In this post, I’ll take you through my painting process, step by step, with few words in-between.  Just a note of caution when painting your own cookies with gel food color: Make sure you add enough water to the gel color to make it more like a water color paint consistency and less like the original gel consistency.  If you don’t do this step, it will take FOREVER for your color to dry (if ever) and you will never be able to bag them without ruining your work.  Believe me, been there, done that!  Plus, the coverage will work much better with the addition of the water and you’ll use less gel color.  Touchdown!!!

So there you have it, a step by step visual of the process of making “Big Game” cookies.   I don’t know if this blog post will have taught you anything or not.  I’d love to answer any questions you may have in regards to this post, so please leave them for me and I’ll be happy to get back with you.  In the near future, I plan on adding more tutorial video type blogs that will better document the processes involved in my Kudos Kookies baking and decorating processes.  Until then, I hope this post scored big points with you.

Yep, it’s that time again (and I may be jumping the gun just a little bit here) for me to start thinking about fall! Fall is by far my favorite time of year! I love everything about it. The colors, the temperatures, the nesting feeling that comes with the cooler weather and especially the pumpkins!! Pumpkins make me smile.

To me Fall also is the time I truly look forward to doing more cooking and baking (and by baking, I don’t just mean cookies!). The smells and aromas inside the house gives me that warm fuzzy feeling all over. Did I mention how much I love the fall?

To my husband, Fall is all about Da’Bears! Like so many others, he is a die hard Bears fan and always has been. Lucky for him, his dad has been a season ticket holder from the very beginning when the Bears played at Rrigley Field. Because of this, he is able to go to many games during the season. No matter what the weather, he won’t pass up the opportunity to go to a game. I find this fact fascinating. I enjoy watching the Bear’s too, but I’d much rather do it from the comfort and warmth of my sofa at home, with the smells of dinner wafting in the air. Call me crazy!

When you’re a fan, you’re a fan! Mike and Jen are getting married in early November and have asked me to design cookies for their momentous event with the theme being the Chicago Bears. I am thrilled to oblige! Congratulations to Mike and Jen on their upcoming nuptials and… Go Bears!!

Ok, here goes nothing (and I mean that most literally). I am starting this blog at the encouragement of some of my twitter friends. Apparently they think I have something more to say than my 140 characters on twitter allows. This remains to be seen.

I am however excited at the prospect of joining the TWD cooking group because of my newly acquired blog. But, I must wonder where in the world I will find the time to bake something other than cookies. I must admit, I do indeed love to bake and maybe this will force me to make the time to follow that passion in a capacity other than work.

Thank you twitter friends for making me, once again, step out of my comfort zone and try something completely different. I tend to be the ultimate creature of habit so the friendly shove was much appreciated.

Be patient with me though. I am a slow learner and =’m sure I’ll have questions galore to pummel you all with. Just remember, you asked for it

Fondly yours,
Renee aka Kudos Kookies