Super Hero Cookies

I received Super Hero cookie cutters for Christmas this year.  Check out this link to see a sample of the Super Hero Cookie Cutters.  John has been dying for me to make them.  I have been making my mom's recipe of butter thins with a simple coat of icing for years.  They are John's favorite cookies.  Check out my previous post about Cookies to get an idea of what I normally make. These cookies are a little more complicated than my normal cut out cookies.  John has been asking and asking me to make them.  I determined that I needed a little help with these cookies.  I couldn't just do my normal icing and have him be okay with that.  I have been following SweetDaniB on Facebook for awhile now.  I know that she sells an icing kit.  I have been wanting to buy one for myself, and now was the perfect opportunity.  I got my icing kit in the mail on Friday, and this weekend was the perfect opportunity to complete John's cookies. 

I started with red for Iron Man and Spiderman.  It was my first time using a new gel dye.  I couldn't get the red bright enough, so unfortunately it is pink.  After doing the red, I moved on to the blue for Captain America.  And then the green for the Hulk. 

stage one

I had to wait a few hours for my first base to dry.  Then my next step was the golden yellow for Iron Man and white for Spiderman's eyes and Captain America's A.  John checked on me when I was doing the white and I showed him my Captain America.  Within 10 seconds of looking at it, he says "Mommy, you need to put white on his wings."  And he was right.  I totally missed the wings.  When I was done with Captain America I added eyes and a mouth to Iron Man.  Again, I showed John my cookie and he goes "but mommy, you need black to go here and here.  Mommy, look at the box."  Ugh, seriously?!?  This little boy is such a rough critic. 

stage two

I took a little break and ran some errands and ate dinner.  After dinner I tackled the black around Spiderman's eyes and Hulk's hair.  I also completed all the little details that John wanted. 

finally completed

The cookies took me all day long.  Believe me, I'm not going to open up a shop tomorrow.  But I will continue to practice and use my new skills on my cookies.  It will be awhile before I make these cookies again.  Although, I will never forget the smile on his face when he saw the final result.

One happy little boy