Monday, August 23, 2010

Hunger Games

I have million things I should be doing today. Instead I made a couple dozen of these cookies for a Hunger Games party tonight. Have you read the books? The final book comes out tomorrow.
Don't be impressed with my piping skills. I cheated. I printed a picture and placed it under parchment paper.
I piped the mocking jays with royal icing and let them dry for and hour or two.
Once they hardened I pealed the off the paper.
They were fragile but I could pick them up and place them on the cookies.
I love this idea because I prefer a buttercream frosting over all royal icing. Now I can have a pretty picture and still have buttercream.
I need to get to work again so I can waste more time reading Mocking Jay tomorrow.
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25 comments:

  1. Kari SweetenAugust 23, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    Kalleen,
    I've been pretty obsessed with these books and pre-ordered my copy of Mockingjay a few weeks ago...I wish I was at your party...looks like a blast!!

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  2. ValerieAugust 23, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    I just started this series. Brilliant author! Beautiful cookies.

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  3. banananutmegAugust 23, 2010 at 5:12 PM

    I love these books. Can't wait for Mockingjay!

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  4. Lindsayb-moAugust 23, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    I have not read the books, but have been tempted to. Seems everyone that has read them are obsessed....I mean like "Twilight" obsessed. So, I think I may give them a go.
    Wonderful cookies. Even with the cheating, I don't think I could have done so well! ;-)

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  5. August 23, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    These are great! I'm so stealing this technique for cookies for my class when school starts up again. We've read both books and will be reading this third. I think this will be just the "thing" they need to get back into the groove of school after a long summer break. :)

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  6. ErinAugust 23, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    super cool cookies! i am excited for mockingjay too. though since I pre-orded my copy from amazon I won't get it tomorrow. it will take a couple of extra days :(

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  7. MelindaAugust 23, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    :) That is a great idea for a party! We read the books in my book club and I am so excited for the 3rd book tomorrow, I will have to run out and get it. Thanks for all the great ideas, I'd love it if you stopped by my blog sometime.

    http://hodgepodgedays.blogspot.com/
    Thanks
    Melinda

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  8. Camille FooteAugust 23, 2010 at 9:11 PM

    I am so glad you liked the books too. I rarely recommend books to anyone. I really like this series so I blogged about it and a lot of people told me they read them at my recommendation and didn't really like them. SO I am glad I am not alone in being a fan and so excited for the next book.

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  9. TerilAugust 23, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    Those are extraordinary cookies! Amazing! Wish I lived closer so I can join in the festivities. I am just going to be waiting at the bookstore, coffee in hand for their opening tomorrow. Go Katniss!

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  10. Lisa RussellAugust 24, 2010 at 6:34 AM

    I just started the second book, per my daughter's request. They are good, aren't they? You did a great job on the Mockingjay cookies!

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  11. JRobertsAugust 24, 2010 at 8:29 AM

    Pre-ordered the book last year...have to say, I am so stoked for it to come out! :)

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  12. kim westAugust 24, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    love the books...adore the cupcakes.

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  13. SarahAugust 24, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    Kalleen! May I borrow your book when you're done? PLEASE, please, oh, please? I'll even craft something for you. (Not to say it would be as good as something you'd make, but I promise to work really extra hard on it...)

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  14. tomiannieAugust 24, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    So clever! I'm tempted to make some to celebrate the arrival of our copy, if it ever gets here!!!

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  15. Jenn @ Seeds on a BreezeAugust 24, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    Great piping. That's not cheating. It's a legitimate technique. Another one that you might try is the frozen buttercream technique. You might check out cakecentral.com for instructions.

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  16. KerriAugust 25, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    I've never heard of that book...but I'm pretty impressed w/ your piping skills! Your cookies look awesome!!

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  17. UnknownAugust 25, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    lovely! love this book.
    Congratulations.

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  19. Brianna!August 26, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
    So great
    thanks for sharing
    xoxo
    bB

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  20. KatelynAugust 26, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    LOVED the books and wish I could have come to your party!

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    God Bless You ~Ron

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  22. EdgyKSeptember 19, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    I thought you piped that with chocolate. I like that you used royal icing though. How fun. We are having a book club meeting for The Knife of Never Letter Go: Chaos Walking series. That's another good series to read. I think I will make some sugar cookies and make little knives to go on top. Maybe in red, how morbid!

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  23. marissa | Rae Gun RamblingsMarch 5, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    I just found these on pinterest so adorable! I"m actually having a big hunger games blog party with a link party and I'd love you to share these there I think my readers would love them! http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2012/03/hunger-games-blog-party-and-link-party.html

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  24. Arielle BrentsMarch 18, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    Help! I practiced these today and they keep crumbling when I try to take them off the wax paper. I even froze some of them to try to make them harder. What royal icing recipe did you use? (Maybe I didn't make mine hard enough??) I need these for Friday!! (Imagine me panicking and running in circles)
    -ariellebrents@yahoo.com

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  25. kgbabyy15April 4, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    Hello! I love your idea for the toppers! I was getting ready to make some for a birthday cupcake, and I was wondering what you used to trace the image onto the parchment paper. I am too timid to use a pencil, because then I'll be tracing icing over pencil? What did you use?! Thanks so much! My email is kgbabyy15@aim.com

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