I’ll just call them Cookie Hats since Easter is now over. I made these this weekend but you can certainly do them for other occasions like Mothers Day. Showers, too. You can change the colors for different themes. Any Red Hat Society peeps out there? These would be fun. I can also see these for a Kentucky Derby party – you could get really creative with them. Or forget the flowers, paint them with silver luster dust and turn them into flying saucers.
I found the instructions for these cuties in a book called Cookie Swap.
Here’s what they are supposed to look like. Gorgeous, huh! These are made using royal icing to coat the hat and pipe the perfect little dots. Fondant is used for the flowers and the bands.
Now, I didn’t have extra hours to wait for royal icing to dry when I made these, so I improvised. But, if time weren’t an issue, I’d go royal.
Instead, I covered the sugar cookie hats in tinted and rolled fondant…
And used sugar pearls to add detail. To help them stay in place, I used the pearls to press indentations around the hat. Then, I put a tiny amount of water on the sugar pearl and placed it in position.
Here they are with and without the pearls.
The base of the sugar cookie hats should be rolled thin before baking and the top part of the hat should be thicker to accommodate the fondant band. I used the shortbread sugar cookie recipe in the book, but feel free to use your own recipe and decorate.
Note: To get the fondant and cookie shapes to match in size, I re-cut the cookies with the cutter when I took them out of the oven and while they were still warm because they had spread a little.
You can attach the fondant to the cookies with a little bit of icing and you can attach the fondant flowers with a little dab of water.
Fondant Flowers.
All I can say is I heart my flower blossom plunger cutter. Say that fast three times.
I bought it a while ago and this is the first time I’ve used it.
You can cut shapes out of fondant and by pressing down on the plunger, you can make center indentations… or not.
You can also press the plunger into the fondant and remove the flower shape to then press and release onto a sponge.
This will give the flowers a curved shape.
But, without a sponge handy I had to improvise again.
So I grabbed the paper towel roll nearby and laid it on its side.
See how they curve when you press them into a soft surface and release? If you wanted, you could also add sugar pearls to the centers or pipe with icing.
These were fun to use. Now I need to get my hands on a little leaf plunger cutter to round out the look.
Cookie Swap is full of recipes, decorating and displaying ideas.
Like these….
Yes, this is a cookie. A ridiculously beautiful cookie. Seriously, who does that? Amazing!
And these are in the book, too. Love them! Looooooove them. But, I’d have to find someone to pipe those dots on for me. Mine would never look that perfect.
In addition to really pretty sweets, the book also has cute cookies to make you swoon.
Like these hamburger and hotdog shaped macarons. Dying.
And these watermelon cookies. Oh and umm, the lemons? Those are cookies, too. I know. Craziness.
Want to try your hand at some spectacular cookies?
Or just want to look at pretty pictures?
Enter for a chance to win a copy of the book.
Just leave a comment on this post and tell me if you’re an adventurous cookie maker or content taste tester.
Deadline to enter is Monday, April 5th at 5:00 pm ET. Sorry, Time’s Up! Winner below.
One winner will be chosen at random and announced Monday evening on this post.
Good luck!
Okay, we have a winner. But first, I’d like to say how glad I am that so many of you lean towards the adventurous side. It’s fun to challenge yourself and this book will do just that.
Alright, let’s see who won.
YAY for Sarah the Adventurer! This book has plenty of projects to keep you busy. Have fun.
You make the cutest everything! These are adorable and props to you for spending all that time on them!
I’m a taste tester… but I’d rather like to be able to make pretty cookies like these!
I recommend making these in yellow as Madeline’s hat!
I’m an adventurous cookie maker but I am also a pro taste-tester!
i love the bonnets and that you seem to be feeling better!
Have you seen that you can see the first 30 odd pages of this book in google preview? I know its not the whole book, but its a great “try before you buy” option!!!
Have you seen the new cricut cake machine? It is like the cricut machine that you use for cutting paper and doing scrapbooking, but you use it with fondant and icing sheets, etc. It is so awesome. I want one sooooooo very bad. If you have not seen it yet, you need to google it. You can roll out your fondant or fruit leather, or icing sheets and it will cut whatever design you want and then you can stick it to the side of the cake of on top of cupcakes. It is so cool. Let me know what you think!!!
