Movie Premiere Cookies & Yet Another Giveaway
Well, I’ve finally managed to get up my second post in one week…something that I haven’t achieved in a while! As I said in the last post I recently did a huge cookie order for a movie premiere here in Hollywood. The movie was, The American Mall, and it premieres on MTV August 11th. This was quite an exciting order for me since it was 500 cookies and my largest order to date. This was the first time that I tried doing a sugar cookie with a printer on image too. This is definitely a cool technique that I have wanted to try for a while. I have lots of ideas for future cookies and can’t wait to share them with you! But for now, here are some photos of the LONG process…500 sounds like a large number until you actually produce and decorate them and then the number seems even larger!!!
Here are some photos of the process so you can get an idea of how the cookies were made. Hopefully within this next month I will be making a video on sugar cookies with all my tips and techniques, so if you don’t understand everything right now hold on and you will!
Now for the edible frosting sheets. First I printed the custom logos on the frosting sheets and then all 500 have to be hand cut to have the logo fit just right on the custom cookies.
Then I adhered the frosting sheets while the cookies were still a little wet and finally piped a border of royal icing on the edges and dipped them in sugar.
And that was just one shot of one of the boxes full of cookies…believe me when I say that there were a lot of cookies!
Now for the giveaway! The wonderful people from Beau-Coup decided to give one of my readers a free $50 gift card to their wonderful online store. They have the most adorable favors and gifts for your next bridesmaid, baby shower, birthday or wedding event. All you have to do to be entered into the drawing is to check out their website and then leave me a comment telling me what your favorite item they are selling is. The contest will end at midnight on Friday. Can’t wait to here your responses!
What a great site…I love the mini classic gumball machines – so cute!!
I really like all the favors and gift ideas on this website. My favortie was the mini gumball dispensers for birthday parties. Great idea!
Did you have a cookie cutter made to cut out the dough, or did you do it all free hand?
That is a lot of cookies!
No freehanding here…I got the cookie cutter custom made for the event!
What an absolutely exciting opportunity for you! The cookies look great, and I bet the premiere was fun!
Wow, the cookies look excellent! Well done.
As for the Beau-Coup website: I’m in the middle of planning a bridal shower for a friend… I really loved the Polka Dot Favor Boxes. Those would be perfect for the occasion!
WOW! 500 cookies! I made 50 cupcakes one time and I thought that was a HUGE order. LOL. As for beaucoup giveaway: I was in a wedding and “bride” got the Personalized cosmetic bags for her bridesmaids. Mine has the little red heart zipper pull. I LOVE IT. If I win I’ll have to get her one b/c she forgot to get one for herself! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Clara @ iheartcuppycakes!
Wow, I can’t even imagine making that amount of cookies! I can feel the backaches now!
Beau Coup ended up having some of the favors I was looking for! I love the beach-themed items, especially the cookie cutter sets and the cute little suitcase tins! Oh, maybe I’ll get a few of those items as cute little gifts for my friends when we go on vacation next month!
That is a lot of cookies!
There is a lot of great stuff on Beau Coup. I think I like the mini-gumball machine favors the best though. Now I just need to think of a way to use them.
My hand aches just thinking about piping all of that icing!
And the diamond ring paper weight would be a great gift to myself from the Beau-Coup site.
Absolutely stunning, that must have taken you ages to complete. They look fantastic!!!!
that. is. ridiculous. congratulations on such a big job. the cookies look great!
Hey, I just found you via CakeCentral. That is ONE HUGE cookie order, but how exciting they turned out GREAT! Makes me want to go make a batch of sugar cookies!
As for beau coup, it was a toss up for me.. I adore the cupcake tea light place card holders. But I also love the baby bottle votives and think those are just the thing I need for a baby shower I’m planning in a couple of months!
OH, added you to my cake faves, too!!
wow! those cookies are amazing!
and of course, since I’m a shopaholic, I love a ton of stuff from them ’cause when it’s birthday time around here, I go a little wacko. For example
1- the personalized favor tins- who wouldn’t love to receive these!?!
2-the personalized photo cookie is amazing
3- the personalized mini flower tote- hello? i want one for me and one for my kid!
4- and yeah, the holiday mint tins…i actually ordered those last year for my christmas party and they were a hit!
i could go on and on but i’d take up your whole blog.
All your talk about sugar cookies has made me hungry. So, my favorite is the Assorted Baby Cookie Platter. The cookies are so cute and look delicious.
