Pea in a Pod Baby Shower Cookies
These Pea in a Pod cookies are my latest baby shower creation. Is it just me, or does there seem to be an unusually large number of baby showers happening recently? In any case, they are a great reason to try out new cookies! This shower was for my cousin, and the theme of the shower was “Sweet Pea” so my other cousin (who was hosting) wanted something related to that theme. And so here we have “Pea in a Pod” cookies, which I thought were just about the cutest thing. I love to create new designs and these were a ton of fun make. Everyone at the shower loved them and thought that they were beyond adorable.
Here is a photo my cousin sent me of the cookies as part of the place setting at the shower (they were the favors):
Step-by-Step Instructions for Pea in a Pod Baby Shower Cookies:
Step 1: Sketch out your cookie(s). I began doing this about 6 months ago and have found it very helpful for a number of reasons. First, you can play around with different designs and get an idea of what will fit on the cookies without having to waste “practice cookies”. Secondly, you can label each part of of the cookie with the color needed, so you know how many colors and how much of each you should mix up. I use a plain sketch book, trace the cookie cutter with a pencil and then go to work filling in the details.
Step 2: Make the “peas”. For these cookies, I used a regular decorating tip and pressed the bottom of it lightly into the cookies where I wanted to have the peas. I was then able to easily trace the circles for the outline.
Step 3: Outline the cookie. Using a #2 tip and the green and the skin-tone color, outline the cookies, then let them dry completely.
Step 4: Flood the cookies. With thinned royal icing, fill in all of the areas that you outlined with the appropriate colors. You should let these dry overnight before putting on the finishing details.
Step 5: Add the leaf details. With the same green that you used to pipe the outline, go back over the leaves and stem so that they are more pronounced, and add some details.
Step 6: Add the baby face details. Using edible markers and with a light touch, add the details to the baby’s mouth. Black dots for the eyes, and a pink or red heard for the mouth. Using a #1 tip, add a little curly-cue at the top of the head. Allow to dry for at least a few hours before packaging them.
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Resources:
- Sugar cookie recipe: Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
- Tutorial: How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing
- Pea in a Pod cookie cutter: Purchased from CopperGifts.com
- Cookie inspiration from Bake at 350: Little Sweet Pea Cookies
Wow that was strange. I just wrote an extremely long comment but after I clicked submit
my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again.
Anyhow, just wanted to say fantastic blog!
There is definately a lot to learn about this topic. I like all the points you’ve made.
Hi there,
Why size cookie cutter did you use? These are awesome, would love to make them for my sister in law’s baby shower.
Thanks.
Hi JM, under the “Resources” section at the end of the post I provide a link to the cookie cutter that I used. You may be able to find the size there.
I know this is an old post, but these are SO cute! You make me want to bake even more than I do! :-) !
These are delightfully done! Now featured at “Loss of a Pea in a Pod’: http://www.squidoo.com/loss-of-a-pea-in-a-pod
So cute. My son and daughter-in-law are expecting and we have always called them two peas in a pod. I’m thinking these have to be our contribution to their baby shower!
Super cute… they remind me so much of Bridgets (bake at 350) pea pod cookies too! Such a classic and beautiful design! Was she your inspiration?
Hi Amanda, Yes, definitely inspired from Bridget. In fact if you check out the “Resources” section at the end of the post you will see that I link to Bridget’s cookies as the inspiration for these.
When I saw these I literally gasped! They are SO cute, and SO creative. Well done, I’m sure they were appreciated.
These are so sweet!! I have been wanting to make these for some time…when I first noticed them last year from Bridget @ Bake at 350 blog. I really need this cuter..its so different from the usual baby cutters. You did a fantasic job!!
These are some seriously cute cookies! You did such a nice job on them :)
Oh my goodness, how cute are those! You are so creative. If I tried to make these, they might end up looking like green bananas. Or maybe flip flops.
Those are too stinkin’ cute! I can see all the care and love you put into them. They’re almost too pretty to eat!
These are just too stinkin cute. :) I want to gobble one up, just like I feel when I see a baby with adorable chubby cheeks.
I wish you lived closer so you could have made those for my baby shower :P
These are adorable!
I mean *too cute to eat
Awwww I wish I had known about this before my friend’s baby shower. This is extremely adorable–to cute to eat!
These are so great!
oh these are adorable. you are truly an artist :)
These are impossibly cute! I love the little heart for the mouth. Absolutely adorable!
These are by far and away the cutest cookies I have EVER seen!
OMG those are too cute! I have a friend thats having her baby in 5 weeks. I’m going to make her a batch of these. They are precious. Thanks!
These are ADORABLE! I have a question though, what did you use to cut the shape out? You drew the pic on sketch pad paper but what did you use to make the cut?
Hi Jonesie, Thank you! I used a pea in a pod cookie cutter. If you scroll up and check out the “Resources” section, I provided a link to where I bought it.
These couldn’t be any cuter, Michelle! What a hard-working baker you are.
Golly, these are adorable! They would make the perfect baby shower favor :)