For sure I am all about the adventure..and now with a grandson in my life it is even more fun!
Ohhh and love to taste too!
Inspiring and beautiful! Too good to eat definitely.
I am a frustrated cookie baker and need help. Would you like to help me? You are so talented!
content taste-tester… until I take that cake decorating class that is on my to-do list! :)
Love em love em love em! I would love to decorate that wonderfully or at all – alas.. children, young children. I would barely make it past the dough.
I am more of the adventurous cookie maker and love cook books and websites like these to inspire me!!
Can’t imagine how you can possibly read all your posts, but it’s interesting to glance through them. Your blogs are awesome. I’m more a traditional cookie baker. I bake/take 10-15 dozen cookies, or 5 or so muffins, cupcakes, or three cakes, or two 1/2 sheets of bars to our bowling league each Friday afternoon. It’s a seniors league and I’m the youngster of the group. Best sellers by far are chocolate chip and oatmeal/raisin/pecan. But they love it all. The fanciest I’ve gotten is I made “flip flop” brownies with strawberry licorice for the straps and colored icing for my oldest granddaughters birthday last summer. Took some doing to get her to “share” with her younger brother and sister. They were cute. Not sure, but might have gotten them from one of your posts!!!
With an email like mine, I have to be an adventurous baker!! I homeschooled my 3 girls and every holiday we hand-painted, then fancy decorated the cookies with a decorating bag, tips, candies! I have probably a 4,000 cookie cutter collection! I LOVE bakerella ideas and look forward to them every month!
I’m a wanna be cookie and cupcake decorator!
I used the same flower press… love the bonnets.. love, love them.
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Definitely an adventurous cookie maker!!….cute Easter bonnets:)
these hats are adorable!!!
I am a red hatter and I will deffinately try these, much cuter than the ones made with a hat cookie cutter!
I am both! I love to make cookies… although I am not very good at it! And I REALLY enjoy tasting!
Congratulations Sarah! Have fun!
I’d much rather taste :)
We try to bake a new cookie every other week or so. It makes us very popular with the neighbors!
I don’t have the patience to bake pretty cookies, but I love to see what other creative people have done. And tasting? Heck yeah!
Your patience at decorating is amazing. I try to decorate as best as I can but it never comes out as pretty as the ones you blog :) But that won’t stop me from trying!
Definitely an adventerous cookie maker!! I love me some baking!
WOW!! What a fun book!
This looks like a great book. I saw it on Amazon and have debated getting it. A chance to win? Fantastic!
I’m a tester from way back, but I’ve been attempting to decorate lately.
Martha Stewart’s Cookie book is by far the best overall recipe book I’ve found. And I am quite happy as a daredevil adventurer in both home experiments and taste tests!
I’m fairly new to baking so I’ve started off trying to build a repertoire in muffins and cupcakes first. I’d love to start moving into cookie territory once I get more time!
I am an Adventurous Baker! As much as I love cupcakes and of course cupcake pops, decorated sugar and shortbread cookies are my favorite, they always remind me of my childhood and the cool neighborhood bakery down the street that would hand decorate cookies for each holiday.
Thanks for the giveaway.
NICE! I am a great taster, LOL.
Ever since since I got my Hello Cupcake I have been making very off the wall cupcakes. I love cookies too. Looking at the pictures I want to try making the cookies!
I’d say Im an adventurous maker, have to go easy on the tasting, Too bad!
I would say that I am both! I would love to try some of those lovely cookies!
I’m definitely an adventurous cookie maker! I love making cute cookies and desserts. These are just adorable.
I love making cookies like these! My two favorite things combined…desserts and art!
I’m somewhat adventurous. I like to copy other people’s ideas, though. So maybe I just like to try new things that aren’t that new.
I wish…
Baking Cookies are my cryptonite..it seems
But eating…that is my #1 talent :)
Adventurous! Absolutely!! That book is fantastic-looking. I’d love to make those watermelons and lemons – cute as can be!! Thanks for sharing.
I love, love, love making these types of cookies. I am excited to see that plunger cutter! I can’t wait to get one.
I am both – I love to make cookies and am known for my chocolate chip cookies – but wow, those would be fun!
i’m a taster for suuuure!
