I used to be THE cookie person in my highschool... every christmas I handed out cookies to all my friends, and in my senior year, the senior comittee approached me to make 100+ decorated christmas tree cookies which I did for a pittance (but a heck of a lot of money to the then 17 year old me!) .. I've not made decorated cookies since though.. just stuff like choc chip. So this christmas I decided to hop back on the bandwagon. I tell you - 12 years of not using a piping bag will destroy your skills. It took me a lot of effort to get the cookies coated just right... and then I discovered that for whatever reason instead of picking up a #1 piping tip for fine detailed lines, I had bought a #4 ! But what the heck, I used it anyways. And even I will admit, I did myself proud! 
I was so happy!
http://www.artsygal.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=13
And yes, each and every single one is different. I just photographed some of them as I was running late to christmas dinner when I realized (after wrapping them of course - an I did a crappy job of that too) that I hadn't taken any photos of the finished cookies.
My goal here is to get good enough that next year around the holiday season I can take orders. I had loads of fun with these!
Jas
Good Job! I like them all... Also I find that usig the squeeze bottles makes it SO much easier...
Thanks for the compliments everyone! I've been munching on the left over cookies at home since I made them.
Laura.... can you tell I'm proud of these cookies? I'm posting them all over the 'net! LOL! Why aren't there pics of stuff you've made? I want to see!
Jas
so glad you got back to making cookies!! they are so fun....and so much work, but most of the time worth it.
cant wait til you post all the new cookies!!!
i hope you get to take orders also!! keep us posted, and welcome to cake central!!!
melody
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