Sugar Cookies

Christmas is coming!!! Can you feel it? So, I just got back from a Christmas party, and I am really tired. Too tired to sleep even. So blog I shall. Today, we're discussing decorated cookies. On Thursday, I attended another class at the ever so loverly cake connection .Today's class was for Christmas cookies. There were only 3 students in attendance, including me, so we had all the attention, icing, cookies and time to ourselves!! *grin* No fighting over icing bottles, I could get used to that. And so, the two other eager learners were couple Ryan and Jade:

Along with our mentor, our Guru,Teacher Azrina:

we began. At the end of our 2 and a 1/2 hour session, here's what we came up with:

Pretty, aren't they? While waiting for the batch we made to bake, we decorated these cookies that Teach' brought for us from home. Here are a some of the ones I made in class:

And my favourites made by the others:
Jade's Cookie

Teacher Azrina's Cookie

Ryan's 'Italian flag' cookie

I feel a little naa-nooky about sharing recipes I got from a class, however there are plenty of sugar cookie cutout and royal icing recipes out there, so pick one and start experimenting. They were so fun, I made a batch and had fun icing them the next day. They ended up being presents for a last minute christmas party I attended. Here are a few that I made at home:

Yes, I know the air bubbles are pretty damn obvious, but let's bear in mind that this isa first time after class attempt. One really useful tip I learnt there was to roll batches of cookie dough between sheets of baking parchment and freeze. It makes cutting the cookies soo much easier.

Anyway's, I actually am really sleepy now. I think I'll head off to bed.
Night!!