The Cookie Puzzle: May 2015

May 26, 2015

Party in Your PJs #57

Welcome to Party in Your PJs!

Did everyone have a happy Memorial Day? We pretty much just hung around the house and did not thing special. Watched some baseball,GO ROYALS, and I worked on cookies. I promise to post them next week.

So many wonderful links last week...so hard to choose my favorites!

Ok......LET'S PARTY!

The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest

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Follow The Cookie Puzzle's board Party in Your PJs Link Party on Pinterest.

The rules for the group board include:

1. Limit of one pin a day.

2. Just like the party anything goes, but clear wonderful pictures with great descriptions are most successful.

3. Please no Spam ( Spammers will be deleted without warning)
4. If you pin to the Pinterest Board, please link to the Party in Your PJs Party also, the party runs from 7 pm Tuesdays-Midnight Saturday (Central Time)

5. Finally have fun and share this group board with blog friends and followers! The more success the group board is the more success you will see from your pins.

Want to be added to the group board? Follow our Party in Your PJs board and comment on this post with your Pinterest name or email Bree at bumblebreeblog@gmail.com or Kim at thecookiepuzzle@gmail.com

Features from Last Weeks Party!

Best Ever Blueberry Coffee Cake | Olives-n-Okra

Fresh Pico de Gallo

Fresh Pico de Gallo | Ramblings of a Bad Domestic Goddess

butter puff pastry recipe, vegetarian recipe, veggie bites

Vegetable Puff Pastry Bites | Bear & Lion

10 Tips for Hosting a Yard Sale| Surburban Wife, City Life

Make sure you head over to bumblebreeblog to see her features, we each pick our own features.

All links are pinned to a Party Board...you can follow the board on Pinterest...feel free to follow the board, there is lots of inspiration to be found there.

Ok...let's party!

Rules
-Link to post, not your home page
-Link to something YOU made
-No Etsy or Business Pages
-Link Parties, Roundups and Giveaways welcome
- Don't Link and Run! Please visit other links, make friends, learn something new, leave a comment, we all love comments
-If you were featured, grab a"Featured" button, found in the right side bar
-Consider adding our Party button to your Party Page or Post (button found on right side bar)

An InLinkz Link-up

May 25, 2015

Algebra Cookies

After taking over a year off from doing cookies when we built our house, I am finally and slowly getting back into taking cookie orders. Confession....it feels great!

One of my loyal customers sent me a request for cookies that I have never done before!

Her daughter got an "A" in College Algebra...she had NEVER gotten an "A" in math before...and was so excited and proud of her, and wanted to give her cookies.

We put our head together and came up with these.

Keep

Calm

and conquer

ALGEBRA

Each cookie had a different algebra equation (which I HAD to Google, because Math is NOT my strong suite).

She was happy with the cookies, and she sent me an email saying her daughter loved them too.

That's what it is all about, right? Happy Customers! I might be a little out of practice and my cookies may not be perfect...but my only goal, is to make customers happy. SCORE!

Have a blessed day...and a happy tomorrow!

May 19, 2015

Party in Your PJs #56

Welcome to Party in Your PJs!

Thanks to all that linked up last week...so many wonderful projects! Don't forget to invite all you blogging friends to the party, the more the merrier!

Also, if you have not requested an invite to the Party in Your PJs Group Board on Pinterest, send Bree or I an email, or comment on this post...and we will get you added!

Ok......LET'S PARTY!

The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest

bumblebreeblog |Facebook | Pinterest

Follow The Cookie Puzzle's board Party in Your PJs Link Party on Pinterest.

The rules for the group board include:

1. Limit of one pin a day.

2. Just like the party anything goes, but clear wonderful pictures with great descriptions are most successful.

5. Finally have fun and share this group board with blog friends and followers! The more success the group board is the more success you will see from your pins.

Want to be added to the group board? Follow our Party in Your PJs board and comment on this post with your Pinterest name or email Bree at bumblebreeblog@gmail.com or Kim at thecookiepuzzle@gmail.com

Features from Last Weeks Party!

DIY Blue Hobnail Glass | Vintage, Paint and More...

Learn how to create an easy DIY doughnut cheat cake prop, a perfect hack for decorating mini cakes whether as a prop or maybe a diet. For the non-baker!

Donut Cheat Cake Prop | Woods of Bell Trees

It's Amazing what Spray Paint Can Do | Debbie-Dabble

Blueberry Muffin Bread | Best of Long Island and Central Florida

Make sure you head over to bumblebreeblog to see her features, we each pick our own features.

All links are pinned to a Party Board...you can follow the board on Pinterest...feel free to follow the board, there is lots of inspiration to be found there.

An InLinkz Link-up

Mini Chocolate Covered Oreos

Chocolate Covered Oreos are a quick and simple way to dress up your favorite sandwich cookies!

I have become totally addicted to molds from SpinningLeaf! I am able to bring a "wow" treat to potlucks, parties and get togethers, simply and they always are the hit of the party.

