Floral Cookies

I saw these at Stone Gable Blog and had to try them myself.

FLORAL SHORTBREAD COOKIES

1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, room temp
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 egg white

2 tablespoons water
Pesticide free Pansies or violas

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together the flour, sugar, butter and vanilla until formed into a ball. Place between 2 sheets of wax paper and roll out until 1/4 inch (or a bit thinner) thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until tops are slightly browned and center is done.

Wash and pat dry the flowers. Mix together the egg white and water. Put a little of the egg wash on baked cookie, then place flower, and brush the top with more egg wash. Repeat until all are done. Place back into the oven for another 5 to 10 minutes or until egg wash looks dry on top of cookies. If the flowers curl, just pat them back down, carefully, with your finger.

Remove from oven and let them completely cool on wire rack.

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[Featured at Make & Take] Tea-cup Cupcakes

Check out Make & Takes for more details from the tea-party!

And as for me, I will tell you how to make these adorable little tea-cup cupcakes! The idea wasn't mine, however I didn't ever bookmark the blog I did see them, so I have no idea the blog site! I'm sorry! If it was you, let me know so I can give credit where due!

What you need:
Ice-cream cone "cups" variety
Shortbread cookies
Peachy-Os candy rings
Box of cake mix--baked according to directions into mini-cupcakes
Icing
White Chocolate
Sprinkles

Cut the bottoms off the ice-cream cones, creating the cup look. Use the icing like glue, and "glue" the cup to the cookie. Peal the paper off the mini cup cakes and place in the center of ice-cream cone cup. Top it off with icing. For the decorations on top, pipe white chocolate into desired shapes and sprinkle with the colored sugar. Freeze for 15 minutes, then place on the icing. Cut the peachy-o rings in half and stick them to the side of the cups.

[do not make more than a day ahead--the cones will get soggy!]

And there you go! A perfect treat for the tea-party girls!