie with fondant frosting. We had a blast. We did get a little help from my daughters, Catherine and Mary Beth for the beading and decorating. Everyone had a great time and we decided we'd have to have another "cookie night" just to have an excuse to get together again. It was a lovely shower with not only wonderful company but an awesome cake and fun cookies. Good Luck Annie with Baby Rose and we might just need to send some more cookies your way when you deliver.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

We had a great time at the lake with family and friends for the last few days. Before we finished packing, I made a batch of my favorite cookies, the Rolled Sugar Cookie topped with Marshmallow Fondant and Sugar Sprinkles. One of my kids thought the ratio of cookie to fondant was off a little bit, thinking there should be about a 1:1 ratio since she LOVES the taste of the fondant. Everyone else thought they were just about right. There were none to bring home from the weekend so I think the rest of the gang was correct. Next batch, I'll make Mary Beth her special cookies with as much fondant as cookie. Hope everyone had a good 4th. God Bless America!

Launching of the Kellerman Cookies Blog

Well, now that I don't have a wedding or reunion to plan, it's time to create a new pasttime to keep me busy.  I've received my first cookie order so I guess I'll officially start baking for others too.  I'll add more cookie pics soon so be sure to check us out often.