Those cookies are great! And what a exciting experience for you to do these for a movie premiere!! crazy! I think they turned out fantastic
oh, and I love giveaways! I can’t wait to look at the site, thanks
The cookies look amazing and I like the “step-by-step”, thanks! As for the site you mentioned, I absolutely loved the cupcake tea light place card holders, they’re soo cute! I want a set right now.
WOW!!! Hats off to you, girl! You did an awesome job.
Wow!! Those are spectacular! I would definitely have to go for the cupcake mix favors…so cute!
I love how you take pics of your process and share. I have been there with the cookies though. Earlier this summer I had to do about 600 and mail them to Vegas. Crazyyyy!
I really like the cocktail jelly beans here:
http://www.beau-coup.com/bulk-cocktail-jelly-beans.htm
Melody-those cookies are way too nice to eat. People must say that to you all the time. Did you dream about piping and icing after that order? Really great job. You rock!
The personalized photo biscotti and rice krispy treats are outrageous! I can’t imagine the effort it takes to make some of these photo treats!
The white icing you put on the cookie before you placed the image was that color flow (Wilton’s) or was it thinned royal icing?
Thanks!
Ingrid
Your cookies are awesome–and I’ll bet they taste as good as they look too!
The Beau-coup site was wonderful–and I’m sure it’s just the “practicallly romantic”
, but I was quite smitten with the heart-shaped measuring spoon set.
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Nice cookies, they look really good. The frosting looks like its soo good… I could eat tons of these easily!
M – such a mover and shaker you are. I like the traveling tea tins. It’ll make sense in my next post. Your cookies look fab.
–Marc
Oh my gosh, there are so many great gift ideas at Beau Coup! If I had to pick one, I loved the pink favor boxes in she shape of a purse. Loved your sugar cookies. I just did some for a 24 year old guy shaped like buns wearing cute thong undies! Got the idea from CakeCentral, and they were ever so cute!!!
[...] at the premiere after party at the Cabana Club — I’ll post some pics of those amazing “American Mall” cookies very soon, I promise! — but Christine and I were probably most impressed with the tables and [...]
I really loved the presonalized chocolate lollipops! I love favors you can eat, as trinkets seemed to either be thown away or collect dust on the shelf. I have never seen personalized chocolate lollipops! What a great idea.
Wow!! Looking forward to the video on sugar cookies!!
So, I’ve been organizing a baby shower, and seen the the Beau-Coup website thousands of times (ok, exaggerating here). Love all the personalized stuff- but my favorite item is the mint tins. Just so cute…
omgggg thats alotttttttttt of cookies
they look so delish <3 <3
WOW! 500 sounded like a big number and you mentioning that the number would seem bigger during production made sense. I was thinking “chocolate chip” for whatever reason and seeing what you put together – it would have felt like millions to me! Incredible. I hope they really appreciated it and that you get return customers (for chocolate chip?
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Wow… There are SO many things to choose from. Very reasonable prices. GREAT web site!! I have to go with the “It’s A Shoe Thing” shoe bottle opener. Way too cute!! My girlfriends would LOVE it!! Great job with your cookies!! 500- YIKES!!
I’m pregnant so the baby shower stuff is right up my alley. I love all the candles I can’t choose just one favorite.
And by the way congratulations on the cookies. They look great.
Wow, the work of making 500 iced cookies!!! Good thing they paid you to do it
I like the personalized gift wrapping.
I love the polka dot favor boxes and the mini candy dispensers w/scoops!
They look great! Love the glittery sugar effect!
And that site…wow! What a great site. How can I pick just one thing? I thought the whole tea sachets were lovely but loved the towel cakes! Very unique.
I’ve been dreaming of a winter wedding since I was a little girl but as the day approaches, our love for wine seems like a beautiful theme to tie the whole thing together. I love the snowflake wine stopper favors, and I’m totally stealing the wine cork place card holder idea. I knew we were saving all those corks for something!
Nice cookies! What an amazing job you did! And a great website there too, I love the personalized baby photo biscotti favors. So cute!
what a cute site! I would say the candy jar favors for a baby shower would have to be my favorite though
I love your site; your new posts make my morning. That site you mentioned is awesome. I fell instantly in love with the custom fortune cookies. I am a fortune-cookie-a-holic and I’ve always wanted to give someone personalized ones. They are gorgeous. Thanks!
I am exhausted just looking at all those beautiful cookies, great job! What a fun website, thanks for turning me on to it. I would have to say the flip flop coasters would be a fave! I could get alot of use out of those…:)
OMG!! I am due in January, and I had a blast checking out the baby products…..my favorite is the personalized baby picture biscotti! How fun would that be to use for a baby announcement. Oh, man, I hope I win!
