I just love hearing about couples getting engaged...don't you? Just the thought of a new marriage, a new family...and well, the wedding cake, makes me turn to mush.
My cousin Meg got engaged last month...yay! Now, I have 9 younger cousins...just on one side of the family. Hearing about their engagements is always exciting, but this one was especially thrilling because I've actually gotten a chance to get to know her *now* fiance....and he is such GREAT GUY!
{ok, first...how adorable are they?!?}
♥Meg is about 12 years younger than I am. She used to write to me in college...telling me about how she would get up before school to do "Mousercise" (Mickey Mouse jazzercise) and writing out songs she had composed....at age 7! (As I remember, there were a lot of "Ooo, baby's" in the lyrics!) I think she is the most stylish person I know!
♥Sean was the first person my son ever met who owned an iPhone. And he let him PLAY WITH IT...that promoted him to "cool" right there. He plays guitar and sings and...Sean is also a SCRABBLE Champion. And that's where the cookies come in.
{Seriously, now...don't you think the "blank" tile in Scrabble should be a heart ♥? I can picture it now....Scrabble, the Valentine Edition...a pink and red board with little heart tiles. *I* would buy one!}
The cookies:
My original thought (a year and a half ago when I met Sean and had a feeling this day was coming) was to make a cookie Scrabble board. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get it to look quite right, so I made Scrabble cookie tiles.
Using my bench scraper, I divided square cookies into fourths.
I jazzed up my usual cookie recipe with 3/4 tsp vanilla bean paste in place of the 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Since they were smaller, I cut the baking time down by 2 minutes.
To decorate:
♥Outline each cookie with a #2 tip in ivory (AmeriColor Ivory).
♥Thin the royal icing with water, stirring in a teaspoon at a time until it is the consistency of a thick syrup. Cover with a damp dish towel and let sit for several minutes.
♥Stir gently with a rubber spatula to pop any air bubbles that have formed on the top and transfer to a squeeze bottle.
♥Fill in the cookies with the thinned icing. Use a toothpick to guide into the corners.
♥Let sit for at least 1 hour.
♥Using a #2 tip pipe the letters in black icing (AmeriColor Super Black).
{I tried to get as close the the Scrabble letters as possible.}
♥Switch to a #1 tip and add the point value for the letters in the corners.
♥With red icing and a #3 tip, pipe hearts on several of the cookies.
♥Let dry overnight and package.
{Wouldn't these be darling for Valentine's Day?}
Congratulations & best wishes Meg & Sean! Here's to a ♥sweet♥ life together! Cheers!
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♥Yes, I said Yes! Engagement Cookies
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♥Valentine Cookies with va-va-va-vanilla
*updated...thank you all so much for your sweet comments, emails and tweets about my Nana, Marge. they meant so much to me!*
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I LOVE this idea! All 5 of our family's names fit together "scrabble style", so I'm going to make this up for our VDay dinner!
ReplyDeletethose are adorable B~ I love that wonderful black and white picture. I have such pretty cousins :)
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ReplyDeleteAwwwww....thats so so dang cute and adorable...m so mush myself now and yeah they do make a fantastic couple....love megs mousercise...oh mickey mouse rocks....
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Oh my word, the sight of the bag filled with the tile cookies made me "AWWWWWW, How ADORABLE!!!" out loud.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Meg and Sean!
Absolutely adorable! Meg & Sean and the cookies :)
ReplyDeleteOnce again you've done it! So clever and darling! I've got to do this for someone!
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those scrabble letters...oh and the heart...ONLY YOU!!!!
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Write and publish...and I MEAN IT!
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Why I'd practically about KILL myself getting to it...and I'd buy it FOR SURE!!!!
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Very cool! Best of luck to your cousin dna soon to be cousin-in-law!
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OMG...i love the engagement cookies...they look delicious and are so sweet!
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So fun! Right down to the packaging - another great idea! Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteJust one burning question!
When you leave your cookies overnight to dry, do they soften? Or are they meant to be soft and not super crunchy?
Crushed Mtball....the cookies I make are the softer kind, not crunchy. I'm not sure what a crunchier cookie would do, but I don't think they would get soft. Sorry I don't have a better answer for you. :)
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ReplyDeleteCute idea! Why have I never used a squeeze bottle?? I usually use a baby spoon or a loaded craft brush. I've got to remember to try this out. Old habits though. :)
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ReplyDeletecongratulations to your cousin meg and fiance sean! what a great engagement gift!
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ReplyDeletemy boyfriend and I are constantly entrenched in heated games of Scrabble -- on the physical board or in online games. thankfully both our names have at least an 'a' in them, and i love to bake, so this is perfect for our next anniversary. thanks for such a whimsical idea!
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I love these, and they are perfect for valentine's day!!
ReplyDeleteI used to rent Mousercise all the time from the library as a kid. So fun! Haha. I'd like to thank you for giving me the PERFECT inspiration for my husband's upcoming board-game themed birthday party desserts. Yay! He adores Scrabble, and these are just what I need!
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ReplyDeleteThese cookies tasted as good as they looked! Sean and I LOVED them. He was impressed that you had the correct Scrabble point values on the letters, too. Thanks, Bridget. What a sweet post!
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These cookies and post are cute, cute, cute! We are out of school today. I may just have to try this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a romantic gesture, and such adorable cookies. My problem would be I'd never get to use them to play the actual game. I'd eat too many of the letters straight away so that nothing would be left except two vowels, perhaps. :)
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ReplyDeleteI have made initial cookies as a bridal shower favor using the "monogram" initials. But when royal icing is involved, it takes it to a whole new level!
So romantic!
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These are great! I love cookies, and I love Scrabble! Unfortunately, no one loves playing Scrabble with me due to my insistence that I be allowed to use Latin words.
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These are so absolutely positively ADORABLE, Bridget! My boyfriend and I were looking at these the other night and at the same time we both said..."SCRABBLE PIECES!!! Cool!!!" I love them!
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I HEART these!! I feel the need to attempt creating these for Valentine's Day. Thanks for the inspiration:)
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ReplyDeleteYour cookies have inspired me! I am going to attempt the royal icing and flooding. I'm even looking for new cookie cutters!! I'm going to start with Valentine's Day though. Can you tell me where you get the cello bags and what sizes they are?? I live in PODUNK so need to buy online. Thanks!!
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I order the 6x10" bags, which are large enough to hold most all of my cookies, even though they are a little roomy for a 3" or smaller cookie.
those are incredibly clever, sentimental, and beautiful - wow. Next up, an entire set of bananagrams tiles and a dough banana? :)
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ReplyDeleteLove these scrabble letters and want to have them ready for a future event-Can you give any pointers on freezing these for future use. Should I complete all frosting steps-or just stop after the white. I'm afraid the letters will pop off or bleed into the white after they thaw. Any experience you can share?
Bridget-
ReplyDeleteI love these scrabble cookies-any pointers are preparing them ahead of time and freezing for a future use. Should I complete all steps or just frost the white and leave letters/numbers for later. I'm afraid the letters will pop off or bleed into the white after they thaw. Any pointers or experience with freezing these?
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Hi Bridget, these are so adorable and just perfect for me and my husband because our names are Meg and Sean. wish I could have had these at our wedding last year, but these are just simply divine!
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I made these cookies for good luck cookies for some of my daughter's gymnastics friends. They turned out really cute, not as good looking as yours but not bad for a first try...
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