Baseball!

It is April 15th in Iowa, things should be starting to grow, it should be getting warmer outside, and I should be thinking happy thoughts. But I’m not. Why? Because everything is still dead, and we are still getting snow. I’m not sure who pissed off mother nature, but I sure wish you’d apologize.

I do have some hope spring is near though, because my oldest, Jace, had his first baseball game this last week. Watching him play baseball is one of my favorite things, so I decided to whip up some cookies for his team’s next game tomorrow, that is if they don’t postpone due to snow on the field (insert angry face here).

These cookies are actually pretty simple to make. They are simple round cut outs, decorated in a few different steps.

1. I outline and flood the outside half rounds of all cookies first, then I go back and fill the middle. The purpose of this is to give the indention where the laces will go so that you have a guide, and it will give the cookie a more 3D look.
2. I airbrushed the outer edge and lace line using 1 drop of brown and 3 drops of white AmeriMist food coloring.
3. I played around with a few different options when it came time to do the laces. First, I used a size 1 tip and piped the lace line, then stitching on top.

Next, I used a red food marker to outline the laces, then piped the stitching on top.

I really don’t know which I prefer, but I’m sure the boys will love either version.