Summer Cookie Fun!

Julia Usher’s new beautiful book Ultimate Cookies was extremely popular over the holidays, but it’s not only for holiday baking. She has plenty of fun stuff for Spring & Summer baking as well! I couldn’t seem to pick a favorite project because they are all so amazing, so instead I am going to show you several that I thought would make fun Summer projects! Remember you must purchase the book Ultimate Cookies to get the instructions & how-to’s for these wonderful cookie creations.   BUY NOW

These sail boat cookies are just too cute! They would be great treats for a Nautical Summer party! Thinking of throwing a Nautical party? Check out our fun Nautical themed baking items to make your party complete! Shop Nautical Now

These butterfly cookies are sure to make your heart flutter! So colorful and fun, they would make great treats for a Garden Party!

One can never be too old for ice cream! Don’t these adorable cookies just make you want to throw an Ice Cream Social Party?!

These Peacock cookies are so gorgeous! How do you do it Julia? To make this project a little bit easier for you we have actually created a Peacock Cutter Set & a Peacock Project Kit! The cool thing about the Peacock Cutter Set is that in the fall you can use them to make Turkey’s!

Remember: You need to purchase Julia’s book Ultimate Cookies to make these projects! This is a great book that you will turn to over and over again. It has projects for every season & holiday so it never gets old.     BUY NOW

We also offer a variety of other cookie project kits & cutter sets to go along with the book. Check them out in our Julia Usher’s Ultimate Cookies Department.

Mother’s Day Gift & Treat Ideas!

Celebrate Mother’s Day with great gifts, fancy treats, and scrumptious recipes from Fancy Flours! We have everything you need to make Mom feel special on “her” day! Here is a mix & match of fun Mother’s Day gifts & treat ideas to get you started! Mother’s Day is just around the corner, May 13th!

1. Monogram Dish Towel & Mug Set – ON SALE! 50% off     2. Teacup & Saucer Cupcake Stand      3. Woven Jacquard Flower Ribbon      4. Vintage Flower Seed Packet Cookies     5. Vintage Perfume Bottle Label Wafer Paper & Perfume Bottle Cookie Cutters    6. Vintage Mother’s Day Stamp Wafer Paper     7. Garden Cupcake Wrappers & Mini Watering Cans     8. Spring Garden Shortbread Cookies by Queen City Bakery     9. Lace Doily Glass Plates

Spring Cupcakes!

Spring has sprung and nothing says Spring more than lovely flower cupcakes! So here is a bunch of cupcakes we made for some colorful Spring inspiration! Enjoy

Orchid Cupcakes

Orchid Cupcakes:

To make these lovely Orchid Cupcakes you will need our Mini Fondant Cymbidium Orchids Assortment of 18 and our Vintage White Cupcake Wrappers.

Blue Flower Cupcakes

Blue Flower Cupcakes:

To make these Blue Flower Cupcakes you will need our Gerbera Daisy Fondant Assortment of 30 and our Mini Lavish Ocean Cupcake Wrappers.

Rose Bud Cupcakes

Rose Bud Cupcakes: 

To make these charming Rose Bud Cupcakes you will need our Icing Rose Buds Assorted Set of 50 and our Mini Ivory Perfect Pair Cupcake Wrappers.

Pretty Pansy Cupcakes

Pretty Pansy Cupcakes:

To make these colorful Pansy Cupcakes you will need our Icing Flower Pansies Set of 9 (different than those pictured) and our Gingham/Pansies Cupcake Liners.

Spring Tea Cupcakes

Spring Blossom Cupcakes:

To make these Spring Blossom Cupcakes you will ned our Royal Icing Zinnias Yellow and our Fluted Color Muffin Cups.

If you are feeling creative and want to make your own flower cupcakes check out our links below!

Sugar Flowers      

Candied Flowers      

Muffin Cups     

Cupcake Wrappers

Fun & Colorful Packaging For Your Spring Treats!

Half the fun of baking fabulous treats is the pretty packaging you get to wrap them in! From colorful candy boxes and bags to lovely porcelain berry baskets and stacking wood boxes – Fancy Flours has made packaging easy & fun! Each of our packaging products will help you add the perfect finishing touch to your home baked gifts.

