Gingham is my absolute favorite pattern! It is such a classic. When I saw Glory's (Glorious Treats) perfectly beautiful gingham cookies, right away I thought of trying a red gingham cookie. Red gingham makes me think of picnics, and I thought I would add cute, little ants to liven up the "tablecloths".
By the way, have you seen Lisa's (The Bearfoot Baker) amazing ant/picnic cookies?!? If you haven't, you MUST!
My gingham cookies did not turn out nearly as pristine as Glory's, but think of them as a thrift store find~well worn, vintage tablecloths that have been to many picnics over the years! Even so, I kinda like how they turned out:) I think the ants are rather cute too, except for the one at the bottom that looks squished.
Hmmm, and come to think of it, I suppose the ant "tracks" should technically only be on one side of the ant~oops! Oh well, just pretend they walked back and forth:)
Gingham Picnic Cookies
*The cookies are my favorite sugar cookie/royal icing combo, and the cookie cutter used was a 5-inch by 3-inch rectangle.
*I outlined the baked cookies with white royal icing, then filled the cookies with thinner white royal icing and let them dry overnight.
*I made a template (as shown on Glory's post) using cardstock and cutting alternate 1/2-inch strips with an exacto knife (which wasn't sharp enough), leaving 2 extra inches on either end.
*Laying the template over the white cookie* I sprayed red Wilton Color Mist (food color spray)
over the cookie/template, lifted it carefully and let it dry for about 10 minutes.
*I then laid the template over the cookie in the opposite direction and sprayed again.
*I waited about an hour, then used black tinted royal icing and with a #2 tip made some ants on the cookie. I made the ant tracks/ant legs with a black edible marker.
*Let dry completely.
*On Glory's cookie, she first did a light spray over the entire cookie before using the template, but I didn't realize that until I had finished the cookies.
Enjoy your picnic and don't forget the cookies!
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I LOVE these!! I'm so glad I was able to offer a bit of inspriation (thanks for the link)! These are so cute and perfect! You always have such fun and creative ideas!
ReplyDeleteAhhh sooo cute :)
ReplyDeleteSo stinkin' cute!!!
ReplyDeleteI seriously can't get enough of your beautiful cookies!!!! Such cute, creative ideas, and so beautifully done! I always love seeing your new ideas! :o)
ReplyDeleteHow adorable!! They turned out perfect!!
ReplyDeleteI just love all of the "Picnic" themed cookies - I saw Glory's cookies yesterday and Lisa's a few days ago. You guys are all AMAZING!! Thanks so much for sharing. AJ@queenofmynest
Love these! The squished ant is my fault. I stepped on him. ;)
ReplyDeleteoh these are ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable for upcoming picnics...if it stops raining here in Seattle:-D!
ReplyDeleteI just saw these adorable cookies on Pinterest and had to pop over - so cute and the perfect way to welcome summer!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job, the cookies turn out so beautiful. The little ants are just cute.
ReplyDeleteVery cute and fun idea. i have not had any luck with the colored sprays.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! Great job with the little detail of the ants!!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen anything cuter than these!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh the little ant footprints are such a sweet little touch! So precious! I wouldn't mind those ants crawling on my tablecloth! HA!
ReplyDeleteawwww. Just. Love. Them.
ReplyDeleteSue, they are absolutely beautiful! And I love the addition of the little ants. So cute!!!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to try these Munchkin Munchies!! I just picked up some red spray recently!!! These are the cutest!!!
ReplyDeleteLove these Sue!!
ReplyDeletevery cute!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Sue!! These are too cute for words! So clever and creative! I love the way they look! I must try this gingham soon!
ReplyDeleteAnd I get to eat them when we go on picnic for my birthday in 3 days :)
ReplyDeleteCUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOUR brain!!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Love the ants!!!
ReplyDeleteSo stinkin' cute!!! Love the gingham and adore the little ant trail and ant!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely ADORABLE!! I love the ants and gingham! Your "tablecloths" are perfect with the cute little ants and the ant tracks! Thanks for the link and I LOVE these!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your meandering ants and the gingham pattern is perfect!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet - and what a terrific job you did with the gingham!
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying your site .... cookies are wonderful. What was used here for the spray "... "first did a light spray over the entire cookie before using the template." Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt's Wilton Color Mist~food color spray. I bought it at Michael's. Have fun!
DeleteI just love it over here...your amazing! I want to so try these...gingham is one of my favourite things. Have a great week. xoxo
ReplyDeleteOMG Sue! Just when I think you can't top the last one, you do! These are absolutely adorable!
ReplyDeleteI tried this technique too on some Easter cookies - my knife was not sharp enough either and the edges of the paper became too wet and made the spray bleed. I think next time I will make a template on plastic. These are precious though!!!
ReplyDeleteAnother sweet cookie. I'm always happy when you show up on my reader! Cute cookies make my day. Thanks.
ReplyDeletesuper cute!! What a great idea! I've tried the color mist spray on cakes before and wasn't too thrilled with the results. but now I have a new application for it!! thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese are PERFECT Sue! I absolutely love them! I've never tried the color mist, but they would be so fun with some barbecue cookies. I love the little ants too! You're so creative!
ReplyDeleteLove, Love, the ants are what I love the most! So cute!
ReplyDeleteThe cuteness over here just never ceases to amaze me!
ReplyDeleteOH my goodness... I am just seeing these!!! ADORABLE. I have been excited to try Glory's technique too....but I am knee deep in First Communion and Birthday cookies....but I definitely plan on trying it out! Your ants are too cute!!!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove your little "additions" to Glorious' gingham look. Love the "vintage" thought, but my thought is they look delish!!!
ReplyDeleteHow cute are these?!? I would never attempt something like this, but my best friend has a bakery. I will make her make these for me. :) Great job!
ReplyDeleteoh. my. gosh. I can't believe those are cookies! They look aMAzing! Would you share them here?
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Really knocked it out of the ball park with these cookies!! I love the little ants!! Great Job!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up, I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/bloggy-bootcamp-st-louis/
ReplyDeleteHave a great rest of the weekend!
Oh wow!! Cutest.cookies.ever!! Love the gingham. And the ants are darling! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
ReplyDeleteso that's what the pattern is called! gingham! Thanks for letting me know! I've always wondered!
ReplyDeleteAmanda
I think I have already told you a million times how wonderful these cookies are but thought I would say it again! They are wonderful!!! Thanks for adding them to the link party!
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