I had some barnyard cookie fun this week. This is how it started:
Those (arrow pointing upwards =) became these (downwards):
*Snap* your fingers! Just like magic they transformed from one to the next. lol
Originally, my friend Michelle asked me to make cookies for her Dad’s 70th birthday party. Since he’s a cow farmer, she was thinking cows, cowboy hats; a barnyard theme. I took the opportunity to finally use some of my untouched cookie cutters too… Yay!
What would a barnyard be without a pig?
Well, a barnyard without a pig you say? (ha ha)
Barn cats aplenty annnd snuck in one of my faves… butterflies.
I’m not so sure a farmer would wear these boots. lol
In case the thought crossed your mind; I didn’t give those to Michelle for her dad. =) In case this thought crossed your mind; “A barnyard with a cactus?! And hot peppers?!” -If you live anywhere near me, you’re probably thinking that. What can I say; I just felt like using those cookie cutters. =)
Now hold on to your hat; you’re about to get dizzy… Take a look at these two pics: (see below – pic removed.)
Are you eyes going crossed yet? Well, they might even more if you try what I’m about to ask of you. (But I still dare you =)
Can you pick out what the difference is between these two trays of cookies? I’ll give you a hint, it has to do with a ‘missing cookie’. (I don’t have a tripod, so the pictures are definitely not aligned exactly… lol).
If you can find the answer, enter a comment on this post with what your favorite barnyard animal is in general (not the barnyard cookies), and why, and for now, keep the answer to the missing cookie a secret, and your name will be entered to win the book Cookie Craft by Valerie Peterson & Janice Fryer. (Contest closed).
I’ll be using www.random.org to draw the winning comment. Don’t worry, you don’t have to do anything with random.org. I’ll take care of that just by entering the number of comments on this post, and hopefully your number will get picked! Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you if you win (email/blog), and if you answer correctly I’ll send you the book! A brand new one; not my dog-eared copy in the pic! =)
As a side note to any cookie decorators or soon-to-be cookie decorators out there who haven’t gotten their hands on this book; I think it’s one of the best ones out there in terms of helpful hints for everything from decorating to freezing your cookies, and it’s got some pretty lovely cookie designs. A must-have!
Just so you know, no one (but me, ha ha), has sponsored this… I”m not getting paid to promote this book or anything; I just like it and thought it might be fun to meet some more of my readers and have some fun!
Oh, and the contest will be open until Friday, May 1st, 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time! (Contest closed).
Good luck to you!
xo,
Marian
p.s.
Here are the pics in larger format for you to see:
My favorite barnyard animal is the brown cow with the doe eyes! I love your cookies, they are BEAUTIFUL and so much fun!!
Eww Eww FINALLY I see it!!!
My fav by far are the baby duckies! So sweet, cute and cuddly! (and if they are yours – then yummy!)
Beautiful Cookies! Time consuming I’m sure but the end results are worth every second! I love yours!!
Please send book so I can master them like you have!
My fave barnyard animal would have to be the pig, well baby pigs… they are so adorable when they run around and their little pink bellies are the cutest darn things around!
Found the answer!! ^_^
My favourite cookie is the guitar. My son is a huge music fun. He’s out of the country for a couple of months. I miss him sooo much and would love to make a batch of guitar cookies (in honour of him and his favourite musical instrument) to surprise him when he comes back home.
What an awesome contest!!
I see what little animal has snuck off
My favourite barnyard animal is a duck. I’d love to have a small plot of land and have loads of ducks and chickens roaming free. *sigh* but for now I have to settle for our yard and mt partners shed full of pigeons and canaries!
Carmen x
p.s I don’t expect to be intered into the draw as amin England but wanted to play along
My favorite is the pig – probably heavily influenced by my love for the movie, Babe!
My favorite right now is the rooster because my three-year-old mimics what the rooster says by saying “cock-a-doo-doo-doo.”
And yes, I found the difference
I see it! Baby ducks are super cute. So are lambs. Actually all baby farm animals are great. Tough choice!
Who could even think of eating those works of art!!?? I found the missing cookie in a second.
It’s me again… I forgot to tell you what my favorite barn animal is… baby rabbits! They are just so adorable. My dad raised them when we were growing up.
I think the rooster is my favorite barnyard animal. I would love to have one as an alarm clock in the mornings. I like pigs, too. I think they are so cute!
I see what’s missing! I love the pigs and the butterflies, but they are all fantastic!
I found it!!! But my favorite is the rooster! I’d love to be able to make these.
:wave: I found it!! I love rooster’s. I have a collection of them in my kitchen. Every time I see one I have to have it. I like all the different colors they are. I loved your rooster cookies!
Do dogs count? They’d be my favourite, since we have 2.
(Also, the cookie emoticons are adorable.)
Very cute cookies. I like bunnies! They aren’t quite as stinky as pigs. Piglets are very cute though.
I really cant tell. I looked and looked until my head started to hurt! Oh well. I mostly wanted to tell you what an amazing job you did on the cookies. They are beautiful!
I have the answer and my favorite would be the cats, thanks for a great contest!
