Last week was elections, and today is our day to honor all of those who are serving and have served. Both days are highly patriotic and are a fabulous time to reflect as a nation, on who we are, where we come from, and where we are going.

In the bakery, we love to know the origins of our recipes, and knowing our nations history is part of that. Our fore-fathers, whether civilians or soldiers, all fought for our to vote, and for our voices to be heard. Whenever we vote we are honoring their fight!

For those who continue to serve and have served in the military, to show our appreciation we offer a selection of cookies and pound-cakes at a reduced price, and a 10% discount on our occasion and wedding cakes. We appreciate yours and your families service and sacrifice.

Our way of celebrating these two occasions was with our Red, White, and Blue Cupcakes, and the Democrat and Republican Mascot Cookies.

An easy tip for making patriotic cookies - take your cookie dough and split into thirds. One third take and roll it into a log, the diameter being the size of the cookie you would want. I would say, anywhere from 2 inches - 4 inches. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the fridge until you need it. One third add some red food coloring to - paste food coloring works best- the deeper the color the more you’ll need. Then, knead the dough, spreading the color throughout. Once the color is evenly mixed, roll into a log and wrap, I suggest the same size as the first, but it’s up to you. Set it aside in the fridge. To the last third, add blue paste food coloring. Knead and again, roll out into a log, wrap it in plastic wrap and into the fridge it goes! Let them set up for at least 30 minutes before working with them again.

Take your chilled cookie dough out of the fridge and just slice to about ½ inch in thickness and bake. A fun detail to add is a new, unused stamp to give it a little personality or theme. Now you have red, white and blue cookies!

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