So, my sister, Molly, recently had her third baby. Her third boy, I might add. Her third boy, all of whom are ages 4 and under.
{I'm not a psychic, but I see lots of Legos and Hot Wheels in her future.}
Meet Leo...
{I know, right? Not only is he beautiful, he's the sweetest baby ever.}
These cookies were really heavily influenced my i am baker's lion cookies. (Amanda uses a glaze icing on her cookies and they have *the prettiest* shine, don't they?}
Want to make them? You'll need:
- circle cookies
- royal icing in AmeriColor
Egg Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Deep Pink and Super Black
- decorating tips in #1 and #2
- disposable icing bags
- toothpicks
- squeeze bottles
- AmeriColor Gourmet Writer, black
- a baby named Leo ♥
Sketch it out first, if you want. I usually do. And I make a note of whether I need colors to outline (O) or fill (F).
OK, let's get decorating. Pipe a circle in the darker color with a #2 tip.
Add ears.
With a toothpick, scrape away the separation between the ears and the face.
Outline the mane.
Thin the two yellows with water until they are the consistency of thick syrup. Cover with a damp dish towel and let sit for several minutes.
Stir gently with a rubber spatula and pour into squeeze bottles.
Fill in the mane with darker yellow.
Fill in the face with lighter yellow.
Drop on darker dots for the ears on the wet icing.
Let the cookies sit at least one hour.
Using a #1 tip, add the whiskers, eyes and mouth in black icing. Add the nose in pink.
Let the cookies dry overnight.
The next day, add little dots on the face with a black food coloring pen.
{PS....whenever I think of lions, I think of Mr. TidyMom. He let me bottle feed a LION, y'all. And the lion's name? Leo.}
Welcome to the world, sweet Leo! We love you!
Both Leo's are so adorable. Congratulations on your new nephew.
ReplyDeleteThat is the sweetest baby! I love those adorable cookies too!
ReplyDeleteSo Adorable and sweet! I'm tackling cookies this weekend to celebrate the arrival of my friend's baby girl.
ReplyDeleteOk Leo is just ADORABLE!!! can I borrow him for a few days?♥
ReplyDeleteand these cookies........LOVE them Bridget!!! I love reading your set by set directions!! you make it look so easy!!
ooooh, I want to go watch your video again....we miss having you here!!
These are SO adorable, and so is Leo! I want to bottlefeed a baby lion! :)
ReplyDeleteamazing cookies for an amazing baby!
ReplyDeleteThe baby is so cute and so are the cookies!! I love the soft yellow and how adorable the lions are!
ReplyDeleteLook at the eyes on that baby!! So adorble, and great cookies too!
ReplyDeleteOh he has the most gorgeous eyes, just adorable and the cookies are super sweet as well.
ReplyDeletePreeeeecious!
ReplyDeleteRawr!
soooo cute! the baby, and the cookies!
ReplyDeleteThese are SO adorable! Love them!
ReplyDeleteThose have got to be the cutest cookies for the cutest little baby! Oh my goodness :D
ReplyDeleteThose cookies are ADORABLE!!! You are so darn talented and fun girl!
ReplyDeleteOH now I want a baby and cute cookies!!! Love these.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. Leo is SO cute. Congrats you crafty, creative Auntie you.
ReplyDeleteYour cookies are sweet. Your nephew is absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Love in your list of *supplies* that you added *a baby named Leo*
He's precious! Just precious!!
ReplyDeleteYou really did a nice post - you make it look so easy! Adorable cookie design!
A-dor-able. That little Leo is too precious for words! And the cookies are darling!
ReplyDeleteYour cookies are so cute and your nephew is so BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteThese are so adorable. You are the world's most patient cookie decorator:)
ReplyDeleteOh that little baby face!!! just wanna squeeze love into him!!!! Love the cookies-especially the little pink noses!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable baby and COOKIES!!!
ReplyDeleteThose are the cutest cookies! I loved watching the video of you with the lions and tigers, how much fun that must have been!
ReplyDeleteSo pleasing to the eyes and definitely pleasing to taste. Love it!
ReplyDeleteAwww these cookies are just too cute! Just like Leo! I couldn't help but smile when I saw both.
ReplyDeleteI love your step by step instructions. Great for anyone who is new to decorating sugar cookies.
What beautiful eyes! These cookies are amazing! Such talent!
ReplyDeleteLove the two shades of yellow! And it's tough to say who the cuter Leo is! ;)
ReplyDeleteLeo is adorable and what a cute idea for cookies. PS-I didn't even know there was such a thing as a food coloring pen!
ReplyDeleteSoooo adorable both the cookies and especially the baby. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWow Leo is really so beautiful...congratulations...and cookies are wonderful.
