valentine's cookies

 my sister decided to gift her coworkers some sweet treat for valentine's - so what better gift than custom sugar cookies?!  give me any excuse to design a fun set like this.....

envelope cookie: i tried a new technique (royal icing transfer) and learned a lot.  like i think i will stick to just icing designs straight onto the cookies.

XO cookie: made by combining separate letter cutters into one cookie.  first time doing a wet-on-wet lips shape.

chocolate-dipped strawberry: i cobbled together parts of 3 cutters to make this one (acorn, rocket, and pineapple)

rainbow: super simple and one of my favorites

ruffled heart: i love the way the brushed embroidery edges turned out, and i kept the center super simple with sprinkles

box of chocolates: this is maybe my favorite.  i found this design looking at examples others share.  it was very fun although intricate to recreate.

i even packaged & tagged the cookies individually for easy giving.