I used to be a content cookie taste tester, now I’m adventurous! I made my own decorated easter cookies this year!
Adventurous!! I love to try new, fun recipes!
oh my gosh, those hats are adorable!
that tiered cookie would be great for a bridal shower!
Mostly a tast tester, but I wouldn’t say CONTENT about it. I want adventure… I want that book. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
I am a content taste tester, but I wish I could make all of the yummy and beautiful treats you post here!
I’m an adventurous cookie maker!!! :)
Would love to try to make these…
I love adventure!
I’m definitely both! I can never say no to a new recipe, but then again… I need to taste if they’re any good, right?
The flower cutters are adorable, as are the cookies! Hope you had a nice Easter!
I am both! :)
Bakerella ~ Long time fan…finally found someone as detailed oriented as me! (You of course are much more talented…but are the bext example for me to follow~) Keep the goodies coming!
I’m both! Make it. Eat it. Repeat.
These cookies are so wonderful, I’m dying, seriously. I bet they would taste great with marshmallow fondant.
Those look so artistic. They are adorable.
Adventurous! That book looks so neat.
Both. I love to bake cookies for my boyfriend but also eat the cookies that other people make… Looooveee cookies
These cookies are way too adorable! I would have so much fun making these!
I’m pretty much a taster. But I’d like to try more! I’m more adventurous with cakes. Although I love to make squirrel-shaped sugar cookies at Christmas
Bakerella…tomorrow’s my birthdayyyy!! haha
I’m an adventurous cookie baker, dessert baker, and bread baker. I just started experimenting with bread and am in love with the science of bread.
I am a cookie baker, but I think baking deserves tasting.
I love making pretty cookies like those! and giving them away is even more fun!
I am more of a cake girl in general, but these cookies are too fantasic not to try…I have all the fondant tools. FUN!
I’m a content taste tester for sure! I never have had luck making cookies.
adventurous cookie maker!
TASTE TESTER!!
These hats are super cute :)
Oh my these are cute! I know I am not a great cookie maker, so I would rather be a taster!!! The book might help me be more adventurous though!
Gorgeous!!
I am an adventurous cookie maker, but tasting definitely gets done along the way:)
I’ve been pretty adventurous in the past but that is not to say I’m not perfectly content being a ‘taste tester’…
I was the content taste tester..but after seeing these gorgeous cookies I would love to try my hand at being the adventurous baker!!! =)
I would have to go with cookie taster..though I think that book could inspire me to make something so pretty!
I’m more of a cake maker than a cookie baker. I’d love to change that ahaha :D
Absolutly beautiful!
Cookie maker!!!!
Oh, I LOVE to bake cookies and taste them too! :) I also love to read cookbooks and drool over all of the beautiful pictures of cakes and cookies. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome book!
Heather
adventerous cookie maker!!
These cookies are adorable! I just wish I had the time and patience to make them! I love baking everything! I love trying out new recipes and designs. That’s why I’m addicted to your site!
It’s a shame this wouldn’t be here sooner. I have to make a bunch of stuff for a bake sale this saturday. In other words, I’m the adventurous cookie maker.
I’d say I’m a little bit of both.. I love making them, and I love trying them!!
the little lemon slice cookies are the cutest things ever!!! people who come up with these ideas make me so jealous…it’s taken me years to get a chocolate chip cookie to turn out correctly :)
love those cookies! so cute! I’m more of a cake person, but I’d love to venture out into the world of cookie adventure baking!
I love a good cookie adventure!
Awesome as always!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
I’m an adventurous cookie maker! Or at least, I will be with this book!! (I hope!) :-)
I would love to have an amazingly huge kitchen so I could bake all day. But until I have one, I’m content with being a taste tester. Especially for those gorgeous cookies!
I’m definitely a content taste tester and wish I had more time to be an adventurous cookie maker (slowly becoming one by checking out your recipes :) I gotta tell you, I used the printer & edible inks that you recommended for Valentines day to make Easter cookies — HUGE hit! Thanks!
Would LOVE the cookbook! My daughter loves to help me bake cookies and that would be a blast to learn how to make such fun cookies! Thanks for keeping us in the know.