Your site design is beyond precious! And your cookies are unbelievably astounding.
My favorite barn animal would most definitely be a cat b/c cats are divas like myself
Thanks for the contest
@ Heidi:
My favorite barnyard animal is a new born kitten, just like the kittens on my Grandpa’s farm!
What a terrfic site! I would have to say all baby barnyard animals….oh so cute. Thanks for the opportunity to win your book!
My favorite barnyard animal are the pigs. I’m not sure why, except I think they’re cute. (However, we live near a pig farm and the smell is not so sweet some days.)
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Gorgeous cookies!! Simply amazing work.
I found what’s missing!
My favourite barn yard animal would be the little baby chickens because they’re so cute, fully grown chickens not so much but I do love eggs!! I also love Clydesdale horses because I have wonderful memories of riding one when I was little.
Cheers!!
:love: Marian – I love the pictures and think you’re the best! I found the missing cookie, but my favourite is the pig. I can’t help it – its pink!
Here’s my email in case I win kkmackay99@hotmail.com
Cheers!
Man, that took me forever to find! If you think this book is worthwhile, then I definitely want it. Your work is fantastic!! I love the duckies and the spotted brown cows.
I love the pig because it’s the cleanest.
My roommate and I were just fawning over your cookies. I love pigs. They’re a creature after my own heart. Wonderfully gluttonous!
Yay! I think I found the difference, it’s… (hahaha).
My favorite ones are the horse, the lamb and the cow.
I see which one is missing! Great cookies. They look perfect as usual. My favorite barnyard animal is a sheep. The ones I cartoon ones I have seen on tv look so cute, and so did the ones I saw in person as a child.
just some lovely cookies.I have about 60 cutters myself.but I love the mule cutter.I love different ones.Very good book too
i would have too say baby cows (calf) i love the black and white patches and i always wonder if cows are black with white spots or white with black spots and babies are the cutest no matter what animal !
great contest and awesome site love it!!!
michelle
ps, i know what’s missing!!
I came here , in your cookies paradise and I’m no more able to close it.
Your works are really wonderfull, compliments.
i hope i’m not too late… i didn’t realize it was almost time for the polls to close.
i love cows and owls… (both have ow’s i just realized!)
i never considered an owl a barnyard animal, but i saw one in your collection, so it must be a valid answer for fave barnyard animal (er, bird).
okay, i say owl!
I see what’s missing! Fun. I love the butterflies, especially how you “painted” them.
:love:
After checking with my 3 sons monkeys as I call them. We love baby chicks because they are soft and fluffy and peep
Got it! (I think..) I love love loooove cows, maybe because with its milk we get “dulce de leche”!!!! =)
It would be great to win that awsome book, I’m just starting with all this cookie decorating world!
favourite barnyard animal is a rooster for sure!
Lisa
My favorite barnyard animal is the baby chicks. They are just cute! Great work BTW.
Delia
Okay, now I’m not sure which answer I’m supposed to keep a secret! I found the missing cookie, and will tell you why my favorite animal cookie is such – because it looks soft and sweet, and the details bring it to life. Love your work!
I think I know which cookie is missing…I love all your cookies…you do such beautiful work! I have the Cookie Craft book, it’s a beautiful book with beautiful cookies!
I love baby chickens and ducks. They are soooo sweet!
I love love love your cookies. Fabulous work.
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Hi, Marian! Thanks for the lovely words about Cookie Craft and for sponsoring the contest give-away! Janice & I are hard at work on Cookie Craft Christmas – inspirations for you-guessed-it. When it’s out this Fall, our publisher would be happy to provide a book for you to give away, if you so desire. Feel free to touch base and I’ll provide the contact info. In the meantime, cheers to you and all of your readers, and thanks again–so glad you found Cookie Craft useful!
My favorite barn yard animal is the pig. I collect pigs of all kinds.
My favorite farm animal has to be a GOAT! When I was a kiddo about 6 or 7 years old, my mom took us kids trick or treating on Halloween while my did the farm chores…….. we came home to find a baby goat tied to our front porch. My mother knew it had to be my uncles playing a Halloween “trick” and tried to return the goat, but us kids thought it was the best “treat” ever and instantly adpoted the goat! The goat, lovingly called Nanny, spent several years cleaning up the nettles and brush in our barnyard area. Baaaahhhhh!
Love your cookies! Jane
I love pigs!! pink pigs!! even better minature pigs.
Oh I just got it!
I love pigs, pink pigs or even better minature pink pigs. I even have a tattoo of a pig on my hip. I tells you I loveeeeeeeeeeee pigs
jen
Got it! Since I love the movie Babe and my favorite animals in the movie were the mice, I’ll have to say that. Mice!
Your cookies make mine look like you-know-what! How long did they take you? It took me a while, but I found the missing animal. My favorite farm animal is the cow…but you never realize how big they are until you’re right next to one – there’s just something about them that makes me point and say to my kids – look! Cows!
I know what one is missing! My favorite barn animal is a baby chick! They are cute and soft
I see the missing cookie! :wave:
My favorite animal would have to be the mice.