1. Divine Twine     2. Teacup & Saucer Cupcake Stand     3. Orange & Yellow Dot Ribbon     4. Wire Etagere Cake Stand      5. Vintage Floral Handkerchiefs     6. Decorative Fuchsia Fabric Flower     7. Porcelain Berry Basket, Raspberry Size     8. Vintage Striped Candy Bags     9. Wooden Berry Baskets

Easter Cupcakes

New Iwako Bunny Eraser Set

New Iwako Bunny Eraser Set

How adorable are these cupcakes?! Make festive Easter & Spring cupcakes with this NEW set of Iwako Bunny Erasers! These cute little bunnies are authentic Iwako erasers made in Japan.  THESE ECO-FRIENDLY ERASERS ARE NON-TOXIC, CONTAINS NO LEAD, NO PAINT, NO PHTHALATE, NO LATEX. They are even recyclable! Each package has 6 assorted bunny erasers. Approximate size of each bunny piece: 1.5″. They make great party favors for birthdays!

To turn these little cuties into a treat topper just add to the top of a cupcake or cake! We baked these treats in just regular Mini White Baking Cups, then used our Assorted Colors Fluted Muffin Cups Mini and our Mini Fluted Gold Muffin Cups to add some Spring flare! They would also be great Easter basket stuffers for the kiddos! Who wouldn’t want a cute bunny Eraser to show off at school?!

Spring Garden Cookies & Apron!

It’s officially Spring and that means soon it will be time to get out in the garden again! Fancy Flours offers an array of cute garden inspired recipes and baking items! View All Spring Items

Vintage Flower Seed Packet Wafer Paper Cookies

Vintage Flower Seed Packet Wafer Paper Cookies

Plant yourself a cookie garden with these beautiful vintage seed packets! Set of edible wafer papers includes 12 different seed packet designs. To  make these Spring Garden cookies you will need:

- Vintage Flower Seed Packet Wafer Paper
- No Fail Sugar Cookie Recipe
- 1 bag of royal icing mix
- Rectangle Cookie Cutter
- Edible Clear Writing Gel
- Wax or parchment paper
- Small craft scissors

Instructions:

1. Use No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe and cut out several rectangular cookie shapes. Bake and cool as directed.

2. Ice each cookie with 1 layer of royal icing. Let completely dry.

3. Carefully cut out wafer paper shapes using craft scissors, making sure each one will fit on the cookie. Be careful, wafer paper is fragile!

4. Adhere each wafer paper cut out to a cookie shape by adhering a thin layer of edible clear writing gel (or light corn syrup) to the top of the iced cookies.

New Vintage Seed Packet Apron – You can use this apron inside for cooking or outside for gardening! BUY NOW

Vintage Seed Packet Apron

Easter Bunny Cookies

Easter Sweet Bunnies Wafer Paper Cookies

Give the gift of a charming cookie decorated with one of our wonderful Edible Easter Bunny Images. Here is how to make them!

YOU WILL NEED:

- Sweet Easter Bunnies Wafer Paper Set
- No Fail Sugar Cookie Recipe, see below
- 1 bag of royal icing mix
- Scalloped Round Cutter Set
- Edible Clear Writing Gel
- Royal Icing Carrot Decorations
- Wax or parchment paper
- Small craft scissors

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. Use No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe and cut out several circular cookie shapes. Bake and cool as directed.

2. Ice each cookie with 1 layer of royal icing or buttercream, if you prefer. Let completely dry.

3. Carefully cut out wafer paper shapes using craft scissors, making sure each one will fit on the cookie. Be careful, wafer paper is fragile!

4. Adhere each wafer paper cut-out to a rectangluar cookie shape by adhering a thin layer of edible clear writing gel (or light corn syrup) to the top of the iced cookies.

5. Flip each cookie face down on a piece of wax paper to dry for about 30 minutes (this will keep the wafer paper shape flat).

6. Flip cookies over and add one Royal Icing Carrots to each cookie with a dab of edible clear writing gel.

7. Let completely dry and store in an airtight container.

SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE:

- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups unsalted butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cream sugar and butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl and add to butter mixture. Mix well.

2. Put a handful of the freshly made dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll to desired thickness. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Put the rolled dough, including the parchment paper, on a cookie sheet and refrigerate for 10 minutes or longer. Your dough will be chilled and ready to cut and bake with no wait and no added flour! Repeat with scraps after cutting cookies.

3. Bake at 350° F for 8 -10 minutes. Let cool. Recipe makes 8 dozen 3″ cookies.