![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAZKZjUuWYNhnd74q4B9VavjYwXvnjkZQ2P2-1TmC3YccY3mfuprlFeZ933JcDaNt2PqgpkqDQrxkkWkJ86iErRjqKFwZqADSY5cDMhswKwiOiEBQ3vk-UAIGhtzlTc2PNR5MoHv4fpE/s320/20100527-IMG_5211.jpg)
As I mentioned the other day, I set myself a new cookie challenge. My goal was to make my two good friends who hosted my baby shower on Saturday a thank-you gift. I took my inspiration from Amanda at I am baker who prepared a beautiful Mother's Day cookie jar (way better looking than my efforts I might add!).
Anyways here's what happened...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKpHS0G8agZLCTn3XBg-KVKo_zkxb_GnWCbfJssihvBuJ9LOoTxKGy71d8vmgFJNPOw7VuedLdWVMm2uLD6a3LdRS0qsBBWxjaXBIXcE2GFE_oqQARZWuof4Kb3zFzff3Wda-SEE9WYA/s320/20100524-IMG_5130.jpg)
I baked a stack of the basic sugar cookies
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnOjXQaqrhexn67Vo5PDOMcc2T5v9lWODGu8D0YnmXud56OWsKjARjUF2T1kJkiDOYrRrzT5hgH0D3BdJvXv5Fz-wsjCzBZZPCoci4ADyDd-Z1yXN-GpqB1B46rnNSxMoUmaXKFHtHKQ/s320/20100525-IMG_5136.jpg)
Prepared my icing... see that funky squeeze bottle thing? That was one of the goodies I bought with my gift voucher from Taste. Thank you again ladies!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6LAWqINgzcixA_OSZLmyv8oMruts7M4ZJSfQp9UIugJ73j7x_ag23f1A_Q7n72LdoXYh-kM6TBiysDRJvqh9w7k99qk6H4EnVROBHqv6_CICNZN6yDK2f_r-J-Xiiu5OYHt4tx3zEkc/s320/20100525-IMG_5133.jpg)
Outlined...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgUb3DfbwJgNyPqrSYEasUPOI9uUUg5ikpyuy2_MO2tgUf0LmTZXq1twL8U5tdkCjb1n6Yl46bRRe6vwZnkg84k4VGzlcmzim9pLTK0ZdzZsXkB1lVyxyZRuaCZAQWmwnAAHym_atnl4/s320/20100525-IMG_5139.jpg)
Flooded... tee hee, that makes it sound like I know what I am doing...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbq9AgpLOZAMfjTBRKNrVhFmMwKT8KwSpYMyr3L-i5suLq7sRCe5xXpv5_V8rwGTcA8EC8NqrcLyl3awyw_inJ_ZHB5RzHoFJaRYkFqXeFED4eMZh9xSiScVPRlg-ZMwJwTPVgS2uLiI/s320/20100525-IMG_5148.jpg)
and started to decorate. My handwriting needs a little work, but you get the picture. Here's how they turned out...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInrFjYAZKVB1K4VjTGccbX_mmJ0B_o8GVkCp5_QduABJyJesot6zhyC5hWh6XTCAzf_dCvILvKVZecx63IofaMJkjtREAcgajavxNHmPo1WgkwKiQmydefAjTCgp7AzPIICAs3r9r3wc/s320/cookie+collage.jpg)
When they were all set, I bottled them up, made up a name tag or two and did my best to pretty up the jars I bought...
Well, what do you think?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6qdRVhYGT_pHzurPP5XXCgZWYXv0qBJnk3sNKkS2ZrnHgMHZfgfVBPNXjdq3KUODMoIr_C6sg6vmoE7yOCKc-Inxh-Re7NO8qSCOQvGm5kG50d9n_xQXFq-QlIL9IiTxGcd6EDSLnfc/s320/20100527-IMG_5218.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qWS85EKrk7KSaHHhsNbfwya4fjJ5TBZ28tg__s4NufavbyBJVMAEykf4Dx9SvpxgVZ1bGhpEohJ8Mlc-ddpHpf_GwPnOM1jv6aT3FvENNzRyZxXIFRMSGP7kmaq-rvtYoMKJ-tdu7XY/s320/20100527-IMG_5216.jpg)