These cookies are amazing! Lots of work but so worth it!
My favorite was EVERYTHING on that site but the silver plated teapot place card holders were especially cute!
i love, love, love everything you do! 500 cookies…wow! good for you! i love this website! i have it saved under my favorites when i do get to plan a wedding in the near future! my fave has to be the ALLLLL the wedding favors. i love them all! if i had to pick just one if would be the gourmet cupcake mixes!
i’m super duper duper impressed! those are some amazing cookies and you should be extremely proud. heck, i’m proud of you and i don’t even know you.
my favorite item? bride and groom chocolate caramel apples. are you kidding me? wow.
Those cookies are incredible!
I am loving the mini gum ball machines. So cute!
the bubble gum holders!! How cute that would be for a birthday party!!
Thanks for introducing me to that site, i Love it! My favorite item has GOT to be the “Perfect Blend” Coffee for favors – Cutest favor Idea EVER!
I love the mini cherry blossom dishes on the BeauCoup website. I have a larger version, and they would be a nice complement to my bedroom.
Thanks for creating such a fun blog!
I love the custom labeled bottled waters! How awesome would it be to just have those lying around the house!
Beautiful cookies! I love you’re blog and check everyday to see what you have done. You inspire me. With the video tutorial will you include your cookies recipe becuase those look delish!
I loved the baby petit fours. Everyone loves those right? Plus cute colors and there is something adorable about such tiny little cakes – perfect for a tiny little baby’s shower! (and besides expecting myself in Oct., I have about a million friends expecting within the next few months!)
pewter, antique place chair place card holders!
Wow – that is a lot of work for cookies – they look great!
Your cookies look amazing! As for Beau Coup – I love the asian sandalwood fans!
I had a hard time choosing between the adorable pink leather travel clock and the engraved pink flask or and the porcelain chinese box is too cute!
I’m making cookies/cupcakes for my friends birthday party next week for 25 and I already feel frazzled! You always do such a perfect job! They look awesome! Where did you get a custom cookie cutter made?
Wow! I can’t believe you cut all the movie logos by hand! I’ll bet everyone at the premiere loved them…they looked gorgeous (and tasty too!)
As for the Beau-coup giveaway, it’s tough to choose, but I think the personalized mint tins are my number one. I’m having my wedding in less than a month, and I’m so nervous about having all the relatives meet. maybe some mints will help ease the introductions if you know what I mean
I absolutely love your site and I have used several of your recipes as well. I loved the bride and groom caramel apples on the Beau-Coup website. So cute!
American Mall looks like a rockin’ movie. I would eat these cookies while I was watching the movie. BUCKETS of cookies. Because they look so good.
Can’t wait for the videos. That’ll be fun.
I like the mini gum ball machines! They’re cool!
i love the custom tutu sachets!
I’m totally in love with your blog!!!!
My fave item: Heathered Favor Ribbon!!!
WOW! 500! You’re my hero! They are lovely Melody, congratulations on the huge order! I’m sure they were a hit!
Woooooah! All those biscuits! I’ve always wondered how you get pictures on cakes looking so perfect, too. Now I know!
My favourite thing on the site are the paper parasols. Ever so ladylike!
500 cookies!!! Wow I’m completely worn out after 50!!!
My favorite item would have to be “The Perfect Match” pen key rings.
I love their personalized fortune cookies– what a cute idea. And speaking of cookies… nice work! The American Mall cookies looks amazing! I just recently found your blog and I’m amazed by your creations. Thanks for sharing!
First off, WOW 500 cookies….second off, WOW 500 cookies!!! Those turned out great!!! That is a ton of cookies to make!!! I get overwhelmed by a few dozen! Great job!
I also wanted to let you know that I love your new website! I saw it on facebook; too cute!
Last, my favorite beau-coup product was all the fun packing ideas. I could go crazy with that stuff!!!
500 cookies…all cut out by hand!?!?!? THAT’S INCREDIBLE! They are lovely, though.
I love the personalized photo biscotti on beau-coup, so cute!
500 cookies! That is INSANE! They look great, and I’m sure everyone loved them. I am very interested to see the edible image process for a cookie…
Great job as always!
i am super impressed with your cookies melody! did you make your own cookie cutter?
well, its a toss up for me – i am a sucker for all things “cake” and they have monogram cake toppers, but they also have the coolest drink coasters in the shape of a flip-flop! what is a girl to do?
You are so talented. I know I’ve said it so many times but I am so impressed with your work.
