1St Cookie Bouquet Due On Monday--A Question Or Two
Baking By cakeatopia Updated 4 May 2007 , 6:11am by suzmazza
I am sooo braindead and I know this has been asked before, people have opinions and all.
How do you do the sticks?
Make cookies a bit thicker and put the stick in before baking?
Make the cookie and slide the stick in while hot?
Cut the cookie out and then mash the stick onto the back and cover with a bit of dough(a friend does this but I think it would look a bit unprofessional, not that I am cookie cononsuer--lol).
I have Wilton cookie sticks and skewers(100 at the dollar stores--wooohooo).
I thought about doing a few of each and seeing how it worked.
Plan on using mmf and royal on the cookies--both are made and ready, as well as the nfsc dough. I will bake on Thursday night or Friday.
They will be 5 flower cookies in a pot. Styrofoam? Green floral stuff? I was even thinking about using pebbles but not sure how sturdy that would be.
I totally am "giving this one away"--we are talking 5 flower cookies for less than $12--I know, what was I thinking? It is a 1time deal. I started out doing this for fun and thought my stuff would not take off, but people like my cookies and they are nothing like what I have seen on this site--just very simple stuff. I am not even planning on buying a cello bag for the whole thing--using tissue paper to poof it up.
Any hints? I just want simple simple simple and not lots of time.
Thanks for anything you can help me with!!
i usually put some pebbles down in the container, and then put styrofoam on top of that. I personally bake the sticks in the cookies. Make sure your cookie is thick enough for the stick to stay in. Occasionally 1 will fall out, and I just put a dab of royal icing in the hole and put it back in. I'm sure whatever you do, they will look fine. Next time, you need to charge more! Oh yeah, put the fondant on right after they come out of the oven. Cut out your shape with the same cookie cutter and put it right on. HTH!
Thanks for asking the questions that I was just about to ask - I delivered a cake to my husband's office yesterday and everybody went nuts over it - ...so I thought - why not make a few cookie bouquets and try to sell them for mother's day - however, I've never made them before - but I'll give it a try and see what happens - do people usually charge $2 per cookie?
$2 per cookie waaay too cheap in my opinion. But, it does depend on your area. You might want to see if you have any bakeries or specialty shops selling them and then price yours accordingly. If done well, they are a LOT of work, and you need to be compensated for your time. My prices are as follows:
Bouquet of 3-$18, 5-$24, 7-$30, etc.
I know there are people who charge more and some who charge less, but it seems as if that's what my area supports.
To answer cakeatopia...I put my sticks in after they come out of the oven. It's a personal preference kinda thing. Really the only reason I do it this way is I can fit many more on a sheet when baking this way. I use white styrofoam because it seems to grip the sticks better for me than the green stuff, and only use glass beads to weigh the pot down if it needs it. I'm starting to use mainly terra cotta pots now- because they're cheap and always available, and they tend to be heavy enough to support a lot of cookies without the beads. PLus- you can paint on them if you want to match a theme or personalize it.
For the cookie bouquets, I use lollipop sticks in varying lengths and cut them if necessary. I bake mine in the cookie. Never had a single one fall off, or break on the stick. As for the foam, I prefer the white stuff. The green sheds alot!!! Easter grass, paper or plastic is a great way to cover your foam. Also I use tissue paper behind each cookie anchored with a floral pick. Feel free to check out my photos in my gallery, and you will get a better idea of my packaging/wrapping etc. Hope this helps!! Good luck on your cookie bouquets!
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