To see the entire Out of the Block | Ice Cream Cone Cookie Cutter series, including pattern for felt applique block and how to make your own cookie cutters click HERE. 

I've tasted a lot of sugar cookies in my days, and I have to say, this is by far my very favorite. What makes it so special... a splash of lemon! And I'm a sucker for lemon. When I go to restaurants, I ask for "water with obscene amounts of lemon". Frankly, Tim teases that how I tip is directly related to how much lemon they bring me. I've had waiters bring out an entire lemon, and they watch as I squeeze every last drop of juice into my water. Basically, it's lemonade without the sugar. But I digress... we're talking cookies here! Anyway... these cookies don't make you pucker, they just have a subtle lemon favor that makes this the perfect cookie to munch with a cup of freshly brewed tea or a tall, ice cold glass of milk :)

If you are unfathomably not a fan of lemon, simply omit the lemon zest and substitute vanilla extract for the lemon flavoring. BTW... this was a Michelle discovery, and once again the student is the teacher :) This is the perfect dough to use with our hand-made tin cookie cutters!

LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter, room temp
2 eggs, room temp
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpse flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon zest (grated lemon peel)
1 teaspoon lemon flavoring

Directions:
Blend butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Combine flour, baking powder and salt, adding a small amount at a time to the mixture, blending well. Add zest and flavoring. Chill dough. On a well floured board, roll out a small quantity at a time to about a 1/4" thickness. Dough not in use should be kept refrigerated. Cut into shapes and bake on a lightly greased cookies sheet, for about 10-12 minutes at 375. Bake until set, but not brown. Sprinkle with colored sugars, before baking, or frost after baking. Dough can be frozen to bake at a later date.

LEMON SUGAR COOKIE ICING

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
food coloring (optional)

Directions:
Into small bowl, sift sugar and cream of tartar through a very fine sieve; add 2 egg whites and lemon extract. With mixer at high speed, beat mixture so stiff the knife drawn through leaves clean path.
(On humid days you may need to beat in more confectioner's sugar.)

Rolling out dough and cutting out cookies

Icing Cookies

Adding sprinkles

Ready to eat

Now it's the wee ones' turn!

Tasting testing before sharing with friends

All agreed... good enough to share with friends... as long as they could save a few for the family :)

 

Materials:
You can purchase a tin kit here or you will need...
16" long, 1/2" wide food safe tin
Non-toxic metal bonding (3M tape)
and
Old kitchen shears or tin snips
Print out a pattern at actual size (Ice Cream Cone pattern can be found HERE)
Various objects for forming shapes (cans, pencils, spools, etc or the kit includes some shapes)
Yarn or Pipe cleaners
Ruler
Clip

First measure the outside edge of your object by wrapping yarn or even better... pipe cleaners around the edge of your shape. Straighten the pipe cleaners and measure to get the perimeter length.

Add one inch so the edges can overlap. (The ice cream cone requires about 16"). Cut your tin with the shears or tin snips. You can trim the corners on an angle to reduce scratches. Be careful, the tin edges can be sharp.

Start your cookie cutter on a straight edge if possible. I lined it up starting in the middle of a cone edge. Then bend the tin to follow the perimeter shape. You can use various household objects to help you follow the outline of the ice cream cone. If you bought the kit it should come with a few shapes to get you started. A Klean Kanteen bottle worked great for the rounded top of the ice cream. Remember, you should have about 1 inch of overlap on a straight edge side.

Once you have finished bending your cookie cutter into shape clean the tin with dish soap and water. When it has dried completely adhere a 1" piece of the 3M tape on one side of the open edge. Peel back the other side of the tape, carefully line up the overlapping edges, and stick them together.

Use a clip to hold the piece together while it sets up.

Once it has set up you can do minor adjustments to the shape.

February is a great time to share sweet treats with all the "sweeties" in our life. And what's sweeter than an ice cream cone with sprinkles on top? Our Ice Cream Cone Applique looks yummy enough to eat! 

We added sprinkles using a straight stitch and 6 strands of floss, but you could easily add glass beads for extra glitter. Or, cover in French knots. This applique was designed to fit a 6" block, but can be enlarged or reduced to meet your needs. Tomorrow we will be sharing a tutorial on how to turn this or any applique into a cookie cutter. The pattern for this Ice Cream Cone Applique can be found HERE. Enjoy! 

EDIT: Okay... this is probably going to tell you more about my personality than anything else I've ever done before... I couldn't live with the dark photos and I re-shot them! (If you didn't see the post earlier, here is the note I included. You can see one of the nasty photos down below:

NOTE: Yes... the photos are rather dark. Took the photos last night, went to crop them this morning, and let's just say, after my early morning rant, ALL the pups were ready to give up their morning naps and go outside! Decided not to re-shoot, so imagine everything a little brighter, a little cleaner ;)

So, yes, it was gnawing at me, and I HAD to re-shoot. I often get accused of being a perfectionist. I usually don't see it. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure this even qualifies since the other photos were soooooo bad. Anyway, I couldn't leave it alone, even with an apology. Now, you really can see what the sweater looks like, and I can go back to my day as planned :) 

Last night I finished the lovely sweater for Little Lady. It really was a very simple little thing. The free pattern is available HERE from Purl Bee. I love, love, love the roll up sleeves! 

I decided she needed a beret to go with it. I found a free pattern HERE. It is the sweetest little hat from Sarah Grieve, and it is called the Ava Beret. She used a stitch called the brioche stitch pattern, which is lovely, but for the main body I used a seed stitch since that was the stitch used in the sweater. I had to fudge a little, since the seed stitch required an odd number of stitches, so I did 1 less decrease. Also, Sarah sewed a button on the beret which is adorable. A girl needs a little bling, right? I'm thinking instead of a button, I may make a small fabric flower from the material I will be using to make her pants. Of course, I'll share a photo when I decide :)

I love it when I get to use the technique where you create a hem by knitting it in. When you are done, the hem is already finished, no handsewing and no loose ends to weave in. Neat and lovely!

Anyway... done and done! Today, if I get a chance, I'm going to start on her reversible pants from Anna Maria Horner's book Handmade Beginnings. YAY! It's been too long since I sat at my sewing machine.

For those of you that didn't see the old photos... I saved the one below. I'm not crazy, right? It was worth re-doing the photos... at least it was for me ;)

Here is a fun treat to share with your loved ones. Using a specially designed cookie cutter adds a personal touch to your basic sugar cookie. Also be sure to try our favorite Lemon Sugar Cookie recipe which goes great with coffee, tea or hot cocoa.

For a special afternoon treat we made our own Ice Cream Cone Tin Cookie Cutter to create our Ice Cream Cone sugar cookies. Once you learn how to make your own cookie cutter you can create custom cookies for all your holidays and special occasions. It is a great way to personalize your child’s birthday party. We decorated our cookies using simple tools found in the average kitchen… and let the kids do most of the work. We will also be sharing our favorite Lemon Sugar Cookie recipe. Yum!
 
Stay tuned this week for the appliqué pattern. The rest of the project will be shared throughout the month. From felt to sugar cookie… remember to keep thinking Out of the Block.

Click here for the applique pattern.
Click here (coming soon) for the cookie cutter directions.
Click here (coming soon) for the Lemon Sugar Cookie recipe.

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