Desserts for Dudes month continues with Cute as a Button cookies
...because dudes have to start somewhere!
When our little dude was born, he decided to make an entrance. An unexpected entrance via emergency c-section, 10 weeks early. He weighed 2 pounds, 13 ounces.
{Kiddo is now 11 years old and 5 feet tall....wearing the same size shoe as his mother...}
Looking at birth announcements, I found one that said "cute as a button" and it was perfect because he was about the size of a button. I only wish I knew how to make cookies back then. :)
The buttons are made from homemade fondant. Remember that? They were so fun to make; I could have made hundreds of them.
Supplies for the buttons:
- fondant
- AmeriColor Sky Blue Soft Gel Paste Food Color
- bench scraper
- tips: Wilton 4B, and #1 or #2 plain tips
- cornstarch
- rolling pin
- toothpicks
- chopstick
Dust the surface and rolling pin with cornstarch to prevent sticking, a tip Buddy gave us, and roll the fondant thin, maybe 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. Use a bench scraper to lift the fondant off the counter if necessary.
Using the back of the Wilton 4B tip as a cutter, cut out the button shape.
{PS...I'm not going to quit blogging to be a hand model anytime soon.}
With the back of the #1 or #2 tip, add the inner circle button detail, being sure not to press all the way through.
With the tip end of the #1 or #2 tip, make button holes.
{Seriously, what are those holes called? A button hole is something you push your button through. There must be a name of the holes in the middle of a button. Anyone? Anyone?}
Use a toothpick to poke all the way through the button.
{Again...no hand modeling.}
Let dry at room temperature. Store in an air-tight container at room temperature.
For the cookies:
- Outline & flood the cookies with royal icing and let dry overnight.
- Pipe the dots around the border.
- With an AmeriColor Gourmet Writer Food Decorator Pen , add the wording. (AmeriColor pens are much better than the ones as the grocery store!)
- Attach the buttons with a bit of royal icing.
- Let dry several hours.
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