I'm honored to be a part of a virtual cookie party

"Let's Smell the Flowers".

My flower cookie is the Cherry Blossom.

My friend just came back from Washington, DC 

and said the cherry trees were blooming there.

I can only imagine the sight of seeing

those lines of trees all bursting forth with 

white and pink blossoms.

Makes me smile. :)

To make Cherry Blossom cookies, you will need:

Outline three of the five petals. Dry for 20-30 minutes.

 Notice I made a boo boo. 

I forgot it was only five petals instead of six.

So I removed the third petal

and repositioned it. :)

Add the outer petal outlines 

and allow to dry.

Flood the outer petals first,

using as little glaze as possible.

Then when you add the inner petal flood,

you can add more and give

the flower more dimension.

See how the inner petals look "puffier"

when I flooded with extra glaze?

 Allow flower to dry for a couple of hours.

Add a circle of light pink glaze.

It does not need to be neat and tidy.

Take a toothpick and pull the icing

both to the center and outside of flower.

Allow to dry for 30 minutes or more.

Add the stamen lines and dot the tops

with gold glaze.

(Sorry.....no photo of this.)

After the flower has dried overnight,

mix a small amount of Americolor Deep Pink

with a small amount of Americolor Bright White.

Paint randomly around the petals.

And there you have a pretty

cherry blossom flower cookie. :)

This post is part of a virtual cookie party called

Let's Smell the Flowers.

1. Black Eye Susan by Lisa, The Bearfoot Baker
2. Carnation by Meaghan, The Decorated Cookie
3. Cherry Tree Flower by Pam, Cookie Crazie
4. Daffodil by Georganne, LilaLoa
5. Daisy by Stephanie, Ellies Bites
6. Dogwood by Marian, Sweetopia
7. Gerbera by Paula, Vanilla Bean Baker
8. Hyacinth by Amber, SweetAmbs
9. Hydrangea by Kim, The Partiologist
10. Iris by Cristin, Cristin's Cookies
11. Lavender by Liz, Arty McGoo
12. Lily of The Valley by Hani, Haniela's
13. Lotus by Marlyn, Montreal Confections
14. Morning Glory by Glory, Glorious Treats
15. Orchid by Ali, Ali Bee's Bake Shop
16. Pansy Nicole, Life's A Batch
17. Poppy by Callye, SweetSugarBelle
18. Sunflower by Bea, Cancun Cookies
19. Tulip by Lorriane, LorrainesCookies

A special thanks goes out to Hani 

for organizing such a fun event. :)

For more of my Cherry Blossom Cookies go to
Cherry Blossom Cookie Extravaganza