Sugar cookies – Audrey's 74 A blog by Giulia Doyle Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:28:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.17 A Holiday Special with SisterMag /2013/12/16/a-holiday-special-with-sistermag/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:54:39 +0000 http://www.audrey74.com/?p=2367 SisterMag Holiday Special Audrey'sRemember when I worked on a Spring special with SisterMag? Well, once that published we brainstormed the holiday season and a special that would focus on the colours purple and plum with lots of sparkle and bits of silver and gold. A selection of recipes and a couple of easy DIY for the holidays. I loved putting this together – I brainstormed, sketched and wrote out what I wanted to achieve. This is one of the times where the things that I imagined in my head turned out the way I wanted.SisterMag Holiday Special Audrey's

SisterMag Holiday Special Audrey'sWhile it’s crazy to be baking Christmas cookies in October – it’s also fun and had the benefit of having a bunch of things in the freezer, ready for the holidays.

Once again, Thea did an amazing job with the design. I always look forward to how she interprets the photos and puts them together in a cohesive spread.SisterMag Holiday Special Audrey's

SisterMag Holiday Special Audrey'sHead on over to the new issue of SisterMag to get the full spread of recipes on page 152. You’ll find recipes for plum cake, cranberry sauce, pomegranate champagne, baked brie, beet salad, sugar cookies and thumbprints as well as pages and pages of additional amazing content. SisterMag is published in both German and English. Congrats to Thea and Toni on this special holiday issue of SisterMag! SisterMag Holiday Special Audrey's

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]]> A Birthday filled with Rainbows /2013/07/15/a-rainbow-party/ Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:11:01 +0000 http://www.audrey74.com/?p=1270 Audrey's RainbowWe celebrated a birthday recently – my little girl turned six! Six! She wanted to celebrate at our neighbourhood splash pad and she requested rainbows! While many have incorporated rainbows into their party decor and it seemed like every second party in 2011 was dressed in rainbow colours, I was happy to oblige. It’s just a happy theme and the added water was a welcome relief on a hot and humid day.
Audrey's Birthday Party Both my kids dressed in swimsuits. Maëlle added a sparkly skirt and a rainbow lei. We handed out squirt guns and applied a bunch of fun Tattly tattoos.

A week or so before the party, we made Rainbow cookies. I was inspired by these, but I decided not to make them from scratch as I was already dealing with the rainbow layers and that might have been too much to tackle at once. I find sugar cookies challenging, so I buy the Betty Crocker mix and it all turned out perfectly (see instructions below).Audrey's Birthday PartyWe gave every guest a coloured sand bucket, which we lined up on the picnic table. Each bucket was filled with a few water related favours that the kids got to play with during the party.  I made sure to label each bucket with their name – that way they had something to catch all the pinata candy later that afternoon.

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Along with the cookies, we served a rainbow of fruit and vegetables and instead of a cake or cupcakes, the birthday girl requested a doughnut tower. The gourmet doughnuts from SuzyQ were very popular – the adults loved them as well.Audrey's Birthday 5

Audrey's Birthday 6I never seem to manage to get a picture of the finished food table. I’m usually getting the food there last minute, and this time the day was so hot we only brought out the doughnuts minutes before serving them. But you can see the gist of what I was going for. A simple rainbow/chevron table runner, stacked rainbow coloured plastic cups and drink dispensers. I used IKEA kids plates and cups, since they come in a rainbow of colours and are heavy enough not to blow away.

Having the party at the local park made clean-up a breeze. We had a great day and everyone enjoyed the party!Audrey's Birthday Party

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How to make Rainbow Cookies

Ingredients

  • your favourite sugar cookie recipe or sugar cookie mix from the grocery store
  • liquid or gel food colouring in red, yellow, blue and green

Instructions

  1. Make your cookie dough and separate into six separate servings in a bowl
  2. Add food colouring to each serving and mix well. When mixing colours to get purple and orange, make sure to mix the colours in a spoon ahead of time to get an even coloured dough
  3. Chill your dough in the fridge for 30 minutes and then roll each serving out to about 1/4 inch thickness on a piece of plastic wrap. Make sure each piece is about the same size.
  4. Layer each piece on top of each other in the proper order (purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red) and put in freezer for a couple of hours.
  5. Once solid, remove from freezer and slice dough into 1/4 inch slices with a large sharp knife. Depending on the size of your 'loaf' you can half each cookie - make sure every cookie is about the same size.
  6. Place cookies carefully on parchment lined cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart (my dough spread from a small rectangle into 2.5 inch round cookies). Bake according to instructions until edges turn just golden.
  7. Let cool completely.

Notes

If you are worried the layers won't stick, you can brush a little egg white between each layer when you assemble the cookies.

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