Can I be both an adventurous cookie maker and taste tester? Because, really, that would be ideal. =)
I must say cookie making scares me a little! I am not sure why, it might have something to do with the fact that if I start making them I will become obsessed (as I have with cake pops and cupcakes!!) and then gain another 50 pounds from testing all of them!!! The book looks amazing, I love looking at all the pictures. Thanks for posting these!
Wow. This book looks like endless fun! Thanks for the chance to win!
I am an adventure cookie maker! Especially when they have lots of colors and different shapes. It makes the cookies so exciting to make and eat (so I guess I’m a taster too :-).
i am fairly adventurous…i would try to attempt anything if someone asked me to make a cookie!!! i love the watermelon ones!!!
I am most definitely an adventurous cookie maker! Though I have yet to venture past cutting them out and simple decorating, I am eager to try new ideas!
I would say content cookie taster but with that book who knows? I may just venture out to make some adorable cookies!
I love cookies! I’ve made a name for myself as the girl who makes great Christmas cookies every year! I’m actually quite proud of them but I would really love to expand my cookie making abilities and ideas! (:
These cookies in this book look amazing! I would love to try out some of those fun recipes. I am an adventurous baker.
Am I too late? When is EST? Just in case, I’m adding a comment, because I loooove cookies, baking them and eating them. I love royal icing on my sugar cookies because they look so great. Thanks for the fun of giveaways! Keidi
Oh I am always playing around with different recipes. I am seriously addicted to cookie recipes and am always buying new cookie books or downloading new ideas off the internet.
I would love to have this book…it would be my new bedtime story book!….lol
ADORABLE. I’m awful at baking cookies, but I so-so-so-so-so want to learn. And those lemon-shaped cookies are just outrageously cute.
I love adventure in my kitchen! The cookie book looks AMAZING! Love it!
I’m both. I tend to be the adventurous maker when my kids are around to have fun with it. Most of the time, I bake simple, satisfying cookies.
I love to make cookies and would love to win. I’m up for a cookie adventure! Thanks!
Oh, these are so beautiful! I love making cookies but I haven’t been adventurous with them before, at least on the decorating front. This looks like a great book!
well, i’d say i’m a semi-adventurous baker … actually, i just want to look at the pictures & maybe try a few recipes. :)
Such cute cookies! How fun it would be to have a whole book of great ideas to test out this summer! :)
Definitely cookie taster! :)
I love to make cookies, but I’m more for simple cookies that I can just eat!
Those cookies look so gorgeous! I don’t know if I’d want to eat them!
If I don’t win it, I am SO buying that book. Who doesn’t love cookies? (A crazy person, that’s who!)
Just wanted to say that I love your blog and all your stuff. This book looks like a good one. Like you did here, I like to take inspiration from pictures and or recipes and make it my own by tweaking it a little. Keep up the good work.
I am both adventurer AND taste tester! Love it all. ps. I’ve seen this book in the store and it’s so hard to resist!
I’m both. It depends on the proximity to assessment deadlines :)
I have hoards of cookie cutters and sooo need to use them!
Adventurous cooker and baker! I tried some cowboy cookies last week and put the ends of six different bags of chips and nuts into them; almost wasn’t enough cookie dough to hold all of the chunks of goodness!
OMG! I love this book! I”m always looking for creative baking ideas :)
i am definitely an adventurous cookie maker ! by the way, your cookies are GORGEOUS !
So far I’ve been a pretty basic cookie-maker… chocolate chip, snickerdoodles, and peanut butter are about as far as I’ve taken it… but I’d like to try new things!
I’m getting more adventurous these days. Unemployment has me looking for ways to fill my days, and it’s meant lots of baking.
Before I would consider myself a content taste tester, but now I’m curious to take anything on! Especially CUTE challenges!
i love these! i need this book! those watermelon cookies were in a kids baking book when i was wee and i successfully made them back then so they mustn’t be too complicated! fabulous!
Too cute! Would love to get my hands on that book to try to make those watermelon cookies!
I’m definitely content just tasting, but I do enjoy trying new things. Maybe a good cookie book will do the trick. :)
I’m a little too in love with all of those cookies! Especially those watermelons – why didn’t I think of trying something like that for my girlfriend’s daughter’s 1st birthday that had the watermelon theme!!!!!!
