Decorated Elephant Cookies and a Virtual Baby Shower
I bet you didn’t know when you woke up this morning that you’d be attending a baby shower…surprise!
Today we’re celebrating the upcoming birth of the baby boy that I’ve affectionately named Baby Bluebonnet. He will actually be called Evan {which I’m very partial to being the mom of an Evan myself} and his sweet momma Amber is the native Texan behind Bluebonnets and Brownies.
I “met” Amber way back at the beginning of my blogging journey. We shared a common heritage, both being Texas gals, and I was instantly drawn to her friendliness, familiar recipes, and the deep connection we each shared with our “Nanny”. After only a few conversations, I felt like I’d known her for years.
Although Amber has settled in New Jersey {for now} that didn’t stop us from throwing her Texas-size baby shower bash. I brought cookies of course, inspired by the nursery decor.
I started with this sweet little elephant cutter from Little Fox Factory and a small circle.
To make these cookies you will need:
- Light green piping and flood icing
- White flood icing
- Red 20-second icing
- Black piping icing {only a bit}
- Burnt orange 20-second icing
Begin by outlining and filling the elephant cookies, one at a time.
After flooding, quickly drop white dots into the wet green icing. This is sometimes referred to as wet on wet. The trick is to work quickly so that the colors flow together to create a smooth, even surface. Remember not to get too far ahead of yourself.
Once the elephants are complete, use 20-second icing to cover the “wheels”. Let the cookies dry overnight.
When the base cookie is dry, use orange 20-second icing to make ears and black icing for eyes.
Next use a tiny bit of piping icing to attach the wheels. Once dry, the cookie should stand. These make a great addition to cookie platters, but they’re also perfect for place cards and cookie favors.
I can’t wait to meet little Evan, Amber, and watch him grow. Lots of love from home…we miss you!
It’s no secret that my favorite thing about baby showers is the food, so enough about cookies. Now it’s time to check out what everyone else “brought” to the feast!
- Sugarcrafter | Breakfast Tostadas
- My Kitchen Addiction | Baby Texan Cookies
- My Baking Addiction | Texas Sheet Cake
- Simple Bites | Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Charred Corn Salsa
- Stetted | Queso Mac
- Food for My Family | Texas Pepper Barbecue Sauce
- Dessert For Two | Frito Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Confessions of a Cookbook Queen | Coconut Tres Leches Layer Cake
- TidyMom | Pizza Bread Sticks
- Miss in the Kitchen | Blackberry Milkshakes
- Art of Gluten Free Baking | Peach-Pecan Pie, Gluten-Free
- Bon Appetit Hon | Cheddar Ranch Crackers
- Food Babbles | Southern Pecan Pie
- Jelly Toast | Peach Iced Tea
- Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle | Decorated Elephant Cookies
- i am baker | Texas Brownie Cake
- The Kitchen Trials | Coca-Cola Cake
- Cookies & Cups | Sticky Toffee Pudding Cookies
- A Farmgirl’s Dabbles | Peanut Butter Bonbons the Size of Texas
- Steph Chows | Fiesta Dip
I can’t even take how adorable these are!
Calley. CALLEY!!! Shut up!! These are the cutest cookies EVER!!! You are the Queen of the Cookie Universe. Thats it. I am calling Oprah. I want a show on OWN about cookies. Hour long. Everyday. Except Sunday, you need one day of rest. 😉
Oh, these are SOOO cute!
These are just too cute!!
All I can say is wow, Callye – these cookies are adorable! Thank you so much for bringing these to Amber’s virtual shower. She’s going to love them!
I’m speechless! These little elephants are beyond words (as is all of your work!) I could spend all day flipping through the photos of your beautiful creations 🙂
Callye, it’s like you plucked his little elephant bunting right off the wall and turned it into a cookie! I am always so amazed at how you create these cookies (to this day, one of the sweetest surprises I’ve ever had was all those bluebonnet and Texas cookies from you), and these are just wonderful. I can’t wait to come home for good so that we can hang out! I only recently realized you have an Evan too. I’m excited for our Evans to one day meet. They sure will be well-fed that day too. Thank you for celebrating my boy today – your friendship and this day mean so much. Love ya!
These cookies are so adorable… Love them! Thanks so much for joining in on the baby shower!
oh my word, these are DARLING!! Love the little wheels at the bottom!!
Found you on Pinterest. I can’t believe how cute these cookies are? It’s too much. I love them.
Such lovely cookies! I like a lot your virtual baby showers 🙂 it’s a wonderful idea!
I am incomplete awe of these adorable cookies. Popping over from TidyMom and happened to see you on the baby shower list. Love. These. They are so cute. Pinning! 🙂
these are absolutely darling…
This cookie is a work of art! SO cute!
These are so adorable! The cookies are so creative and your tutorial for how to make them is so helpful 🙂
So sweet!! Love those polka-dot elephants…
Your cookies are always so cute and awesome, and these are surely no exception. I love the red wheels! YAY for Amber!!!
I am in love with these adorable cookies!!! Holy moly! So cute and absolutely perfect for the shower. What a wonderful addition.
These are just too cute for words.
These cookies are completely adorable! So, so perfect for Amber’s shower!
These are just so sweet! I love the green color! I’m so glad we could celebrate Amber together 🙂
Simply fabulous! What a phenomenal design 🙂
Oh Callye I’m in love with this little guy!!!! Such a cute and fun way to do a shower cookie. Thanks for the tutorial…I can’t wait to try it on my next shower set!
adorable!
Precious!
These are adorable. Love the little red wheels. But best of all — the fact that the little elephants stand up!
Best elephant baby shower cookies ever! Amber is going to love these.
oh Callye these are so stinking cute!! They match the nursery!!! I love it!
Oh my goodness! These are just about the cutest cookies I’ve ever seen! Adorable!
I absolutely ADORE these cookies!!!
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I just love the idea of adding the wheels! I am so doing this for a friends baby shower next month!
How cute are these?! Sooooo stinkin’ cute! These would have been great for a baby shower that has already passed by, but maybe I’ll get lucky and have another excuse to make them.
amazing!! wish i had your patience.. i enjoyed your demo at the sugar rush cake club you did last year!
Questions! For the flood icing, you keep with the same recipe, but just add a little bit of water with the spray bottle until you get the consistency you want or is it a different recipe?
Second question! When you let it sit overnight, do you refrigerate it or leave it out?
Thanks!
Love these! What cookie recipe did you use so your sugar cookie didn’t spread out of shape? Thanks!
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What a lovely idea! Really Nice!
Thank you for sharing this post. I am Hannah, aged 12 years old and I am planning to make these elephant cookies and sale them to raise money for “The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust”. This trust helps baby orphan elephants and rhinos to reintegrate back into the wild . I am also talking in my State of Georgia to bring awareness about this issue. We need to be the change we wish to see in the world “Gandhi”. If you have any tips about the cookies that would be great. Hannah….
Where did you get the elephant cookie cutter? I love it!
I think that one came from Little Fox Factory! I am not sure if they are still open, but here’s a link to their Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/The-Little-Fox-Factory-Cookie-Cutters-160158820691030/
Wilton and Ekco also have great elephant cutters, but they are also old, so you may have to look on Ebay. Another solution is trying a 3-D plastic cutter company. They can print about anything you can imagine. Hope this helps!
Hi…I would like to know what’s the different between piping,flood and 20second icing?
Here’s a great breakdown of consistencies: https://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2012/03/consistency-is-key-twenty-second-icing-and-more/