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May I ask you if you know where I cuold find a good cake decorating supplies store in Beverly Hills??? Probably I'm going to spend few days in LA during my travel to Mexixo next summer and I would like to buy a lot of things that here in Italuìy are impossible to find..thank you and hugs, Flavia
These are just too, too cute! The cookies are ALMOST as adorable as Baby Leo!! (and believe me, those cookies are fabulous!!!!!)
ReplyDeleteBaby Leo is so adorable! Your sister must have her hand full. Those cookies are so darn cute! You keep on amazing me with your talent. How much time do you spend making and decorating cookies. Your home must smell so yummy all the time.
ReplyDeleteAdorable baby / cute cookies.
ReplyDeleteThese were adorable and delicious! Thanks for making them for us! I ate Leo's share! The sugar high is helping me keep up with them all!
ReplyDeleteI love him so much~Leo is just beautiful. What awesome cookies Aunt B
ReplyDeleteOh Leo is adorable! His eyes are just gorgeous! And your cookies - oh my word, Bridget. So cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are so adorable! And your nephew's eyes are so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous baby! And, cute cookies of course!
ReplyDeleteWill you provide the baby LEO? He is ADORABLE!!! {He's kind of stealing the spotlight} But not completely! Love the little lion cookies, yours and Amandas, and hope I get to try some soon!!!
ReplyDeleteLeo and his namesake cookies are so cute!
ReplyDeleteAww super cute Leo and equally adoreable cookies. I can keep going awww for the whole day...they are that cute.
ReplyDeleteBoth adorable, and definitely not late bloomers!
ReplyDeletebeautiful cookies, but I'm so jealous, I wanna feed a lion as well!! :)
ReplyDeleteThe cookies are adorable, but I have to say, I want to take a bite out of Leo!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cookies, wonderful tutorial, thanks so much for sharing. I love tutorials and how you all come up with such wonderful ideas and share them. The baby though - oh my gosh. Leo is beyond adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteI HAVE A QUESTION.... I've started making cute cookies, but I'm disappointed when the icing dries and it isn't pretty and glossy any more....any way to correct that or is that just the way it is?
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie! Love the cookies too:)
ReplyDeleteWow, both Leo and the Leo the Lion Cookies are absolute perfection!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time at your blog. I heart your cookies! And Leo, both are so cute. I will be back to see and try to decorate my own. I love cookies and baking them. Thanks for your great creativity.
ReplyDeleteYour sister is a very busy gal, with a beautiful new little Leo. I love your cookies!! And I just want to say that I used Amanda's glaze icing for the first time recently - and I love it! I'll definitely be using it again.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Both of them! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThese are really sweet. Thanks for all the detailed instructions!!
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Seriously, that has to be one of the cutest cookies ever on your site. And,the little one! Oh no... you're making me want to breed again! LOL! :)
ReplyDeleteAs mommy to a four month old Leo I love, love, love these cookies...now if only I had time and another set of hands and arms to make them!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies are great. Perfect for little Leo. Isn't Leo the most beautiful baby?
ReplyDeleteYour new nephew is adorable! What a cutie pie. Love the cookies you made for him. That icing of Amanda's is awesome!
ReplyDeleteeverytime i come over to visit my head just shakes back & forth in pure amazement of your talent!!!
ReplyDeleteadorable cookies & of course that little guy is the cutest thing ever.
have a super week!
xo
kelle
congratulations and what a perfectly sweet welcome for a perfect baby boy!
ReplyDeleteLove the simplicity of these, but they give such adorable results. That little crooked grin on the lion is just too much!
ReplyDeleteLeo and his cookies are so adorable! I now follow you!
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This looks absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing! Leo looks so cute!
ReplyDeletethose are beautiful......the cookies and Leo!
ReplyDeleteThose are absolutely adorable cookies, but look at Leo. Oh my, I could just hug him through the screen!! Gorgeous eyes, his mom will be turning the girls away for sure.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Thanks for the great tutorial! It would be so easy to just change the decorations a bit (pink!) and come up with Hello Kitty cookies. I have 3 little granddaughters who would love these!
ReplyDeleteOh my! How cute is he???? So sweet!
ReplyDeleteLove these cookies! Love all of your posts really. I really love how you break it down so those of us *cough me cough* who lack crafty / artistic skills can follow along. :)
This is very cute.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Both of them are cute!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness... These are so adorable! And, Leo is such an adorable little guy... Congrats :)
ReplyDeleteI love your cookies. Everytime I see a post with a new adorable cookie I say "I need to try doing this" and than I don't. I really need to put this on my to do list!!!
ReplyDeleteWoW! In the end it really came out good!
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What a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteI recently discovered your site and I'm really enjoying everything I read!
These are too cute and look pretty easy to make, thanks for sharing.
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I love those cookies! That are so adorable and way too cute to eat.
ReplyDeleteAdorable nephew! Adorable cookies! And what a memorable experience! Thanks for letting us live vicariously through the video. :)
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