Those cookies are gorgeous!
Definitely a content taste tester. Sometimes adventurous baker.
Definately the adventurous type, when I have the time! Of course I always try them after! :)
I am both! I love experimenting but consider tasting a definite part of the fun.
I would love to do these, so I would take the adventure. I currently do not have time or energy to do these. Maybe when my children are older.
I love baking, but have become a little lazy as of late…perhaps a new cookie book would motivate me ;)
I try to be as adventurous as I can get! Right now, I’m figuring ways to get Winnie the Pooh into cupcake/cookie forms for my sister-in-law’s baby shower come June.
I enjoy trying new things with baking. The cookies in the book are wonderful.
Ooooo, these are so cute! (Just like everything else on your site!) I tried cake pops this weekend, and we had a blast…even if they don’t look quite as cute as yours. Can’t wait to try some more soon! Thanks, Bakerella!
Wow those are such pretty cookies! And I definitely consider myself to be an adventurous baker.
I think I’m more of taster with some adventure thrown in. I love making classic cookies, but wouldn’t mind trying things out!
I wish I could decorate cookies, but I never remember, or have the time. This post has really opened my eyes though! Cookies can look as gorgeous as little cupcakes too!!
These are the cutest cookies! I was looking for ideas for a bridal shower and also for a “southern” themed graduation party for girls. These would be perfect for both! Thank you for all your great ideas!
I know I missed the contest, but I just wanted to say these are cute!! I’m a bit on both sides… cookie baker and taster!
I´m an adventurous cookie and cake baker, I love to try new flavors and new techniques every time I can :), that´s why I love your blog!!! That book looks amazing, and I have a lot of taste testers that would be thrilled with it :)
I’d say I’m definitely a cookie maker, but I end up loving other peoples much more than my own usually! They’re just so fun to make.
I’m an adventurous cookie maker and taste tester- I’m a match made in heaven :-)
Those cookies are amazing!!! I love to decorate cookies, and try different techniques. I’d love to have a copy of the book.
I am a content taste tester…but hopefully, I will become an adventurous baker.
Love these cookies – we make cookies for all occasions (baby shower, bridal shower, kids parties, etc) A little adventurous, love trying new shape and decorations.
i’d love the chance to get a copy of the book.. been loving everything you’ve been doing .. :)
also i happen to just love making cake balls and i’m about to learn how to make maceroons..
I love making cute little cookies!!! I only wish I had the time and equipment to indulge in all the little details.
I love baking, just don’t have the patience to do much decorating, unless it’s for a special event. And I happily taste test! So… both? This book looks lovely!
Adventure all the way – I just made 10 soccer ball cookies for my sons soccer team. I also plan of making sugar cookies for the schools secretary. I would love to get my hands on that book.
Adventurous cookie maker / cookie eater / cookie monster. :)
Yum, I like to help eat the cookies! I’m better at that job!
BOTH!!
My nephew is getting married next year – these would be great cookies for my new niece-to-be’s shower. Yea. Thanks for the great ideas.
I am a little of both. I love to bake cute things, but it is equally fun to taste them!
This is the neatest book I have ever seen. I wish I was this talented.
I will taste any kind of cookie! i love to try new recipes but some of these look a little too tedious! They are beautiful!
Probably a taste tester. I’m more adventurous with other desserts, but really I love tasting anything.
I taste and bake, its cheaper than therapy :)
I love making but am more of a taste tester since they are usually about gone by the end of that day:)
I am a little of both, starting to get more daring as I go along. :)
I am probably both, though I must say I have become much more adventurous since I started following your blog. Thanks for all the great ideas! I think I will make these with some cake pops for Mother’s Day…
I am a little of both although I mostly adventure with cakes. I would love to try my hand at these cookies. Having a spring tea with my moms group and am going to try my hand at these easter bonnets. Would love to win this book!
I am an adventurous cookie maker when I find directions that are easy! My 8 year old daughter loves fancy cookies and would think this book was awesome!
I love love love to try new things. Definitely an Adventurous Baker.
