{"id":410,"date":"2011-12-09T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bakebreak.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2017-07-30T13:07:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T20:07:01","slug":"decorated-dark-chocolate-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekitchenpaper.com\/decorated-dark-chocolate-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorated Dark Chocolate Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before we get to the good stuff, let me THANK YOU ALL for such a great response to this blog! It has been just over a month, and readership is steadily growing - I'm seriously pretty amazed. Looking at the analytics is a total nerdy delight of mine - especially now that they have live reporting - so keep up the good reading! I love hearing from people who have been trying recipes, seeing their pictures, and reading blog posts<\/a> (thanks Mollie!) about my stuff! Another embarrassing confession: I started tweeting. Yep. Twitter. I'm on it. I've never seen the appeal in it, but I've read multiple other food bloggers (can I call myself that now?) recommending Twitter as a great way to expand your audience. I'm all for trying new things, so I'm tweeting away! It's actually turning out to be quite fun. Either click the link up top by the Facebook and RSS links, or just click Follow @thekitchenpaper.<\/a><\/p>\n

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These cookies are the closest I could find to a recipe I loved to make growing up. I bought a cheap Hershey's Recipes cookbook and don't think I made anything except cookies very similar to these - and they were AWESOME. Always. I love them. I'm not huge on sugar cookies (snicker-doodles are a totally separate ball game), so this soft, chocolate version is perfect! Annie's Eats<\/a> recently popped up on Pinterest<\/a> with the cutest designs with royal icing - a land I had yet to journey into. I've always wanted to make cute cookies, but never felt artsy enough to give it a go. This week, I got bold and got to it.<\/p>\n

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I'll admit: I could get much better at this. For a first time, though, I'm pretty proud of myself! Having the appropriate kitchen accoutrements would make it a bit easier, but I got by with plastic bags and kebob skewers. I didn't branch out too much with the designs this time, but next time I'm hauling out the big guns. The next cookies won't know what hit 'em! I did get a little bit bold here, per Derek's request, and free-styled a velociraptor, which we later posed in our jungle protecting it's eggs.<\/p>\n

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If you liked this post, you might like my How to Bake Heart-Shaped Cakes in Soup Cans<\/a> post!<\/p>\nPrint<\/a><\/span>

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