Copy Cat

I'm not creative. This shouldn't come as a shock to anyone who knows me. But, I am an o.k. copy cat. So, when a friend of mine had her birthday I decided to use my copy cat skills and try something new. As you may recall, a few weeks ago I learned to decorate cookies using Royal Icing. It's something that I really enjoyed learning, and when I do it I feel a little bit creative. So I got the idea in my head that I was going to make her a Cookie Bouquet. So, I bought a pot, some skewers, a foam ball, and some cute cookie cutters. Then I made some cookie dough and cut out the cute flower shaped cookies. Everything seemed to be going well UNTIL I tried to make the icing. What a joke. Let me just say that Royal Icing is a royal pain in the butt! I tried 3 or 4 or 20 times to get it "just right", because if it's not it just does not work. Finally I got it to a consistency that kind of worked and just went with it. When it was all said and done I think they looked pretty good...not great, but good. And, when it was all put together and tied up with a cute bow it actually looked somewhere between good and great. I think it's something that I'll keep working at.