I’m an adventurous cookie maker AND a taste tester. I love to bake! It’s my stress reliever! AND the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach! <3
I would SO LOVE to be an adventurous cookie-maker. A friend of mine who sells fabulous fondant-frosted concoctions recently had me over for a tutorial, and I am in love with the idea of it! But right now, I am a taster only. But I do have some fondant sitting on my cabinet, beckoning me to make something wonderful. Mmmm.
They look so cute. I am glad you are feeling well enough to creat again. Tnaks for sharing!
I’ll take any challenege you throw at me!
I made all your easter pops for my family yesterday, an they were a hit!!
I am usually a taster but this Easter I became an adventurous baker! You inspired me – after I saw your flooded cookies last year I had to give it a go and Easter provided the perfect excuse! Have a look and let me know what you think :-) http://bakingmakesthingsbetter.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-treats.html
I have picked this book up a couple of times in the store and then passed. I’d love to win it. I am a cookie adventurer. Made 200 4-inch fondant covered and piped wedding cake shaped cookies for a friends wedding. Whew, it was a task!
I am so loving these cookies that perhaps I should call myself a closet adventurous baker who doesn’t know it yet! Because taste is essential, but cuteness goes a loooong way!
I’ve made watermelon cookies before, so I guess I’m an adventurous and fearless baker! I love the bonnet cookies!
Up until this year, I would say I was a content cookie tester, but one of my projects this year is to be more creative in my baking. Therefore, I’d call myself an “adventurous” cookie maker.
both both both! :)
Adventurous cookie maker for sure! My son is the indulger ;) And friends, co-workers, neighbours… anyone I can give them away to (I would be 50 pounds heftier if I had any hanging around!) LOVE making them though!
Adventurous! All the way!
Adventurous cookie maker! But testing is pretty good too…
This book is too cute! I think I would be adventurous and try some of these cookies!
Definitely an adventurer… but that’s because Ima big ‘ole Bakerella copy cat!
OMG. I WANT TO WIN THIS BOOK! Amazing! I would say I’m both a maker and a taster. If I had this book I would be a maker, and I would get creative once I knew the basics.
Nooo, I’m a half hour too late! Oh well, that’s what I get for living on the west coast. Thanks for the book idea- I will definitely go out and get it. I love baking cookies- my fave is a snickerdoodle recipe that I’ve used since 5th grade.
I am new to learning cookies, but love it!!! I want to learn how to work with fondant so I can make awesome looking cookies like these! :) Thanks!
i love making cookies. i havent really tried my hand at decorating them.. its something i’ve always been interested in but never got around to. all of those cookies in the book look amazing!
I just love these!!! They would be so cute for a little girls bday party or bakesale or I maybe could teach it to my 4-h girls. I would love to win that book! I am a adventurous cookie maker, If I have directions to do so!
These look amazing! I love to bake and am constantly looking for new ideas. You never disappoint!!
I have been getting more and more into baking and decorating cookies but the decorating part is definately my favorite part. If only I had the time to do it more often.
I’m happy baker. But not quite a patient decorator yet, so I’ll have to settle for quick & easy cookie maker.
i am adventurous! when i can find the time, that is.
I am currently enrolled in culinary school. my major is baking and pastry. I love making cookies and cakes! I would love to explore the endless possibilities on making these delicious treats!
More of a taste tester, but I do enjoy the cookie making :)
Omigosh, those cookies are ADORABLE. I’m forwarding this post to my Mom who is a Red Hat, I bet she could find a great event to make these for!
great idea, love these cute little cookies …. cookie taste tester!
Definitely all about tasting the cookies! But I like to be adventurous, even if my creations never turn out so cute. But it’s fun to do :)
I want to be an adventurous cookie maker! Right now I am more of a basic cookie maker and master tester. Pick me!
I have never thought to decorate cookies ! I am perfectly content on making them for others.
Cookies…Cookies…Cookies… I love those Cookies, perfect idea for my Mom, thanks Bakerella. This will be an adventurous task, I’m up for it.
I saw this book on Saturday night! Super fun ideas! Hope I win!
hope im not too late!
I love to be adventurous.
I want this booooookkkkkk, LOL!
I am an adventurous cookie maker, baker but I wouldn’t be a content taste tester since I get nauseous when I eat too much sweets :-)
I do love love love to make goods for my families and friends :-)