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Baking for Obama - Swing State Cookies
I have been wickedly busy lately with work things and personal things. The latest project? This week we hosted an Obama fundraiser and made nearly $8,000 for our man O! Helping in the fight? These blue swing state cookies (because we want to see blue swing states on election night!)
I used my family Christmas cookie recipe with nearly a whole container of Wilton's royal blue paste food coloring in the dough. I mixed the food coloring in the first step with the butter and sugar to fully incorporate it. I iced them with their state abbreviation and number of electoral votes. I bought the cookie cutters from Off the Beaten Path, where you can purchase a cutter for each of the 50 states individually for less than $2. (You can buy loads of other cool cutters there too- I have my eye on the candy corn cutter for Halloween.)
What's next? Well, today I'm making a 3-tier wedding cake, 37 flower arrangements, 8 boutonneires, 2 nosegays, and a corsage for a friend's wedding tomorrow. As soon as I've recovered I'll be sure to share the details.
I used my family Christmas cookie recipe with nearly a whole container of Wilton's royal blue paste food coloring in the dough. I mixed the food coloring in the first step with the butter and sugar to fully incorporate it. I iced them with their state abbreviation and number of electoral votes. I bought the cookie cutters from Off the Beaten Path, where you can purchase a cutter for each of the 50 states individually for less than $2. (You can buy loads of other cool cutters there too- I have my eye on the candy corn cutter for Halloween.)
What's next? Well, today I'm making a 3-tier wedding cake, 37 flower arrangements, 8 boutonneires, 2 nosegays, and a corsage for a friend's wedding tomorrow. As soon as I've recovered I'll be sure to share the details.
brilliant! love it!
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What a GREAT idea! Way to go on the fundraising too! GObama!
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awesome! i love it! go obama!!
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where did you get the cutters? those are adorable and good for you, honey!
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the cutters are from off the beaten path- there is a link in the blog post!
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Cool idea! I'm hoping we'll change Indiana from red to blue this year! Obama-Biden 2008!
Good luck with that laundry list of things yet to dyo - whew.
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Utterly brilliant! Never seen such a thing.
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That is awesome!
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Love 'em! Keep the election-themed baked goods coming!
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That is one of the most ambitious things I have ever seen! Way to go!
Go Obama!!!
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Those are awesome, what a great idea!
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These are so awesome!!! Gobama!
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