Sleeping Beauty

         Sleeping Beauty also known as Aurora was born a Princess.  But a wicked fairy put a cures on her as a baby.  Her parents were worried for her so they had her live in a cottage in the middle of the woods.  Three good fairies where put in charge of caring for Aurora.  I made fairy wands out of pretzel sticks covered in chocolate and colored sugar.  As Aurora grew she loved to pick flowers and berries.  Therefore, I made flower sugar cookies and oatmeal berry cups.  Aurora meets a handsome prince in the woods and finds out that she is a princess herself.  The cures does harm Aurora BUT true love saves her with a Kiss.

Fairy Wands

Needed:

Pretzel rods                      

White melting Chocolate

Colored Sugar

How to make:

1.  Follow melting instructions for the chocolate.  But add a little veggie oil to the choc. but for melting.  When you add this oil it helps the choc. have a little shine.

2.  Dip one end of a pretzel rod into the choc.  Using a spoon cover over half of the rod with choc. 

3.  Hold the rod over a plate and use another spoon to pour the sugar over the choc part of the rod.  Place finished rods down on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.  Once all the rods are done then place in fridge for choc. to harden.

Flower sugar  cookies



Ingredents:  (about two dozens)  Recipe from Betty Crocker's New cookbook

Can of white frosting

any color food coloring

Flower cookie cutter

1 1/2 cup powder sugar                          1 large egg

1 cup butter softened                              2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. vanilla                                           1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. almond extract                           1 tsp. cream of tartar

Directions:   Oven 375

1.  Mix powered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract, and egg in a large bowl.  Stir in remainder ingredients.  Once finished cover dough and put in fridge for two hours.

2.  Cover cookie sheets with spray oil

3.  Flour work area, rolling pin, and hands.  Split dough in half and roll out 1/4 inch thick.  Use cookie cutter and cut out flowers.  Flour a spatula and lift cut out flower up and place onto cookie sheet.

4.  Bake for about eight minutes.  Remove when edges are golden brown.  Place cookies onto drying rack.

5.  Once cookies are completely cooled, frost.  You can also add colored sugar or any other sprinkles.

Oatmeal berry cups with lemon whipped cream

Ingredients:

          Cookies:   makes about two dozen

1 cup butter, softened                                         1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar                                              2 eggs

1 tsp  vanilla                                                       2 cups flour

1 tsp  baking soda                                               1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon                                              3 cups quick cooking oats

Directions:   Oven 375

1.  Cream butter, sugar, brown sugar for about 2 minutes.  Add one egg at a time and vanilla and cream some more.

2.  In a separate bowl combine: flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.  Stir together and then add to the creamed mixture.  Stir until a dough is formed.  Mix in the oats.

3.  Split dough in half and put each half on a thing of cling wrap.  Roll cling wrap up to form a log.  Place oatmeal logs into the fridge for one hour.

4.  You will need a muffin pan and spray each cup with spray oil.   Once logs are chilled take one out and cut 1/2 inch pieces.  Place cut pieces into the bottom of the muffin cups.  Spray the bottom of a spoon or your fingers and flatten dough in the cup to form a cup.  This will not stay when baking but it does help.

5.  Place in oven and bake for ten minutes.  They will not be done but you will need to take your spoon again and put a dimple in the middle of each cup again to help make a bowl.  Bake another five mins. Press in the middle again with the spoon.  Let them cool in the cups for a little bit and then let them finish cooling on a rack.

            Berry mixture:

You will need:

1 pint of red raspberry's                               

1 pint of blue berries

1 pint of strawberries                                 

1 lemon

Directions:

Cut all berries in half and stir together.  Zest the lemon into the mixture.  Then cut the lemon in half and squeeze 1/2 of the lemon into the berries.

Add the mixture to the cooled cookie cups.

           Home made Lemon Whipped cream:

Ingredients:

1 pint heavy whipping cream

1 lemon

1/2 tsp. vanilla

3 tablespoons powder sugar

Directions:

1.  In an electric mixture add the cream, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.  Set the mixture on high. 

2.  While the cream is thickening add the powder sugar and zest from the lemon.

3.  The whipped cream will be down when peaks are formed with the cream.  Taste the cream to see if the lemon comes through.  If you feel it needs more add a little more zest and fold in with a spatula.

4.  Put whipped cream into a gallon zip lock bag.  Cut off a corner and pip on top of the berry mixture.  Here is how it should look like when done.

These berry cups where the favorite of the adults at the party.

I hope you have enjoyed all the treats and decor. that went into this great party.  Every child deserve a special day on their Birthday even if it is not this big of a production.