Funny Face Basketball Cookies Made (Royal Icing)

The last on our cookie theme this week is the basketball cookies I made for Cole's team. They had a great season only loosing 2 games and had some great teamwork. They had one game they came from so behind that everyone was giving up but they didn't and won the game by one point! I wanted to do something fun with cookies since every time I make cupcakes no one eats them. I figured cookies are easy to run around with since no one seems to sit these days. I saw these awesome cartoon basketball faces on Cheerful Momma's and thought I can do something like that. I did just the faces not the hoop but I think they turned out pretty darn cute!

What you need:

Circle Cut Sugar Cookies (I use my fav recipe at the bottom of post)

Royal Icing (I use the recipe in this post here) Orange & Black

Candy Eyes

Piping Bag (for the black royal icing)

I usually do the piping on and the flooding for the center of the cookie to fill it all in. I used the video by Created by Diane on how to dip and not pip on the icing. It went a lot faster and a little messy but great to do when your in a hurry. Before the orange set up I added the candy eyes. I then waited for the orange to harden and took my pipping bag full of black and made the lines of a basketball. I then did different mouths on each one. These turned out so cute I must say!

Sugar Cookie Recipe that is my go to:

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup margarine 1 1/2 cups white sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Cream the margarine and add the sugar gradually. Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at time, mixing well after each addition.
2.	Stir in the vanilla. Add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt gradually to the creamed mixture, stirring in by hand. Cover and chill dough overnight.
3.	Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
4.	Roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and cut into your favorite shapes. Place cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
5.	Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 6 to 8 minutes or until cookie has a golden appearance.

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Basketball Modeling Chocolate Cupcake Toppers

Cole had his last basketball at the YMCA and I wanted to bring a little something for the kids. I had some orange modeling chocolate from a previous cupcake and thought I bet I could make some toppers for a cupcake. If you haven't made modeling chocolate at the bottom of post you'll find the recipe.

What You Need:

Orange Modeling Chocolate

Black Edible Food Writer

Circle cutter (small or large depending on how large you want your ball)

Frosted Cupcakes

I took the orange modeling chocolate rolled out and cut out 24 circles. I took a black edible food writer and drew lines to match a basketball. I made cupcakes and frosted them and added the basketball modeling chocolate on top. It was a simple idea that came out very cool.

  

 

Modeling Clay

12oz Candy Melts (Orange)

1/4 Cup light corn Syrup

Melt your Candy Melts in microwave (mine takes about 2 minutes). Stir them to become smooth and add the corn syrup.  It will become thick and form a ball.  Wrap in plastic wrap and let it sit out and dry.  Takes a few hours or over night is best. (Alexis note: I found to roll this out use a little powder sugar (like you would do with flour), also you have to kneed it a little like you would dough to make it easy to roll out).

Enjoy!

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March Madness ... Basketball Oreo Cookie Cupcakes

Cole played basketball at the YMCA and we just wrapped their season. We had an award ceremony with a potluck meal. I thought it would be fun to bring cupcakes for the kids.   I saw these Basketball Oreo Cookies on The Domestic Rebel. I knew they would look perfect on top of a cupcake!  I love serving cupcakes in a clear cup that is wrapped in a clear bag with ribbon. It's perfect for parties so people can take them home away with them.

What you Need:

Frosted Cupcakes

Oreo's

Orange Candy Melts

Chocolate Chips

Plastic Cup (Optional)

Clear Plastic Bag (Optional)

Ribbon (Optional)

Bake and frost your cupcakes.  Melt your orange candy melts, I put mine in my glass pampered chef bowl and place in microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds. I stir the melts to make them smooth then place an Oreo in the candy melts. Using my slotted spoon I take the Oreo covered on to some parchment paper to dry.  Once dry I melted some chocolate chips in a pipping bag. I then pipped the lines to look like a basketball on top of the dipped Oreo.

You can serve this way or you can place on top of a frosted cupcake like I did. Now I like to serve cupcakes in a easy transportable way. I do this for a lot of parties so ppl can take cupcakes home. I place the done cupcake in a clear cup (12 pk dollar tree $1) then take a clear bag (25 pk dollar tree $1) and put the cup/cupcake into it.  I tie with a ribbon (Roll Dollar tree $1). BAM done!

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Themed Cookies ... Basketball Cookies

Next on my list of cookies to make was for Cole's last basketball game!  I made these super easy Basketball Cookies I found on Lisa Storms Website.  These were easy since I didn't have to bake any cookies just used Nilla Wafers.

What You Need:

Nilla Wafter

Buttercream Frosting (click for my favorite go to recipe)

Wilton Edible Marker (Black)

Wilton Icing Color (Team Colors)

Take a Nilla wafer, with your edible marker make a line down the middle.  Make another straight line (see picture below). A half circle on each side of the cookie will complete your basket ball.  It takes a few minutes but very cool when you are done.  I made my own buttercream frosting, I separated it into 2 bowls and tinted it with Red and Blue Wilton Icing Color.  The kids team was red and blue.  Be careful and don't put too much color in it will give it a funky taste if too much.

Any Basketball Games in your future?

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