Summer Fun

I have gotten to make so many cute cookies this summer. My new all time favorite cookies though: the PINEAPPLES!  They were so easy to make, and so adorable!  Best of all–they are mini!  Perfect for a bite sized treat 🙂  

Throwback to Summer

Because I’ve been so terrible at keeping this little blog updated, I’m throwing it back to a few of the cookie sets I made this summer–the lobster may be my favorite!

Summer Birthdays

  One Cute Cookie has had a busy summer! In fact, I feel like I’m spending all of my free time covered in icing (and I think my mom feels the same way about her kitchen).  Don’t get me wrong, I love icing—I just wish I could get the black food coloring out of my cuticles. […]

Cupcake Party!

Every year our family friends hold their annual Labor Day cupcake decorating competition, and let me tell you it gets pretty heated. My mom and I were running out of creative ideas, so we decided to mix it up with some cupcake cookies! The party was Jimmy Buffett-themed, hence the Hawaiian flowers. These got second […]

When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Cookies!

Cookie jars seriously make the cutest gifts—this citrus-themed dozen is on its way to Texas to surprise my grandparents! Make someone’s day by sending them a cookie jar of their own! Customization is always available and pricing starts at $25. Email me at colleen.schmalberger@uconn.edu for details!

Seashell Cookies!

These cookies found inspiration in the theme of my Aunt Carol’s next book club meeting: The Way of Saint James (a several hundred mile route through Spain). When we were trying to decide on a cookie design, she mentioned that scalloped seashells mark the path of the journey–thus these cuties were born! Whatever the symbolism […]

Anchors Away!

These cookies were a gift for a friend’s confirmation party, where they added a splash of fun to the dessert table and made great party favors. They were a hit with the preppy party host!

One Fun Picnic

I had planned on making a few cookies for my mom on Mother’s Day, but somehow time got away from me. Instead, I made cookies for her to bring into her office a few days later. With summer and sunshine right around the corner, I went with a picnic theme! I have to confess that […]

Wayfarer Style

Even though it was a snowy day, I couldn’t wait to have a little summer fun with my sunglass-shaped cookie cutter!