Those are the cutest cookies ever! I am so in awe of all of your talents! I love the little gumball machine favors, too cute!
my god 500 cookies is quite the endevor…i thought i had it bad in june when i had a wedding w/ 250 cupcakes. although it was so much work they look fabulous.
beaucoup has so much stuff that is just eye catching to shopaholics like myself. i’m eyeing a bunch of favors in their holiday section. I love the mini ornament candles, the crystal christmas trees, i’m definately gonna start early.
The cookies are cute! I really like the individual towel cakes so cute and sound yummy. It’s my birthday this month so this would be a great present to myself ..haha !
My favorite hands down were the butterfly and dragonfly name tag holders…Love them. By the way…can’t imagine doing 500 cookies!!! Well done. They ROCK!
I’d have to say my favorite is the gourmet cupcake mixes…mmmmm
Since I just found out I’m Pregnant I had to look at the baby stuff, super cute items! I love the towel cakes! Even if I don’t win, I must thank you for sending me that way, I’m finding quite a few items that I love.
I love the cookies!!! They looked amazing with the sugar around the edges.
As for beaucoup… that site is awesome! I love the tux and wedding gown favor boxes… what a cute idea.
Thanks again for all of the awesome ideas!
Great job on the cookies! Your work is awesome.
I am expecting a baby in Nov so am on the lookout for gifts for my shower hostess. I am loving the mini cherry blossom dish. So cute!
I had never heard of beaucoup, thanks so much for sharing. I have two babyshowers and a wedding coming up and this is just the place I need. Everything is beautiful, but the baby things are so fun and unique. P.S. love the cookies you are one brave girl!
Wow…this is an incredible number of cookies. Impressive job!!! Wow.. the url is amazing. Wow. I’ve never seen so much stuff..all those favours. I wish that I’d known about this site for my sister’s wedding..would have made my life so much less stressful (the one who was asked to make the favours for her 200 or so guests). Fate intervened fortunately since I became ill and I couldn’t do this. I like the snowflake name holders.
Hey Melody — Incredible job with the cookies, and I can’t believe how many you made! Printable frosting sheets…who knew! I learn something new every time I visit. Hadn’t heard of Beau Coup before but since I’m planning my wedding it’s perfect timing to learn about that — I love the bride and groom favor boxes, and the personalized labels — you could use them on SO many things to carry the theme through! Hope you have a restful weekend! ~ Lindsey
I always enjoy reading your blog. It inspires me!
The cookies look so yummy! I always wondered how you ice so perfectly and now I understand – outline first!!
Great link too, will use for my upcoming wedding! Yay!
my favorite favor would be the personalized mini glass candy jars…so cute! i love anything that you can personalize, especially when its mini and involves candy!
I got the custom cookie cutter made at The Victor Trading Company. They have an online store, so definitely check them out they are a great resource!
i love these cookies! they look awesome. great tips…i’ll have to put them to use soon!
WOW! That was a lot of work! You are the cookie Queen in my book!!!
They are beautiful!!! That will be 500 luck people!
You make some amazing things, thank you so much for sharing each step with us. I have given you an award so pop over to my blog to pick it up.
Your cookies came out awesome! Beaucoup, Beaucoup, Beaucoup…too much good stuff! I really love the Mini Palm Plants. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Neat cookies! What a fun order to get. I thought I might go nuts making cute baseball cookies for about 20 kids so I can’t even imagine doing 500!!
thos are a lot! of cookies. wow. simply wow. rock’n'roll
500 cookies! I can hardly imagine. I love to make cookies, but 500!!! The cookies look great!
The heart measuring spoons on Beaucoup were so cute!
The cookies look great! I want to try them! As for Beaucoup–I’d probably get favor packaging because they’re so cute! I need somethin for my homemade cookie favors!
Congrats on a HUGE job well done, those were cool!!!
that s a big big job. the cookies look great. i m always amazed by your talent and the details you make in these cookies. Look forward for your next tutorial
The cookies are amazing!!!
I love that site! The personlized favor tins are so fun!! I love the measuring spoons too! I love everything!
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They looked great……I’m in the process of filling a order for a friends upcoming wedding – 300+ cookies. It’s my wedding gift to her to do her wedding favors. I’m not a professional baker but have been doing sugar cookies out of my home for the last three years (friends and family). This is the largest order yet…..any advice?
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You’re cookies are just beautiful. I was wondering, would you charge for 500 cookies?
Also did you have any problems with the edible image puckering around the edges when you put it on the icing? Lucky last question how long before the event did you start to make them? Thanks
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I am interested in doing edible images on cookies. But I am not sure which all in one printer to purchase. One site recommended an Epson CX models????