For these I used their Standard Mini Sandwich Cookie Mold, which is the perfect little bite of heaven! I love that you can dress these up or leave them plain. Use a colored chocolate and a molded chocolate topper, or drizzle them with colored chocolate like I did. You can customize them for any occasion!

If you are new to sandwich molds, I highly recommend trying SpinningLeaf, and invest in some of their plain molds....you will love them....they are very high quality, and simple to use. If you are feeling adventurous, they have stunning mold for every occasion! I am really wanting to try some of their flower molds and they have the cutest molds for Fourth of July.

For your next treat...why not make chocolate covered Oreos....I am sure they will be a hit!

Have you made these before? Do you find them as addicting as I do? Do you find yourself hording colored chocolate like me? Sound off...I love to hear your thoughts on this!

Autism Awareness Chocolate Covered Oreos

May 12, 2015

Party in Your PJ's #55

Welcome to Party in Your PJs!

Welcome to all the new guests at the party, we are so happy to have you here. We hope you enjoy the party, made new friends, learned something new, and will continue to party with us each week! If you enjoy the party...spread the word...invite friends...the more...the merrier!

Ok......LET'S PARTY!

The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest

bumblebreeblog |Facebook | Pinterest

Follow The Cookie Puzzle's board Party in Your PJs Link Party on Pinterest.

The rules for the group board include:

1. Limit of one pin a day.

2. Just like the party anything goes, but clear wonderful pictures with great descriptions are most successful.

5. Finally have fun and share this group board with blog friends and followers! The more success the group board is the more success you will see from your pins.

Want to be added to the group board? Follow our Party in Your PJs board and comment on this post with your Pinterest name or email Bree at bumblebreeblog@gmail.com or Kim at thecookiepuzzle@gmail.com

Features from Last Weeks Party!

Pop of Color | Chic by Tab

Summer Gift Wrapping | Love Create Celebrate

Lemon Crunch Coffee Cake | Yesterfood

Strawberry Buttercake Cupcakes | A Sprinkle of This and That

Make sure you head over to bumblebreeblog to see her features, we each pick our own features.

All links are pinned to a Party Board...you can follow the board on Pinterest...feel free to follow the board, there is lots of inspiration to be found there.

An InLinkz Link-up

May 5, 2015

Party in Your PJs #54

Welcome to Party in Your PJs!

Ya'll....Ya'll are AMAZING! Last week was out biggest party to date 102 links! WOW...JUST WOW! So many wonder blog posts were linked up.

Welcome to all the new guests at the party, we are so happy to have you here. We hope you enjoy the party, made new friends, learned something new, and will continue to party with us each week!

Ok......LET'S PARTY!

The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest

bumblebreeblog |Facebook | Pinterest

Follow The Cookie Puzzle's board Party in Your PJs Link Party on Pinterest.

The rules for the group board include:

1. Limit of one pin a day.

2. Just like the party anything goes, but clear wonderful pictures with great descriptions are most successful.

5. Finally have fun and share this group board with blog friends and followers! The more success the group board is the more success you will see from your pins.

Want to be added to the group board? Follow our Party in Your PJs board and comment on this post with your Pinterest name or email Bree at bumblebreeblog@gmail.com or Kim at thecookiepuzzle@gmail.com

Features from Last Weeks Party!

5 Tips for parents beginning the Autism Journey | The Mad Mommy

laundry room sign first

DIY antique laundry sign | Greco Design Company

DIY Lilly Pulitzer Inspired Plates for less than $3.00.

Lilly Pulitzer Inspired Plates| Casa Watkins

DIY Barn Door Using Sheet Siding | The Decoratoraholic

Make sure you head over to bumblebreeblog to see her features, we each pick our own features.

All links are pinned to a Party Board...you can follow the board on Pinterest...feel free to follow the board, there is lots of inspiration to be found there.

An InLinkz Link-up

May 4, 2015

Homemade Decorated Dog Treats

Last week I shared that I made homemade dog treats with you. Today, I wanted to show you how to kick those treats up a notch!

At heart, I am a cookie decorator, it is my passion, it is what I love to do. Sadly, when we started the adventure of building our home, decorating cookies got put on the back burner.

Now that we are moved in and settled, with my own cookie/craft room, I might add, I am slowly getting back to doing what I love.

Well, last week when I made the treats for the dogs, using cookie cutter, I wanted to "decorate" them also.

Soo.....I did!

Now, they are not as fancy as my normal decorated treats, but Lupin and Tyson loved them just the same.

I normally decorated cookies with icing, and I am sure the boys would have loved that, but that was not really the best option for dogs. So, I did a little Internet search and found the perfect solution.

Egg paint!

My boys love eggs..so it worked out perfectly!

To make egg paint you need:

egg yolk

1 tsp water

food coloring

For each color you want to make, put one egg yolk, water and food coloring in a small bowl, mix to combine. Paint this mixture onto the UNBAKED cookies, then bake as directed.

Once baked, they get shiny and beautiful, or at least the boys thought they were!

You could also use this egg paint to decorate human cookies, same recipe...and same results. Honestly, it really does not add any flavor, just a little pretty to the cookies.

Have you made dog treats for your dogs? What recipe do you use. Do they love them more then store bought?