Fight like a girl!

I was on FB the other day and I noticed a pic of a family member that she had titled it "Fight like a girl" and it was an awesome shot of her with fists raised and a pink hat on, ready to take on breast cancer. It inspired me to make some cookies for her and since I wanted to try out a new icing recipe from Bake at 350, the timing was perfect.

I decided to bring back the camo cookies that I had made for my brother's last deployment but make them girly and pink (BTW, I have an awesome pair of pink camo cargos with an embroidered dragon on the back. Love them...except they shrank a lot in the wash and no longer fit. Do you think if I could stretch them back out if I shove myself into them? The washing machine and I need to have a serious conversation as it keeps shrinking my clothes.)

Back to cookies, camo, all the way!

It was my first time using this icing and while I loved the consistency when it was first mixed - it reminded me of marshmallow fluff - I wasn't too fond of it after I thinned it out. Maybe it was just me but I ended up with a lot of bubbles once the cookies had dried as you can see below. Also, even after 24 hours the icing wasn't as stiff as I was used to. When I packed the cookies up the writing on the cookies got smashed and let bits of black frosting all over the cookie. It definitely was not up to my standards but I'm hoping she will like it anyway. It's the thought that counts right?

See the little ribbon in the corner? Little last minute detail. And sadly, you can see where the bubbles popped in the icing as well...a lot.

Words of encouragement cookies.

This cookie was based off the hat they were wearing in the pic.

All packaged up and ready to go. Yup, coordinating ribbon too 'cause I'm cool like that.

My overall verdict on the other icing recipe is that it's a hung jury. I haven't any problems with the recipe that I normally use so maybe if it ain't broke, don't fix it? I just wish I knew what happened. Even after I thinned the icing to flood I let it sit and got rid of the bubbles before transferring it into bottles/bags. I still have some icing left over and some dough in the freezer so maybe I'll give it another shot. Honestly though, I think Antonia's recipe has a hold on me and my squeeze bottles.