Easter Cookies

Our "painted" cookies...a little stretched out after
the cookies deflated but still cute and edible!


Blaine, Hannah & Garrett painting the cookies.



Garrett hard at work to get his cookie just right.




Hannah painting with red...she painted almost
all her cookies red. (Closest color to pink!)


So, this year I have to work Easter and we have been super busy right up until now. I don't think we will even dye eggs this year (sad, I know) but I decided we should make some Easter cookies and paint them. I got new Easter cookie cutters that I wanted to use. I made some sugar cookie dough, rolled it out and cut out the cookies. Then, the kids and Blaine and myself got to paint the cookies. Then you bake. We used to paint cookies when I was growing up and I thought it would be fun with the kids. The "paint" is just egg yolk mixed with very little water and food coloring. It makes really vibrant colors. You just paint your cookies however and bake. Then you can eat them and they are already decorated. The cookies I made were good but puffed up when baking...so when they deflated, the colors cracked. Next time, I'll try a shortbread cookie that doesn't puff. They tasted good anyway and the kids had a blast! I think Blaine even had fun! :)

And here we have Idaho...kids anyway

So here it is, 4:30 pm on a Tuesday afternoon. It is about 60 degrees F and my kids are definitely from Idaho. How do I know this? Well, we have snow still on the deck, the sun is shining, and where are my kids? Sunning themselves, half dressed, in the back yard on lounge chairs. Garrett even asked me if I would make some popsicles! Well, that's one way to know if you are from Idaho...if it is above zero degrees, you don't need a coat, and if it is above 50, well then its downright hot! (Especially in April!)